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WHATEVER lawful, consensual activity John Whittingdale or other grown-ups get up to in their private lives should be of no concern to anyone else.
There is no public interest argument for dragging up a former relationship on the pretext of a possible “perception” that the Culture Secretary could have acted in particular ways because of fears of his private life coming to light in a lurid newspaper story.
The idea that Whittingdale shares the anti-BBC stance of the Murdoch media empire or rejects meaningful regulation of the press because of a publicity sword of Damocles hanging above him is desperate stuff.
Forty years on, TONY DUBBINS revisits the Wapping dispute to argue that Murdoch’s real aim was union-busting – enabled by Thatcherite laws, police violence, compliant unions and a complicit media
Claims that digital media has rendered press power obsolete are a dangerous myth, argues DES FREEDMAN
Enduring myths blame print unions for their own destruction – but TONY BURKE argues that the Wapping dispute was a calculated assault by Murdoch on organised labour, which reshaped Britain’s media landscape and casts a long shadow over trade union rights today
The fallout from the Kneecap and Bob Vylan performances at Glastonbury raises questions about the suitability of senior BBC management for their roles, says STEPHEN ARNELL