The government scuppers Leveson part 2: is Britain’s press undermining democracy?

Barnett, Steven (2018) The government scuppers Leveson part 2: is Britain’s press undermining democracy? Democratic Audit Blog (21 May 2018). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Recent amendments to the Data Protection Bill, supported by the House of Lords and then narrowly defeated in the Commons, would have revived Part 2 of the Leveson Inquiry into unlawful conduct and corporate cover-ups in national newspapers. Steven Barnett argues that in opposing Leveson Part 2 the government has surrendered to press lobbying, betrayed promises made to the victims of phone-hacking and undermined the public interest.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://www.democraticaudit.com/
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	18 May 2021 12:12
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:59
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/109656

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