Why we need a political opposition, Part 327: To toughen up our thin-skinned politicians
Tony Grew in the Bel Tel quotes Lord Black of Brentwood… “As a journalist, I can tell your Lordships that it is not so much what happens in the courts but the prospect of what might happen which has such a chilling effect on free speech and encourages the imposition of self-censorship. And he added: “After talking to diverse journalists in the Province, it seems to me that many of the Province’s politicians are notoriously thin-skinned about criticism. “Journalists and …
