Portsmouth poet Richard Williams reflects on censorship and social media after his comment mentioning Palestine was blocked by Facebook. I am performing some poetry at Victorious Festival in August. It’s a 12-minute set at 12.15 [… read more ]
S&C Editor Dr Sarah Cheverton shares insights from her PhD research on the local news crisis in her second article for Indie News Week (9th-16th June 2025). Building on her first article about the local [… read more ]
If you frequent any social media, especially those run by Meta, you are probably aware of recent developments in the name of ‘free expression’ – though exactly what the Meta megalomaniac means by this is [… read more ]
By Philip Wilson Pencil sharpness Creates a likeness Of you, not by its pointed tip But by its story it brings to our lips Profile pictures Are now accepted fixtures In society They give [… read more ]
Having never seen the first installation of the Luna Park dinosaur on Southsea Common, Paris Ali-Pilling set out to see what all the fuss was about, and whether local complaints on social media about the [… read more ]
T.J. Coles, postdoctoral researcher at Plymouth University’s Cognition Institute and author of a new book The War On You, reflects on the mobilisation of big data, propaganda and online chicanery in the run-up to November’s [… read more ]
This week Ian Morris ruminates on the price of fine dining, as a shock to his wallet at Gunwharf leads him to on a quest to find the best – and most reasonably priced – [… read more ]
How has the pandemic affected the local voluntary sector? In the second of a three part series, Covid-19 Community Reporter Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Aurora New Dawn’s CEO, Shonagh Dillon. In part two, Shonagh talks about the financial [… read more ]
Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns with hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury. In this week’s episode, Ian & Simon welcome entrepreneur Becky Lodge – founder of Startup Disruptors and Little Kanga to talk about starting your own business [… read more ]
Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns with hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury. In this week’s episode, Ian & Simon invite community campaigner Kimberly Barrett to the podcast to talk about building a community online, keeping the peace [… read more ]
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