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Tag Archive for Daily Telegraph
Regulating the press?
by Lord Norton • • 14 Comments
My views on press regulation are encapsulated in a letter to The Daily Telegraph, signed by over eighty parliamentarians. I am one of the signatories. You can see the details here. I am wary of state regulation and very much take the view that the problem at the moment is not so much the absence…
Leaks and evesdropping
by Lord Soley • • 18 Comments
I have doubts about Wikileaks. Once they are out I think the press has a right to publish though I hope they do screen them to ensure the safety of individuals and organisations but I keep hearing Julian Assange complaining about the press picking up stories about him which he claims are leaks! That’s a bit…
Peers’ expenses
by Lord Norton • • 31 Comments
Over the past two years, the problems of parliamentary expenses have tended to be dominated by stories affecting the House of Commons. The Daily Telegraph was at the forefront of revealing claims made by MPs. However, The Sunday Times identified problems with peers’ expenses and this acted as a wake-up call to the House. Since…
Expenses, expenses, expenses
by Lord Soley • • 14 Comments
Just as we politicians thought it was safe to go back in the water another swimmer falls to the Telegraph shark! I think David Laws MP is in an impossible situation as the rules do not allow him to keep personal relationships confidential when he stays in a second home subsidised by the taxpayer. I think…