Pete Wishart

Homecoming 'cringe'

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

I have never suffered from "cultural cringe", nor have I ever suffered from what Pete Wishart MP calls "an insecurity about our national culture, and heritage"

TV's Pandora's Box

Havering On (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008

With the news that Ofcom are to allow regional programmes to be reduced, principally because as a business it's unsustainable there's the inevitable outcry from all concerned and of course the SNP mantra of it's all an attack on Scotland gets dragged out. According to Pete Wishart, the SNP broadcasting spokesman, "This would be a backward step for broadcasting, just at a time when public and industry...

Burning Issue: Should cyclist Chris Hoy be knighted for his gold medal heroics in Beijing?

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008

YES PETE WISHART Scottish National Party MP and spokesman on sport at Westminster

Q and A: Pete Wishart

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 13/06/2008

Pete Wishart is the SNP's broadcasting spokesman who gave evidence to the independent review into the BBC's political coverage. He agrees with complaints that services

• Q and A: Pete Wishart - Scotsman.com

Term extension Private Members Bill stopped in tracks

The Open Rights Group (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008

Thanks to everyone who wrote to their MPs over the last few weeks to ask them to object to Pete Wishart's Private Members Bill to extend copyright term. I’m pleased to report that an honourable member did indeed object to the Bill when it came round. He is as yet unidentified (although Hansard will hopefully [...]

Brits! Write to your MP to stop sneaky copyright term extension NOW!

Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 22/02/2008

Glyn sez, On 7 March, a Private Member's Bill proposed by Pete Wishart MP titled Sound Recordings (Copyright Term Extension) Bill 2007-08 will have its second reading in the House of Commons. It is vital that you write to your MP now to ask him or her to attend the Commons on 7 March and stand up and object to this Bill. If you don't the Bill is likely to pass through to committee stage without debate....

• Fighting copyright term extension: the Home Front - The Open Rights Group