All articles written by David Puttnam on PoliticsHome.com

30 May 2022 Culture

Production skill shortage is threatening the British film and TV industries boom

Twenty-five years ago, I wrote a book on the film industry. What nobody – including myself – foresaw then was that the internet would create many immense, hugely lucrative opportunities.

11 Jan 2021 Home affairs

The violence in Washington shows the government must bring tech giants into line

Government must hold online platforms accountable for the content their algorithms promote and empower citizens to assert their rights online. This would support our democracy instead of undermining it.

10 Sep 2019 Economy

Social networks play an important role in a thriving democracy – but Parliament must set the stage

The new Lords Democracy & Digital Technology Committee will seek to answer the crucial questions such as how our representative democracy can be supported, rather than undermined, in a digital world, writes Lord Puttnam