What, exactly, is „independent“ press regulation?
Jul 14th 2011 By Bagehot THE end is nigh for self-regulation of the British press, all hail „independent regulation“. That was the message from David Cameron, the prime minister, in…
Jul 14th 2011 By Bagehot THE end is nigh for self-regulation of the British press, all hail „independent regulation“. That was the message from David Cameron, the prime minister, in…
Jul 12th 2011 By Bagehot THE GROUND continues to slip under the feet of the British politico-media establishment as the scandal of tabloid misconduct and phone-hacking deepens. Reuse this content…
Jul 11th 2011 By Bagehot EARTHQUAKES are always hard to predict in advance. But all the signs point to it: the ground is about to shift again under the British…
Jul 8th 2011 By Bagehot MY PRINT column, written before the closure of the News of the World and the arrest of its former editor, Andy Coulson, looks for lessons…
Jul 8th 2011 By Bagehot TWO DAVID Camerons held a press conference this morning in Downing Street. The first was assured and compelling, and pulled off the difficult task of…
By Bagehot UPDATE: a short while after the posting of this blog entry, James Murdoch, the executive chairman of News International and head of international operations at News Corporation, announced…
Jul 4th 2011 THE British public no longer understand why there are 9,500 members of the British armed forces in Afghanistan (if they ever did). The British public hate losing…
Jul 1st 2011 By Bagehot THE Conservative work and pensions secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, is in the headlines for urging British businesses to hire British workers rather than immigrants. Mr…
By Bagehot FROM Bagehot’s office window, the usual view of Parliament and the London Eye is accessorised by hovering police helicopters: the tell-tale sign that demonstrators are marching on central…
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