#leveson — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #leveson, aggregated by home.social.
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Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
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Jacqui Hamesʼs first-hand account of what she went through, which is only hinted at in #TheHack. How interesting to be watching this show at the same time the McSkimming affair is taking down top cops in New Zealand. #Leveson #ITV #ITVX https://hackinginquiry.org/jacqui-hames-my-line-of-duty/
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https://bylinetimes.com/2024/01/29/media-bill-votes-will-show-us-the-real-keir-starmer/
"The precise issue tomorrow might seem obscure: whether to repeal section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act of 2013 – a piece of legislation which, thanks to the unscrupulous blocking tactics of the Conservatives, has never been allowed to enter into force.
Section 40 is the key to making the Leveson reforms of press regulation work. It was designed to make possible independent, effective press accountability".
#Section40 #MediaBill #Leveson #Labour #Starmer -
In its plans to repeal Section 40, this government is discarding the last shred of its predecessors' commitments to honour the findings of #Leveson.
Hacked Off encourage you to write to your MP in protest of this draconian move. -
With the release of the draft #MediaBill and the threatened repeal of #Section40, this is a great time to check out the excellent archive at Discover Leveson. Fully searchable, easy-to-use - highly recommended!
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This summary of the new draft #MediaBill from Hacked Off is spot-on - even the last remnants of the #Leveson reforms are being wiped away, after years of blatant refusal by the Tories to implement reforms supported by parliament. Their incentives are clear.