Consideration given to recruiting 50% women to newly formed PSNI, records show Hundreds of files are being opened for public viewing under the 30/20 year rule at the Public Record Office in Belfast. Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2024
China ‘spy’ live: Second suspected Chinese agent loses legal battle as Beijing accuses UK of ‘smears’ China warned the UK against ‘making trouble’ following banning of alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024
Former Tory leader Lord William Hague elected chancellor of Oxford University It comes after Lord Patten announced that he would be retiring after more than 20 years in the historic position Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2024
Tories need to channel British Empire soldiers who fought off Zulus, says Geoffrey Cox But former chairman Lord Patten says history won’t save the party against Labour Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2024
10 ways to use generative AI in your music production Harness the ever-increasing power of generative AI in your music-making MusicRadar · Jul 21, 2023
Robin Schneider obituary Other lives: Consultant on equality and inclusion who showed that diverse teams foster greater innovation and increased profitability The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2023
PSNI risk being left “unrecognisable” due to budget cuts, Chief Con says The police are currently facing a funding gap of £141 million that could result in a total recruitment freeze Belfast Live · Jul 6, 2023
Kate Middleton stuns in polka dots as she beams at William in Garter Day parade The first Garter Day procession of King Charles' reign took place at Windsor Castle on Monday- with Kate watching on from the sidelines. Daily Record · Jun 19, 2023
How patten used text-to-audio AI to make an entire album: "We're at the precipice of a fundamental shift in how we think about making music" Generative AI is about to redefine creativity. We speak to the producer pushing the boundaries of this extraordinary new technology MusicRadar · May 19, 2023
Good case for ‘all-party’ involvement in BBC chair appointment, says Lord Patten The former BBC Trust chairman said that Richard Sharp did the ‘right and sensible’ thing in quitting. The Independent UK · May 4, 2023
Chinese vice-president at coronation shows how China sees UK, says Lord Patten Han Zheng’s attendance is a sign that China does not give ‘two hoots’ about the UK, the last British governor of Hong Kong said. The Independent UK · May 4, 2023
We soon won’t tell the difference between AI and human music – so can pop survive? AI music is going mainstream with high profile fakes of Drake, the Weeknd and Kanye West – but the tech will be used in more profound, insidious and even poetic ways The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023
Richard Sharp shouldn’t be BBC chairman, says ex-director general ‘I don’t think his appointment should stand,’ says Lord Birt – as Lord Patten also criticises under-fire chair The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023
Protest laws would be denounced if done by China, says ex-Hong Kong Governor Tory peer Lord Patten of Barnes said he found it ‘astonishing’ that the Public Order Bill was being proposed. The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Oct 21, 2022 Victoria Greens spruik family ties in election pitch as ageing millennials defy drift to conservatism Reproductive rights and parenting become hot topics in state election as parties on the left court women and young families
The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2022 Ai Weiwei says mother, 90, warns him against China return Artist and activist tells event in London he is not clear in own mind about whether struggles for freedom were ‘worth it’
The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022 Chinese artist Ai Weiwei awarded global arts prize valued at more than £90,000 Previous British winners include David Hockney, Sir Anish Kapoor and Dame Judi Dench.
Daily Mirror · Jun 21, 2022 Boris Johnson election victory would be a "disaster" says former Tory chairman Ex- Conservative Party chairman Lord Patten accused Boris Johnson of leading an 'English Nationalist Government' and said voters 'can't trust' it