Last night we watched a short debate about the Leveson
Inquiry into the role and behaviour of the UK press (ref). Much of the UK press
seems for a long time to have been internationally famous for its invasive
prurience and obsession with class, privilege, & celebrity. And now for its
illegal methods of procuring, or inventing, information. The consensus of the
debate was that the law should be firmly upheld with regard to those illegal methods,
but that trying to legislate against
being obsessed with the private lives of celebrities and victims is neither
feasible nor desirable. The solution lies with us, the UK public. After all, the
media reflect their audience, and for as long as there is a demand for this
loathsome tittle tattle in place of actual news, then so will there be a supply.
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