Whittingdale story destroys the last vestiges of Hacked Off's credibility

"The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy" - William Hazlett View this email in your browser When the campaign group Hacked Off first started out, their fight against press intrusion seemed honourable. But our first piece today suggests their response to the Whittingdale story shows they have seriously lost their way. It argues that the apparent disregard of privacy for the sex worker caught up in the 'scandal' proves the group are now no better than the people they criticise. Next, we report that the Tory candidate for mayor of London has been forced to deny previously backing the anti-extradition campaign of Babar Ahmed. This comes after Goldsmith used Sadiq Khan's support for Babar, who was later convicted of terrorist offences in the US, as a reason to question the Labour candidate's judgement. We also look at Stephen Crabb's maiden speech on welfare reform. The article argues that until the new work and pensions secretary acknowledges the pain and suffering caused by changes to benefits, it will appear to those who celebrated IDS' departure that very little has changed. And finally, we have a piece which suggests David Miliband's speech on the EU referendum is a perfect example of why the Remain campaign is struggling to excite voters. Latest Articles     Whittingdale story destroys the last vestiges of Hacked Off's credibility   On Apr 13, 2016 11:13 am Hacked off are behaving as badly as those they campaign against Read more... »   Crabb's welfare speech shows little has really changed at the DWP   On Apr 13, 2016 11:04 am The new work and pensions secretary looks set to continue on IDS' path Read more... »   Zac Goldsmith's 'selective amnesia' about his support for Babar Ahmad   On Apr 13, 2016 09:08 am Conservative mayoral candidate denies previous backing for anti-extradition campaign Read more... »   EU referendum: David Miliband shows why Remain is struggling to excite voters   On Apr 12, 2016 04:59 pm Former Labour MP delivers what he describes as a "passionate and patriotic" speech Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   Local alcohol partnership schemes help create safe and vibrant town centres   On Mar 23, 2016 11:48 am The Portman Group explains how Local Alcohol Partnership Schemes work to reduce alcohol misuse and anti social behaviour in town centres, improve high streets and grow local economies Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     BHA and patrons launch new campaign to promote understanding of Humanism Humanist filmmakers, philosophers, writers, academics, broadcasters, comedians, actors and more besides have teamed up with the British Humanist Association (BHA) to launch 'Simply Humanism', a two-week social media campaign to promote awareness of Humanism as an ethical life stance shared by millions of people in the UK. Read more... »   Tax experts doubt scale of impact of EU tax transparency plan The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has said that allowing the public to see the country by country reporting records of companies operating in the EU is not enough to counter growing global scepticism about the fairness of the tax system. Read more... »     Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2016 Senate Media Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Senate Media Ltd 18 Vine Hill London, EC1R 5DZ United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences