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Christopher Jefferies: Please ask your MP to stand up for the victims of press harassment
A message from Christopher Jefferies, the Bristol landlord who was a victim of press abuse. May I ask for a moment of your time. That’s all it will take to send a very…
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Privy Council and Royal Charters: Constitutional Obfuscation
The Privy Council is in the news following the unfortunate decision of the Prime Minister to ignore a key Leveson recommendation and to constitute a “recognition body” by Royal Charter, rather than…
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What’s wrong with the press bosses’ latest regulation proposal?
by Brian Cathcart For the fourth time since 2011 the owners of the big national press groups have published a new proposal for press self-regulation – and for the fourth time they…
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Spinning in the Last Chance Saloon – Why the “Son of PCC” regulator fails all the tests – Part 2
By Evan Harris In part one we looked at the rhetoric of the press release issued by newspaper proprietors. Here is an analysis of their claims to have implemented Leveson in their…
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Clegg repeats his backing for the cross-party charter
Contrary to the tone of some of the reports in today’s press, the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, yesterday reaffirmed his commitment to the Royal Charter approved by all parties in Parliament…
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Hacked Off respond to Murdoch recall
Welcoming the decision – in response to a request from Hacked Off – for the Culture Select Committee to recall Rupert Murdoch following his being recorded talking to Sun journalists, Dr Evan…
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No more time-wasting over press reform!
Please write to your MP now – it only takes seconds By Evan Harris, Associate Director As you know, we have made historic progress towards effective, independent press self-regulation that protects ordinary…
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Press bosses' new regulator would shield papers from investigations and fines
One of the most widely-recognised failings of the old Press Complaints Commission was its inability to mount effective investigations when things went wrong in the press. This wasn’t accidental, as the Leveson…
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Press bullies say 'get stuffed' to Leveson and the rule of law
The new Independent Press Standards Organisation is nothing more than a revamped version of the discredited PCC By Brian Cathcart (This piece was first published by Guardian Comment is Free and is…
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Independent Press Standards Organisation no more than "a cynical rebranding exercise"
Responding to the announcement that the Press Standards Board of Finance is publishing draft constitutional documents to set up what it bills an “Independent Press Standards Organisation”, Professor Brian Cathcart, Executive Director…
