Squeezing the press

Lord Leveson has somehow made what could be summed up in a few short sentences last 2000 pages. And, while I admire the man's ability to waffle, I believe this whole thing has been blown greatly out of proportion.

When a small number of journalists are able to hack into people's phones and bribe the police, this isn't a sign that we need to reduce the freedom of the entire press, it is a sign that the right to privacy isn't being properly enforced and that the justice system is failing.

Phone hacking was carried out by a small number of people at a few of Britain's newspapers. As a result tighter restrictions are being considered which punishes the entire press and also damages freedom of expression. I thought harassment, phone hacking and bribing police officers were illegal anyway? Punish the people who've done these crimes not the entire industry! Broadcast and radio in this country is already tightly regulated and now the press could be heading in the same direction. 

When newspapers are having to show articles to lawyers before they're published through fear of being fined millions of pounds, they're not going to be able to properly carry out their service to the public.

So what, Hugh Grants pissed off? And Kate and Gerry McCann have found yet another way to squeeze themselves into the limelight. This isn't a good enough reason to strip the UK of it's only free media outlet.