tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post8926644856182055261..comments2024-01-23T16:53:02.428+00:00Comments on Mark Thompson: David Cameron may just have made the biggest mistake of his careerMark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-48723337180874216722012-12-03T10:41:31.680+00:002012-12-03T10:41:31.680+00:00"If there are specific concerns then of cours...<i>"If there are specific concerns then of course they can be tackled and hopefully resolved during the legislative process."</i><br /><br />One would hope so. But I would say that it's too important a subject to be safely left to parliamentarians to scrutinise - especially given their track record on civil liberties in the last decade or so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-57151798672552740262012-11-30T11:07:47.192+00:002012-11-30T11:07:47.192+00:00@Anon2: Short answer, no I have not had time to re...@Anon2: Short answer, no I have not had time to read through and fully digest all aspects of this.<br /><br />What I can say is that a knee-jerk dismissal of the very limited statute element which Leveson very carefully set out is not the right response. If there are specific concerns then of course they can be tackled and hopefully resolved during the legislative process.<br />Mark Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-6855391488668368042012-11-30T11:00:29.562+00:002012-11-30T11:00:29.562+00:00Mark
My question is whether - if you are backing ...Mark<br /><br />My question is whether - if you are backing the full implementation of Leveson's recommendations - you feel you have had time to digest them fully and consider the implications properly. Particularly the implications of the recommendation that the press should be required by law to comply with the first data protection principle. (Nick Clegg says he has 'concerns' about that, and it does look like a very dramatic legal limitation on press freedom - perhaps more significant that the question of the regulatory body.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-1656969662135408912012-11-30T10:40:35.288+00:002012-11-30T10:40:35.288+00:00Nobody wants a regulated press. We want a responsi...Nobody wants a regulated press. We want a responsible press - something they've proven can't be done with self-regulation alone.<br /><br />The current regime asks editors to mark their own homework, and that's about as good as allowing bankers to check each other's maths.Doktorbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236566237119488631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-20209527493854821912012-11-30T10:34:18.865+00:002012-11-30T10:34:18.865+00:00You want a regulated press, I hear North Korea is ...You want a regulated press, I hear North Korea is nice this time of year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com