Lord Black has been elected as the new Master of St Bride's Guild, taking over from Sir David Bell.

Guy said:

"It is a great honour to be able to play such a role in the life of St Bride's, the Journalists' Church. It is so important to our industry."

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Government pledge to eliminate new HIV infections in England by 2030 is "fantastic news"

In a speech in the House of Lords in September 2016, I called on the Government to set an ambitious target to eliminate new HIV infections. I concluded:

“Holding the Torch High”: Lord Black pays tribute to the Canadians who fought and died in the Great War as the Lords commemorate the role played by Empire and Commonwealth

Media freedom must be central to CHOGM’s agenda

To mark the centenary of World War I's Battle of Passchendaele, fought between July and November 1917, on the Western Front  (south and east of the Belgian city of Ypres, West Flanders) Lord Black of Brentwood called a debate in the House of Lords. Passchendaele was an important milestone on the

Lord Black spoke during the passage of the Data Protection Bill about how it lacks sufficient safeguards for journalism and that protections for free speech must be strengthened.

Lord Black welcomes government moves to tackle unregulated breeding of genetically modified cats and dogs

Lord Black spoke about the dangers of children being bullied online and the value of verified, regulated news and that newspapers drive 1 billion social media interactions during a wide-ranging debate in the House of Lords about 'digital understanding'. He said:

Lord Black, President Emeritus of The Printing Charity, spoke to the the winners of this year’s Print Futures Awards at the House of Lords.

The Terrence Higgins Trust today announced that Lord Cashman CBE and Lord Black of Brentwood have become patrons of Terrence Higgins Trust.