by Mike Jempson If the press think they have been dealt a bad hand by the Royal Charter, they have only their own to blame. Those who broke the law, or trampled on the rights of others with little regard for the consequences, have ruined it for everyone else. Editors and proprietors who rushed to the defence of the Press Complaints Commission whenever it was criticised … [Read more...]
This Was Your Leveson: a reflection on recent months
So here we are. The United Kingdom will now have some kind of statute-backed independent self-regulation thing - presuming the press actually signs up. After Cameron's withdrawal from cross-party talks put us all on war footing, he and the other two party leaders pulled a deal out of the hat in the small hours of Monday morning. Did the Prime Minister think he could win a … [Read more...]