Alex Salmond: my part in his downfall by Alan Cochrane
Journalist Alan Cochrane’s bombastic diaries cover the Scottish independence referendum, starting with the long run up from January 2012. … Read the full post »
The Leveson Inquiry, set up in 2011, took a detailed look at some of the shadier, even illegal, practices of the British media. Its creation followed the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World.
Journalist Alan Cochrane’s bombastic diaries cover the Scottish independence referendum, starting with the long run up from January 2012. … Read the full post »
In all the debate over how to implement the Leveson report, there are an awful lot of duff arguments rolled out. … Read the full post »
Not sent on a Sunday. Includes a prompt to join the list. You’d have thought someone involved is reading my posts… So what would be my tip for next time? … Read the full post »
It’s from Nick Clegg’s statement to Parliament after the publication of the Leveson report. … Read the full post »
A very sensible twist on the long-running debate over how and how far the Liberal Democrats should look to differentiate themselves from the Conservatives in coalition. … Read the full post »
To repeatedly fail is one thing; to fail to see you’ve failed is even worse. … Read the full post »
This isn’t just a story about how the media behaves, once again it is also a story about how at times those in politics have far too much power over what appears in the media. … Read the full post »
Yesterday, at the Leveson Inquiry, Gordon Brown declined to take responsibility for the activities of his special advisers. … Read the full post »
Gordon Brown’s appearance at Leveson yesterday included being questioned about what his staff got up to with undermining other Labour figures. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #21 takes a look at Nick Clegg’s decision to prioritise social mobility. … Read the full post »