Posts Tagged “adrian sanders”
Whatever the Leveson Report recommends, it’s worth remembering the value of the Leveson Inquiry
by Stephen Tall on November 28, 2012
I’m as clueless as anyone else at the moment about what Lord Justice Leveson will recommend in his report, to be published tomorrow, on press standards in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal. I’ve said already I oppose any form of state regulation which would allow the government of the day, whether explicitly or (far […]
Nick Clegg’s leadership: 3 thoughts from me
by Stephen Tall on September 2, 2012
Today’s papers are full of speculation about Nick Clegg’s leadership prompted by a handful of party members — inevitably all of them labelled ‘senior’ — calling on Nick to go, including Torbay MP Adrian Sanders and a peer, Lord Smith of Clifton. Here are the three thoughts on the issue which strike me (before I […]
Hunt out to dry? Clegg refuses to back Tory culture secretary as Lib Dem MPs push inquiry
by Stephen Tall on June 2, 2012
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg is piling the pressure on Jeremy Hunt, whose closeness to the Murdoch empire has been embarrassingly laid bare by the Leveson Inquiry in the past few weeks, by refusing to endorse David Cameron’s decision not to refer his culture secretary to the official adviser on the ministerial code, Sir Alex […]
What Lib Dems are saying (or not) about Andy Coulson
by Stephen Tall on September 6, 2010
The official Lib Dem line on Andy Coulson, David Cameron’s director of communications, could not have been clearer prior to the election: this Voice headline from July 2009 gives the flavour – Huhne on Coulson: “either complicit or incompetent”. Yet the party leadership has been noticeably more reticent to comment on the most recent allegations, […]
Lib Dems help force Labour data sharing U-turn
by Stephen Tall on March 18, 2009
A big well done to Lib Dem MP Adrian Sanders for what his blog calls his “little victory” in helping to force the Government to drop proposals which would have allowed people’s details to be shared between organisations. The BBC (…)
