Mar 1Banks v Cadwalladr: the resultA partial win for Banks as “echo chambers” declared irrelevant in finding TED Talk caused serious harm — I have previously written about Banks v Cadwalladr in the High Court and the submissions on appeal, which you can read here. I do not propose to rehash those details. Put briefly, a statement by the Electoral Commission on April 29 2020 exonerated Aaron Banks of any criminal offences under…Journalism4 min readJournalism4 min read
Feb 10Banks v Cadwalladr [2023] — what is the appeal about?The appeal in the case of businessman and political donor Arron Banks against investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr was heard this week. While the Court of Appeal considers this important case, I have attempted to summarise the arguments and the first instance decision. Firstly, to recap: Banks, co-founder and co-chair of “Leave.EU”, sued Cadwalladr…Journalism6 min readJournalism6 min read
Nov 25, 2022Is it fair to call Court Reporters ‘rats’?“What you wrote in those papers has destroyed my 16-year-old. You’re a rat”. Those words whispered into the ear of most professionals would be a cause for concern, but for many journalists this is not such an unexpected occurrence, particularly for those of us who report on court cases. I…Journalism6 min readJournalism6 min read
Oct 6, 2022Why people accused of sexual offences should not have statutory anonymityA common complaint among readers is that those accused of sexual offences are dragged through the press, while their accusers enjoy anonymity. Those accused of sexual offences do not have any statutory anonymity, whereas those who claim to have been the victim of a sexual offence, as listed in s.2…Journalism3 min readJournalism3 min read
Jul 14, 2022You fixed my headline for me. Or did you?T/W, sexual offences. It is always interesting to see how people criticise the way the media have presented the news of the day. However, there is one particular critique which seems to demand some kind of reply. This is the suggestion it is somehow incorrect to report Tim Westwood has…Westwood3 min readWestwood3 min read
Mar 10, 2021Opinion: Young UK journalists are deeply uncomfortable with what the coverage of Meghan Markle says about this industryAn unwritten rule of journalism is that we should not ever want to become the story, but this week Prince Harry has put us at the centre of our own attention. The Duke of Sussex told a story about when he had claimed to a friend that: “The UK is…Journalism4 min readJournalism4 min read
Jun 2, 2020Justice is still not being delivered for black families in the UK by the media #BlackoutTuesdayThe murder of George Floyd was an inhuman crime which should shock any person of conscience into reflecting on the suffering which black communities around the World still face to this day. …BlackLivesMatter4 min readBlackLivesMatter4 min read
Aug 29, 2019Ghost hunting in Epping Forest with two psychic army veterans and a dancehall musician mediumA pond where a couple drowned hundreds of years ago was at the centre of an investigation conducted by two army veterans and a dancehall musician last night. Micky Vermooch, a former infantryman, sat cross-legged on a fallen tree on the stretch of boggy terrain which lay around Blackweir Pond…Paranormal7 min readParanormal7 min read
Jul 4, 2018A morning at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2018Turtle Rock Arriving in Sheffield at gone midnight for the first time after a trip from London on the Megabus is, I think, enough to legitimately fatigue most film reviewers. And yet I still felt an unshakeable sense of failure when I arrived slightly after 10am at the Showroom Cinema…Brazil7 min readBrazil7 min read
May 14, 2018Curmudgeons Review4/5 stars Throughout his career, Danny DeVito has proved that it’s possible to be short (1.47m) and still pack a punch, and his compact comedy film Curmudgeons is no exception. The film stars DeVito’s daughter, Lucy, as a 30-something singleton who is trying to arrange a lovely surprise for her…Movies2 min readMovies2 min read
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