The powers that be are itching to get their hands on social media
The post-Leveson stuff stinks. They're trying to get their hands on bloggers, sources and the mainstream media. So goodbye, free press...
- 29 March 2013
Britain and America: How our press freedoms now differ
Two images summarise entirely what the difference is in press freedoms in Britain and the United States of America
- 19 March 2013
Don't take away the will to make headlines
Statutory regulation will remove the power of the press to expose and hold to account people and situations which have and could change the world
- 18 March 2013
Press regulation car crash
A big part of me thinks that press regulation proposals are a disaster in the making. A small part of me hopes these proposals go through so we can see the utter balls up that follows
- 18 March 2013
David Cameron halts press regulation talks. Good on him
Cameron actually gets it. A free press must be defended, if anything against public hypocrisy
- 15 March 2013
US journalist quizzed and followed by government security team
American journalist Jason Mattera was quizzed and followed by Mayor Bloomberg's security team after asking pressing questions
- 28 January 2013
Merry Christmas 2012, from The Commentator
The Commentator wishes you a very Merry Christmas...
- 25 December 2012
Leveson: Breaking our spirit, summoning the whip
What is it about the whole Leveson exercise that is so...disturbing?
- 4 December 2012
A post-Leveson future: 'This week's news'
Our weekly round-up of the top stories...in 2022
- 3 December 2012
We Need To Talk: About Leveson, UKIP and Palestine
Raheem Kassam discusses the hot topics of the week with Dr. James Boys and Alex Wickham
- 1 December 2012
Freedom: Such a dirty word in Westminster
We are the people of this country; we are the bosses. And it is really about time politicians start acting with this in mind
- 30 November 2012
PM must reject the worst elements of Leveson Report
Mr. Cameron must stick to his guns and kick these unreasonable, undemocratic, and ultimately unworkable proposals into touch
- 29 November 2012
Dr Death: Leveson hastens decline of printed press?
In effect, Leveson is attempting to regulate a dying industry while the internet is universally acknowledged as impossible to regulate
- 29 November 2012
The Leveson Report
Read the full Leveson report here
- 29 November 2012
PMQs: Uh Oh. Pre-Leveson reality check for Ed
PMQs started with some words about flooding but with the floodgates of Leveson held at bay for twenty four hours, other matters came into play, writes Harry Cole.
- 28 November 2012
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