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Keeping conversations constructive: Our social media terms and conditions

Progress Publishing, the publisher of the Bedford Independent and Bedford Clanger, welcomes healthy, respectful debate on our social media channels. We fiercely defend responsible free speech...

Why press regulation matters: Corrections, clarifications and transparency – what happens when we get it wrong?

Even the most responsible newsrooms make mistakes. Facts change, people miscommunicate, and sometimes information available at the time turns out to be incomplete or inaccurate...

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