Does anybody seriously believe that the on-going Leveson inquiry into the national press will help change the way the news is reported in the UK? The cynic in me, and indeed many other people, will say a resounding “no”.
Over the period that the inquiry has sat so far, evidence has been given about press treatment ranged from the so-called great, the saintly good, and the downright infamous. Allegations about the invasion of personal privacy of many people have been well documented.
Private Eye 50th anniversary cover
Private Eye, the satirical magazine that pokes fun at the pompous and the infamous, with some serious investigative journalism inbetween, celebrates being fifty.
Congratulations. Er… and one more thing. Looking on the 50th anniversary cover, it also happens to be issue number 1300. Shouldn’t that also be called,” The 1300th celebratory edition“?
Oh, well. Just a thought….
Just when many people thought that the Coalition government would be less prone to scandals than the previous one, at least two have come along at once in the last few days.
Conservative MP Liam Fox was forced to resign as Defence Secretary over revelations over his working relationship with an advisor, who happened to be a long-time friend.
Internet users in the United Kingdom could face restrictions on what they can see on their computer screens.
Customers of four of the country’s biggest internet service providers (ISPs), British Telecom, Sky, Talk Talk and Virgin Media, will soon have access to adult-themed websites blocked by default, and be asked to whether they want to “opt in” to see them.
Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple computers, will be remembered for the company’s most successful and iconic inventions. Sadly, now gone. The world at this time needs visionary people like him more than ever.
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