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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
