Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job
David Elstein is a former chairman of openDemocracy's board.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionChannel 4: Is there value in privatisation?An industry veteran explains why fears for the broadcaster may be misplaced
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionMartin Bashir and Princess Diana: The BBC's latest entirely avoidable crisisAn inquiry into the 1995 Panorama interview with Princess Diana highlights that the BBC must be made accountable to Ofcom
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisWhy the UK’s system of government is vastly superior to the European UnionBritish governments can survive only if they enjoy a majority in the Commons. In the EU, by contrast, executives are...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: AnalysisHow all-powerful institutions keep Europe in gridlockThe European Union’s ruling bodies have always shamelessly grabbed power to themselves and away from the people –...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: AnalysisHow the European Union has always preferred power grabs to democracyA series of ‘coups’ across decades allowed European institutions to take more and more power, always undermining the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThatcher’s poisonous television legacy is still being felt30 years ago this week Margaret Thatcher left Downing Street – but ITV has never recovered from her government’s...