Originally posted by aka Calum Da Jazbo
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:ok::ok: V good stuff, thanks Calum."...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Yes that is a good article.
I would like to clarify that my comments in post 119 were written on the basis of a misconception. Initially I believed that the unfortunate woman who has died was the one who fielded most of the questions. I now understand that it is the woman who first received the call and put the Australian presenters through. My apologies for any confusion.Comment
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.............Back to Leveson, let us hope that any recommendations that are taken forward do not prevent news stories like this one this morning on the new Culture Secretary -
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I wonder if she claimed child-care expenses as well?Originally posted by Lateralthinking1 View PostComment
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Indeed. John Lewis; Never Knowingly Underclaimed, anyone?...Originally posted by Lateralthinking1 View PostComment
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Husband is a "City Lawyer". Say no more....Comment
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behaviour? culture? practices/ concentration? ... or just one big evil grasping Aussie?
the freedom of our present press is not worth much .... the freedom of the press we should have is priceless ..According to the best estimates of astronomers there are at least one hundred billion galaxies in the observable universe.Comment
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Extraordinary stuff - let's hope this puts the tin lid on any attempts by Cameron et al to let Murdoch bid for control of BSkyB without reference to M&MCommission.Originally posted by aka Calum Da Jazbo View PostComment
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:ok: :ok: :ok: :ale::ela: :ale::ela: :ale::ela:Originally posted by aka Calum Da Jazbo View Post[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]Comment
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Did I dream that there was a Leveson Inquiry? :erm:
Whatever happened to His Lordship's report? :erm:
Hugh Grant's media campaign group has made an attempt to hold David Cameron's Government hostage, threatening to derail legislation on economic reform until the Prime Minister regulates the press.
Hacked Off persuaded the cross-bench peer Lord Skidelsky to table an amendment to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (ERR) Bill – which is designed to cut red tape in business and promote economic growth – in order to compel the Government fully to implement Lord Justice Leveson's plan for a new press watchdog.
The Crime and Courts Bill will also be targeted with a similar amendment, The Independent understands.
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Yup, the whole thing was a dream you had, after you dozed off while reading the Guardian. (Easily done.)Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
Infact this whole thread is nothing but a figment of your imagination.
http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/sl...-nightmare.gifPatriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
Mark Twain.Comment
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Lord Prescott has resigned from the Privy Council in protest at the delays to changes in the way the press will be regulated in future.
In the Sunday Mirror, the Labour peer said the hold-up was a "political" choice that "borders on conspiracy".
Ministers insist the Privy Council must consider a cross-party royal charter to underpin a new system of regulation after a rival charter from the press. But "Parliament's charter" should be considered first, Lord Prescott argued.
The Privy Council had been due to consider proposals agreed on by politicians and campaigners. But according to the government, legal advice means the press's plans must be considered first because its charter was the first to be formally submitted.
Lord Prescott rejected this explanation.
"The government dragged its feet in further consultation and the press industry put in its divided charter first," the former deputy prime minister wrote in his column.
This was "clearly a political decision by the government", he said.
The proposed approach could mean that the Privy Council would not reach a final decision on the merits of the two alternative press regulation charters until January 2015.
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Is it a surprise to find that the minister responsible for the progress of government business is none other than Andrew Lansley who spell as Secretary of State for Health led to much of the chaos, confusion and near-privatisation of the NHS that we are witnessing currently. I wonder who is responsible for progress of Privy Council business? Step forward Nick Clegg, currently Lord President of the Council.
C'mon Nick, pull yer finger out! :biggrin:Comment
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Confused as to the key differences between the Lib/Lab Leveson Royal Charter proposals and the Tories’? The Spectator has offered this handy guide to the key differences:
1. Tories: industry representatives should be able to veto an appointment to the board of the regulator. Lib/Lab: Press should not have a veto.
2. Tories: newspapers can propose changes to the code of conduct which the regulator is obliged to accept. Lib/Lab: the regulator has the final say over changes to the code of conduct.
3. Tories: the regulator should tell a newspaper to apologise for mistakes. Lib/Lab: The regulator should tell newspapers how to apologise.
4. Tories: the regulator should accept complaints from third parties only when there has been a ‘serious’ breach of the rules. Lib/Lab: The regulator should exercise discretion over when to accept complaints from third parties.
5. The Lib/Lab group says the Tory amendments to the Crime and Courts Bill leave it open for future governments to meddle with the Royal Charter without consulting parliament, and that their amendment will make it harder for politicians to do this. The Tories say that a two-thirds majority in both houses is already baked into the Royal Charter.It might be a nice idea to blame Nick Clegg, but that isn't quite the reality:Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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That was nearly six months ago. Leveson is being allowed to slip and slip as is the Chilcott Inquiry into the war in Iraq, which began its work over four years ago.Originally posted by french frank View Post
At this rate we'll be lucky to get a 35% turn-out at the next General Election on the basis of "What's The Point?!" :yikes:
How else can the electorate voice its complete disaffection with the current set of politicians and parties?
A complete, wilful and disgraceful shambles.Comment
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Indeed it was and I couldn't find anything significant from more recent reports. But your point was that somehow the Lord President of the Council was to blame, being presumably able to call all parties together and make them agree. He can approve in Council, he can veto, that's all.Originally posted by amateur51 View PostIt isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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