Lord Justice Leveson has threatened to quit his role as head of the inquiry into press ethics and media standards.
This follows comments from Education Secretary and former Times journalist Michael Gove. (I’m sure there’s no bias there)
In February Gove said that he saw “dangers” in the inquiry into press cultures, practices and ethics.
This was then followed, in May, by his evidence at the inquiry where he took his original comments and step further by saying “the cure might be worse than the disease.” (Meaning he doesn’t want any further press regulation)
These remarks have prompted Lord Leveson to re-evaluate his position as head of the inquiry.
I for one hope he stays on, admittedly I haven’t been following the inquiry on a daily basis, I’ve tended to drift in and out and I was particularly disappointed with Prime Ministers week.
So far there has been very little in the way of shock revelations, and all the things we really want to know will probably never surface. (Unless someone brings a book out in a few years)
This is down to the fact that many of those called to give evidence are the richest and most powerful members of society, who by the time they face questioning will have been so well briefed by their legal teams, the chances of them slipping up is minimal.
Yes it has been tedious and the end doesn’t seem in sight but at the end of it all the press will hopefully be regulated more carefully, with sanctions in place for editors and proprietors who try to take the law into their own hands.
We could be on the verge of some real ethical and social change, and for once it could greatly benefit the public.
So support Lord Leveson and show those in the upper echelons of politics and the media that despite what they may think they aren’t untouchable.
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