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ID133236
Title ProperAnd what good came of it at last
Other Title Informationpress-politician relations post-leveson
LanguageENG
AuthorBarnett, Steven ;  Townend, Judith
Publication2014.
Summary / Abstract (Note)James Margach famously argued that Prime Ministers from Lloyd George to Callaghan had been intent on exploiting the media in their determination to centralise power. From Margaret Thatcher onwards, however, there is a strong argument that the power relationship has been reversed, and that the Leveson Inquiry-set up in the wake of the phone hacking scandal-exposed a political class which had become deeply fearful of the power and influence of the national press. Citing evidence to Leveson and subsequent recommendations by the inquiry, this article presents two case studies-on data protection and on media ownership-where the public interest clearly demanded political intervention, which would be inconvenient for the major publishers. And yet, despite recommendations by Lord Justice Leveson and despite clear support from leading politicians of all parties, there has been virtually no policy progress in either case. While the Leveson Inquiry was billed as a watershed in press-politician relations and an opportunity to counteract decades of unhealthy press power, political inertia in these two areas suggests that very little has changed.
`In' analytical NotePolitical Quarterly Vol.85, No.2; Apr-Jun.2014: p.159-169
Journal SourcePolitical Quarterly Vol.85, No.2; Apr-Jun.2014: p.159-169
Key WordsLeveson ;  Media Ownership ;  Data Protection ;  Motorman ;  Newspapers ;  Bskyb ;  Press-Politician Relations ;  Power Relationship ;  Lloyd George ;  Press Power ;  Political Inertia