Senior politicians are reported to have rejected the newspaper-backed plan for press regulation, claiming that the proposals were flawed and lacking independence.
Britain has had a free press for 300 years, and whilst illegal activity at newspapers, such as phone hacking, should be prosecuted under the law, that is not a reason to limit such a basic right as freedom of the press.
Why we cannot and will not sign the government’s Royal Charter on self-regulation of the press by editor Tim Dickinson.
A deal is reported to have been agreed between the three main parties on the future of press regulation after over night talks were held between Nick Clegg, Ed Miliband, and a senior Tory minister.
The good Lord Leveson has certainly set the cat among both the press and political pigeons. His elegantly crafted proposal…