Leveson needs implementing - letter to MP

From	Nic Vine <leveson@nicvine.com> Greenwich London SE10
To	Nick Raynsford MP
Subject	Please implement the Leveson report in full as promised
Message	I am appalled at the Prime Minister's apparent betrayal of our trust. It looks as though he is being bent by the winds of the press, when what he should do is have the courage to lead a cross-party consensus. Before Lord Justice Leveson’s report into press behaviour was published the leaders of all three main political parties said publicly and privately  to victims of press abuse that his recommendations should be taken forward on a cross party basis. They also said that they would implement them as long as they were proportionate and workable. Lord Justice Leveson has recommended self-regulation of the press, with its effectiveness and independence (from industry and politcians) guaranteed by law. This is NOT the same as regulation by law. If self-regulation has no legally-backed guarantee, it will lack the independence and teeth that are the hallmark of the current failed system of self-regulation and those for the past 70 years. As your constituent I urge you to write to the Prime Minister asking him to back Lord Justice Leveson’s recommendations in full as he said he would, and to have the courage to lead a cross-party consensus to achieve a lasting legacy of sustainable press regulation. Let's find a way to do it, rather than find reasons to not do it. Yours sincerely, Nic Vine Greenwich London SE10 (You can find Hacked Off on Facebook and on twitter, @hackinginquiry) (You can sign the petition at  http://hackinginquiry.org/)