So Far, So Reasonable - The Leveson Inquiry Makes A Promising Start
This week, with more than a few days off work, I could have been out and about exploring London or getting in some early Xmas shopping... Kate and Gerry McCann giving evidence on Wednesday Instead, I have found myself drawn to my laptop watching far more testimony than is probably healthy of the Leveson Inquiry in media practices and ethics. Regrets? So far, none whatsoever. This week has seen a number of household names brought before the venerable peer, presumably selected to shed varying degrees of light on their treatment at the hands of the numerous organs of the fourth estate that we all so know and love. Hours of questioning and testimony from the likes of Hollywood darling Hugh Grant, comedian Steve Coogan, former Mrs Paul Gascoigne (Sheryl), the parents of murdered school girl Milly Dowler, their lawyer Mark Lewis and Gerry and Kate McCann have so far provided a fascinating glimpse of a world we all see reported around us each day, but rarely stop to question. Or m...