#lisanandy — Public Fediverse posts

A TV and cinema calamity could be disastrous for what you watch and what you know. Act now to stop that | Alan Cumming, Benedict Cumberbatch and Benedict Wong
By Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong

The Paramount-Warner Bros merger is being fought in the US and UK. Britain’s culture secretary knows the risks and can intervene. She should

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/ng-interactive/2026/jul/27/tv-cinema-paramount-warner-bros-merger-benedict-cumberbatch-alan-cumming-benedict-wong

#Televisionindustry #Filmindustry #ParamountPictures #WarnerBros #LisaNandy #Television #Film #DiscoveryCommunications #Mergersandacquisitions #CompetitionandMarketsAuthority #Culture #UKnews #Politics #Media #Televisionradio #Worldnews #TheGuardian #BenedictCumberbatch #AlanCumming #BenedictWong

Andy Burnham’s difficult first cabinet – a visual guide to the options and dilemmas
By Jessica Elgot, Barry Ainslie and Seán Clarke

The Makerfield MP enters No 10 as prime minister on Monday. But who will he choose to join him at the table?

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/jul/17/andy-burnham-first-cabinet-options-visual-guide

#AndyBurnham #Labour #ShabanaMahmood #EdMiliband #WesStreeting #RachelReeves #DavidMiliband #Politics #UKnews #LouiseHaigh #LucyPowell #AngelaRayner #LisaNandy #YvetteCooper #BridgetPhillipson #PatMcFadden #TheGuardian #JessicaElgot #BarryAinslie #SenClarke

Andy Burnham’s difficult first cabinet – a visual guide to the options and dilemmas https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/jul/17/andy-burnham-first-cabinet-options-visual-guide #AndyBurnham #Labour #ShabanaMahmood #EdMiliband #WesStreeting #RachelReeves #DavidMiliband #Politics #UkNews #LouiseHaigh #LucyPowell #AngelaRayner #LisaNandy #YvetteCooper #BridgetPhillipson #PatMcfadden

Cabinet ministers asked to look for cuts to fund UK defence spending increase https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/14/cabinet-ministers-asked-to-look-for-cuts-to-fund-uk-defence-spending-increase #DefencePolicy #MinistryOfDefence #UkNews #LisaNandy #Politics #JohnHealey #DanJarvis #Military #KeirStarmer

BBC Told By UK Culture Secretary That Airing BAFTA Racial Slur Was “Unacceptable & Harmful”
#News #BAFTAFallout #BAFTAFilmAwards #JohnDavidson #LisaNandy

https://deadline.com/2026/02/bbc-lisa-nandy-bafta-racial-slur-1236736067/

Morgan McSweeney: the man running Britain and his ties to Israel

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://electronicintifada.net/content/morgan-mcsweeney-man-running-britain-and-his-ties-israel/51215

@sccjono

There is only one possible -#starmer

But here are a few that got away

#alanJohnson (of course!)
#barbaraCastle
#andyBurnham - it still might happen one day , but long odds now I think

Really overdue - #labour have to replace #starmer with a #woman if there is a competent candidate
#lisaNandy #rachelReeves #angelaRayner #jessPhillips
all qualify in my book as do several more

I think it a mistake to focus on the leader - #labour is not a #cult its a #movement