Archive for rochdale council

A polite round of applause for the Press Complaints Commission

29 September 2010 , , , ,
We’ve often covered the issue of press standards on Lib Dem Voice, including posts such as those from myself calling for the Press Complaints Commission to be reformed – which was also the subject of a speech I gave at party conference. So it is only fair to give credit where some is due – [...]

Winterval: the Christian media has more questions to answer than local councils

27 November 2009 , , , , ,
It’s become a seasonal cliché of British journalism. In the run-up to Christmas there is a flurry of stories about political correctness gone mad as the word Christmas is left to one side by local councils in particular as festive lights get switched on, celebrations run and greetings cards sent out. Following hard on the heels of [...]