Revealed: The Sun's "Catch & Kill" Deals with Celebrities – Byline Times
https://bylinetimes.com/2024/09/18/revealed-the-suns-catch-kill-deals-with-celebrities/
#Murdoch
#Celebrities
#CatchAndKill
#CatchAndKillDeals
#TheSun
#BBC
#Jenas
#Newton
#Section40
#CrimeAndCourtsAct2013
https://bylinetimes.com/2024/01/29/media-bill-votes-will-show-us-the-real-keir-starmer/
"The precise issue tomorrow might seem obscure: whether to repeal section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act of 2013 – a piece of legislation which, thanks to the unscrupulous blocking tactics of the Conservatives, has never been allowed to enter into force.
Section 40 is the key to making the Leveson reforms of press regulation work. It was designed to make possible independent, effective press accountability".
#Section40 #MediaBill #Leveson #Labour #Starmer
In its plans to repeal Section 40, this government is discarding the last shred of its predecessors' commitments to honour the findings of #Leveson.
Hacked Off encourage you to write to your MP in protest of this draconian move.
"Labour faces wrath of UK media bosses by opposing repeal of regulation rule"
Before you laud #Labour, and decry the media barons, note that #Section40 threatens not only the perfidious red-tops, but also the likes of #PrivateEye and other publications which for various reasons refuse to sign up to a state-backed regulator that has attracted little more than Tiddlywinks World.
#Impress has failed, and #Section40 has no place in the statute book.
#ConstitutionalCourt in #SouthAfrica to hand down #judgment on #samesex #parental #rights.
As the #Act stands right now, only one #person in a #lesbian #marriage can #legally be the #mother of a #child. This also applies in #gay #marriages.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SouthAfrica #Section40 #ChildrensAct #Surrogacy
With the release of the draft #MediaBill and the threatened repeal of #Section40, this is a great time to check out the excellent archive at Discover Leveson. Fully searchable, easy-to-use - highly recommended!
