Government launches bid to privatise Channel 4

Government launches bid to privatise Channel 4 as channel’s chairman says ‘big American conglomerates’ will move in if it is sold off Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport announced move Wednesday Moving Channel 4 into private ownership could ensure ‘future success’ Consultation will also review regulation of streaming services such as Netflix  By Harry … Read more

Government considers using post-Brexit freedoms to allow use of traditional imperial measures

The return of pints, pounds and inches? Government considers using post-Brexit freedoms to allow greater use of traditional imperial measures Government has said it will consider reverting back to imperial system  The UK reverted to the metric system in the 1960s before it was adopted by EU  Changes will not mean complete scrapping of metric … Read more

Government First Homes plan offers HALF PRICE properties to first-time buyers –

First-time buyers in England could get a home for up to half price after the Government launched a new affordable housing scheme. The scheme is known as First Homes, and the first properties built under it went on the market in the East Midlands market town of Bolsover today. With house prices having surged by … Read more

WhatsApp backtracks on new privacy policy in India after government demand

While the rest of the world will have to deal with the new privacy policy that WhatsApp has controversially enacted, folks in India will not be “punished” for not accepting the new terms. WhatsApp says that they are complying with the letter that the Indian government has sent them and will not limit users who … Read more