24 July 2011
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There’s an interesting article in yesterday’s Telegraph by columnist and former editor Charles Moore, titled “I’m starting to think that the Left might actually be right“. While his conclusions, unsurprisingly, don’t quite live up to the title, it’s still a … Continue reading
16 July 2011
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Most of today’s newspapers in the UK carry a full-page advert by News International in which they apologise for the phone hacking scandal. For what it’s worth, I think that Rupert Murdoch’s contrition is genuine, and I’m inclined to believe … Continue reading
12 July 2011
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is reported as saying that he’s got loads of files on Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation. According to the Guardian: Assange refers to these specific cables as “insurance files” that will be released “if something happens … Continue reading
10 July 2011
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Moving away from phone hacking and plagiaristic journalists for a minute, there’s an interesting article tucked away on page 4 of today’s Sunday Times. Unfortunately, the Sunday Times’ policy on hiding away their online content means I can’t link to … Continue reading
7 July 2011
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So, the News of the World will be no more after this weekend. I can’t say I’ll miss it, although I do feel a little sorry for the staff who will be losing their jobs while the senior executives who … Continue reading
6 July 2011
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Last Sunday evening, I went to the annual John Martin Commemoration service at St Andrew’s church, Hampton. It’s one of the things that local councillors are expected to attend, so I dutifully turned up. I know very little about John … Continue reading
5 July 2011
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One of the things that’s missing from nearly all the reports into the NOTW phone hacking scandal is that it doesn’t really involve hacking at all, in the sense usually meant by the term. Certainly, it’s nothing like the hacking … Continue reading
4 July 2011
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A couple of hours ago I dashed off a quick tweet in response to the growing scandal of phone hacking by the News of the World. What I said was: Johann Hari is a liar, Rebekah Brooks is a crook. … Continue reading
3 July 2011
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My previous post on the FOI request about Courtel and HMCTS has already started doing the rounds of Twitter, Facebook and the blogosphere, so I thought I ought to clarify something that maybe wasn’t plain before. I don’t object to … Continue reading
3 July 2011
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In R v Sussex Justices, Ex parte McCarthy, the then Lord Chief Justice Lord Hewart delivered a judgment containing a phrase which has passed into common parlance. Commenting on the need for the legal system to be both transparent and … Continue reading