News Int-erference: Murdoch tightens grip on Times
A culture of fear has gripped News International’s newsrooms. A senior source suggested that The Times general election coverage has become politically motivated.
Media Integrity
Senior Tory: Muslim MPs “don’t have any principles”
The Times has spiked a story that would have caused embarrassment to David Cameron. Baroness Warsi said Muslim MPs don’t have “morals or principles”.
Murdoch press just doing their f—ing job
Twitter is rife with speculation over whether The Sun might have bought the rights to Gillian Duffy’s story. It would be in keeping with their recent tactics.
Cameron’s “pro-BBC” claim fails to stand up to scrutiny
David Cameron’s contention that he is “the most pro-BBC Conservative leader there’s ever been” doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
Tory attack video full of lies
The latest Conservative Party attack viral has been slammed by fact-checkers for a series of made up statistics on school discipline, quangos and job losses.
Was Times leant on to change “neck & neck” to “Cameron nicks it”?
The Times changed the front page of today’s paper from earlier editions, which read “Neck and neck” to the final edition, headlined “Cameron nicks it”.
Tories join attacks on Clegg – with one exception
The Conservative Party have joined in the attacks on Nick Clegg in the right wing press today, with very few dissenters.
Can schools cope with migrant children?
In yet another xenophobic article from the Daily Express, this country’s children are portrayed as being under threat by an influx of migrant children.
The Express is wrong: Half of all new jobs have gone to UK citizens
Contrary to the Express’s claims that 98% of new jobs go to “foreigners”, 50.3% of the jobs created since 1997 have been taken by Britons – 1,375,000 positions.
The Daily Mail betrays middle Britain on pensions
The Daily Mail likes to think it speaks for middle Britain, but too often it confuses the interests of the super-rich with those of middle income earners.