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The Leveson inquiry has put fear into the feral beasts of the tabloids – and that’s not in the public interest

issue 14 January 2012

The Leveson inquiry has put fear into the feral beasts of the tabloids – and that’s not in the public interest

Listening to Kelvin MacKenzie give evidence to the Leveson inquiry on Monday, the most striking thing was not his admission that he’d never given much thought to journalistic ethics nor even his impersonation of John Major, good though it was.

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