Rushcliffe MP's Plan for Kids & Smartphones

0:00On April 23rd, Rushcliffe MP James Nash just dropped a report on kids and smartphones, spotlighting how families they are struggling with social. Media access. It calls out the need for solid government rules to handle the digital chaos hitting young people hard. The report came from a roundtable, Nash, hosted on January 23rd, 2026, pulling in students and teachers from seven local. Secondary schools, plus parents and an expert panel featuring Ian Russell from the Mali Rose Foundation. They gather input from over 200 parents and straight talks with youth. Parents say they're drowning in this online world without real maps or backups, even though everyone sees the upsides like connection alongside the dangers. Kids are pushing to have their say in the mix, showing their tuned in but sideline. Nash lays out five key fixes, strict school phone rules that stick, age checks on social apps, family education ramps, tech firms building safety, from the jump and always looping in young voices.

1:00Earlier this week, the government locked in a nationwide school phone ban in England, ticking off one big ask, but Nash stresses the online safety. Fight is far from one family's still need that full team up to navigate ahead.