by barry | Jul 30, 2022 | Government, Press
Since his ‘slow motion’ resignation announcement, there has been much press speculation about just who would be in Johnson’s resignation honours list. It is now clear that we are facing the ultimate example of Johnson’s cronyism, more in the long-playing...
by barry | Mar 16, 2022 | Campaigns, freedom of information, international, media freedom, Press
On 14 March, Julian Assange’s defence lawyers issued a statement reporting that the Supreme Court had refused Assange permission to appeal on the basis that “the application does not raise an arguable point of law.” The case will now go back to District Judge Vanessa...
by barry | Feb 28, 2022 | Campaigns, media freedom, nuj, Press
The former MP for Sunderland South and investigative journalist Chris Mullin has refused to divulge the sources of his information about the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings in a hearing at the Old Bailey in London. Mullin told the court on Friday (25 February) that it...
by barry | Feb 21, 2022 | Campaigns, freedom of information, media freedom, Press
Nearly thirty years after the Birmingham Six were released by the Court of Appeal for a crime they never committed, the journalist who was responsible for their release, Chris Mullin, will himself be in the Old Bailey this week. The former Labour MP for Sunderland...
by admin | Aug 12, 2021 | Government, Press
‘The best things in life are free But you can keep ’em for the birds and bees Now give me money (that’s what I want) That’s what I want (that’s what I want) That’s what I want (that’s what I want) yeah That’s what I want…’...
by admin | Jul 18, 2021 | Government, media freedom, Press, Reviews
Last month saw the publication of a new report from University of Westminster which reveals for the first time how the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) the press regulator which covers most of the UK’s largest print and online publishers, was set up...
