Unofficial Yes to AV campaigners are achieving success from the grass-roots
Matt Wootton reports on the inventive and creative grass-roots campaigning for the Alternative Vote, that is taking off on the internet.
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The Sun still does not shine in Liverpool
Kevin Meagher reports on the continuing antipathy between Liverpool fans and Rupert Murdoch’s Sun newspaper.
Former Murdoch hack gets the Grant-Prescott one-two
Former News of the World phone hacker Paul McMullan gets secretly taped then gets destroyed by John Prescott on last night’s 10 O’Clock Live.
Budget polls: What The Sun “forgot” to tell you
Rupert Murdoch’s Sun, revelling in the success of its own campaigning on the budget, didn’t want the latest YouGov polling analysis to take the shine off.
No wonder Murdoch’s happy: the News Corp horse had already bolted
The stable door had been open for a good while before News Corporation tabled its bid for the 61 per cent of BSkyB it did not already own, writes Martin Moore, director of the Media Standards Trust.
Campaigners ignored as Murdoch gets go ahead
The BBC are reporting that Rupert Murdoch has been given the go ahead for News International’s controversial takeover of BSkyB. The move is likely to inflame campaigners.
Murdoch and Ofcom – why ownership matters
This last week has seen the clash of canteen culture, ethical disregard and political bullying in the News Corporation empire, writes Joy Johnson.
Sky’s attack on Ofcom is unjustified
BSkyB has lost patience with the process for deciding whether News Corp be allowed to buy the 61 pc of Sky it does not currently own – and yelled at Ofcom.
Radical ideas for a progressive majority: Making the media more accountable
Better regulation of the media – holding them to account like public servants are – was one of the ideas discussed at the Dragons Den session at the Fabian conference.
Sheriff attacks “vitriol” about “tearing down” govt. after Arizona shooting
An Arizona sheriff has attacked “the vitriol… the anger, the hatred, the bigotry” in America following the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Giffords.