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Tim Farron: The phone-hacking stench will linger
July 15, 2011 5:45 PM
• [Jul 10] Tim Farrow writes: A SORDID, unscrupulous world has been exposed that ties together newspaper editors, their grubby reporters, senior political figures and bent coppers. The media, politicians and the police have failed the public . .
. . apologies, inquiries and punishment are not enough: That doesn't just mean an end to corrupt practices in newsrooms and police stations. That doesn't just mean proper regulation either, although that is vital. We need to get rid of the toothless Press Complaints Commission and replace it with something that can hold newspapers properly to account - something I'm proud the Lib Dems called for at our Autumn conference last year.
That doesn't just mean making sure Murdoch and his executives are scrutinised to see if they are 'fit and proper' people to take over BSkyB. We need a new order. Journalists must act ethically and obey the law. The police must never breach their bond of trust with the public and politicians must put people before the powerful.
• Tim Farron: The phone-hacking stench will linger [Independent on Sunday Jul 10]
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