Charlie Davies

@cgdav135

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Charlie Davies @cgdav135 Jun 12

✍️ Thank you to @mainstreamlbr for letting me write about why a social media ban for under-16s is a neglection of our rights and responsibilities to young people.

It is deeply concerning (though not surprising) that this Labour government is intent on going down this path.👇

Mainstream Verified account @mainstreamlbr Jun 12

✍️NEW on the Mainstream blog:

It seems the government is heading towards a social media ban - but it wouldn't be useful, effective or progressive, writes Charlie Davies of the Labour Digital Rights Network.

mainstreamlabour.org/blog/why-labou…
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Charlie Davies @cgdav135 9h

I'm sympathetic to a lot of this, but why place the burden of responsibility solely on schools and teachers, when a bigger part of the problem is screen use at home?

What happened to the Tories advocating for parental responsibility?

Steven Swinford Verified account @Steven_Swinford 10h

Exclusive:

Schools should limit the time that children spend on screens because of the “danger” it poses to their health and education, the Conservatives have said

In an interview with The Times Laura Trott, the shadow education secretary, said that screens were doing “real damage” to children after the technology was embraced by schools for day-to-day activities in the classroom

The Conservatives are supporting guidance drawn up by health professionals which recommends that children in early years education should have no screen time at all

It says the use of screens should be “minimal” in primary schools and only when necessary to meet the requirements of the national curriculum

Secondary school pupils should limit their screen use to two hours a day, including when they are out of school.

The guidance says that using computers and tablets in schools can lead to an array of physical and developmental issues

These include problems with eyesight and sleep, and musculoskeletal issues. It also says that screens can affect speech and language development and lead to emotional dysregulation.

Trott said: “Screens themselves pose danger to a child’s health, their happiness and their learning. It’s extraordinary actually that within the law, adults have a legal right to break from screens, but we haven’t examined this at all where it comes to children.

“And yet there are some children who are literally spending all their time at school on a screen and then they go home and they do a couple of hours on a screen as well.”

thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…
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Charlie Davies @cgdav135 20h

Hopefully it's just a technical issue and not a deliberate attack.

The Spectator Index Verified account @spectatorindex 20h

BREAKING: CNN reports that air traffic control radars and radio frequencies are experiencing simultaneous outages across the country.
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Charlie Davies @cgdav135 23h

Feel like this will almost guarantee a backbench rebellion.

Risking going too far too quickly could undermine the legitimate moral case for investing in young people and tackling the NEETs crisis.

Politics UK Verified account @PolitlcsUK 1d

🚨 NEW: The Government is considering expanding the ban on claiming PIP and the health element of Universal Credit to over 25s

It would apply the same “participation first” principle recommended for under 25s
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Charlie Davies @cgdav135 1d

Fast forward a couple of weeks and we'll have a Westminster Hall debate on banning it because kids are playing it.

Politics UK Verified account @PolitlcsUK 1d

🚨 WATCH: Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says she might take a day off to play GTA 6

"I think it's something that we should be really proud of"

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