Yesterday we wrote about why the detention of David Miranda under anti-terror legislation was so different from the arrest of British journalists on suspicion of unlawfully obtaining information. We were writing in response to various figures who accused the critics of press abuse of hypocrisy and double standards. One of them was Brendan O’Neill, who, who made a crack about … [Read more...]
A Historic Moment? Leveson and Accountability Spectacle
By Justin Schlosberg The political furore surrounding the late night-deal over press regulation announced this week would have The Thick Of It writers licking their lips. The nub of the controversy concerns a disagreement over an agreement - whether or not the deal really does give statutory underpinning to the new press regulator, and hence, which party leader walks away … [Read more...]