The Lawyer: Boutique scores victory for Blairs over paparazzi

Posted on 22 November, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"Atkins solicitors has scored substantial damages for the former prime minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie Booth QC of Matrix chambers. The firm managed to settle a privacy complaint for the Blairs against Associated Newspapers..."

OurKingdom: A great day for Freedom of Information

Posted on 8 November, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Maurice Frankel: "For the first time since 1997, a prime minister has not only spoken out clearly in favour of FOI but proposed to extend, rather than restrict, the legislation."

BBC Open Secrets: Blair & Murdoch – FOI v Campbell

Posted on 18 July, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"In the few days leading up to the start of the Iraq War, Tony Blair had three phone conversations with Rupert Murdoch. ... We are now aware of these calls because this information has been released by the Cabinet Office to the LibDem peer Lord Avebury"

NPR On The Media: Cruel Britannia

Posted on 30 June, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Alistair Campbell talks to US public radio about Tony Blair's relationship with the British media.

Nick Robinson’s Newslog: Final flourish

Posted on 27 June, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Nick Robinson on Cherie Blair's last-minute swipe at the media: "Extraordinary. Gob-smackingly spine-chillingly hair-raisingly extraordinary."

Independent: Matthew Norman’s Media Diary

Posted on 18 June, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"[The 'feral beasts' speech's] tone seemed mildly influenced by John Lloyd's 2004 meisterwork What The Media Do To Our Politics... by the happiest of coincidences he does happen to be a director of the Reuters Institute."

Sunday Telegraph: End of New Labour spin? I can hardly wait

Posted on 13 May, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Editor Patience Wheatcroft says a future government dedicated to openness and honesty would "abandon the effort by this discredited administration to try and limit the use of the Freedom of Information Act".

Telegraph Blogs: You ask, they choose what to answer

Posted on 25 April, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Ian Douglas on Tony Blair's entirely predictable YouTube adventure: "261 comments and 24 video responses duly appeared and now we have answers to four of the easiest ones."

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