Proceeding contribution from David Burrowes (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 20 July 2011. It occurred during Debate on Public Confidence in the Media and Police.
Public Confidence in the Media and Police
My hon. Friend is right to mention the responsibility of the public for their purchasing decisions. It is not just a case of regulation or law, but a cultural issue. Although the public are revolted about people hacking into Milly Dowler's phone and the phones of other victims of crime, why do we have such a prurient interest in other people's private lives? Do not we all have to hold up a mirror to ourselves and ask why we buy those papers and feed a beast that we now want to slay? Have we not all got questions to answer?
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- 2010-12
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- Disclosure of information Accountability Criminal investigation Corruption Competition Sky Police Newspaper press Media Metropolitan Police Regulation Resignations Telephone tapping Politicians News International News Corporation Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry Coulson, Andy
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