Labour peer and former minister Margaret Hodge is frontrunner to take over Ofcom as chairman, replacing Lord Grade whose term ended in April. Hodge has a closer past relationship with the Starmer family than many SW1 watchers will realise…
Previously unreported is her relationship to the Starmers. After qualifying as a solicitor in 2001 Lady Starmer worked for the law firm Hodge Jones & Allen while Hodge was a minister. The firm, founded in 1977 by the late Henry Hodge (late husband of Margaret), boasts a “strong set of ethical values that permeate throughout the firm.” Guido hopes that proximity got declared…
Hodge is anti-online anonymity and has a chequered record on online safety. She is 81 years old – Labour thinks she’s right for this huge role despite forcing 80-year-old peers out of the House of Lords…
Former Tory Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright is also in the running and has made criticisms of Ofcom for its execution of the Online Safety Act. The regulator has erected Starmer’s internet firewall with no brakes…
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