A Royal Charter for the Press?

Why Not?

All this stuff about MPs tinkering with a Royal Charter is nonsense. No incoming government is bound by what the previous lot did so if Labour - God forbid; were ever to get another crack of the whip they could foist their ideas on us then. But to try it by default with the aid of Nick and his buddies that's pernicious nonsense. Especially when they claim it's for the protection of the victims

They want legal constraints for MPs to protect their peccadilloes, their expense fiddles and their privacy, with so many cuckoos in the nest at Lib-Dem HQ. What else could Nick do but disagree with the idea of a Royal Charter?

But Dave's got 'em rumbled, Labour and the Lib-Dems and he's not letting them get away with it. It's a Royal Charter or nothing. The big problem either way is rogue reporters who distort the facts. If you were ever on the wrong end of such tactics, you'll know exactly what I mean.

How to stop it? Virtually impossible and no amount of new legislation will ever change that. Nevertheless; it will be good to see an end to the PCC acting on behalf of their Fellow Travellers. So hopefully an Independent Commission will do what the previous outfit never did. Evaluate complaints without bias. How do I know this? I’ve been there.

Watch this space, I'll be back

Tom.