Tom Bentley
Policy Adviser, Government of Victoria
Tom Bentley will be Executive Director for policy and cabinet for the Premier of Victoria, Australia from September 2006. He was Director of Demos from 1999-2006.
at 12:32pm on Tuesday, 10th February 2004
Are the media and politics at war? If so, is democracy a casualty? In a piece on opendemocracy.netI've tried to find a dimension of the debate over the Hutton enquiry which has not been properly examined. It follows a piece from FT journalist John Llloyd, a Demos associate who is currently working on a new book about the media. The question I ask but can't yet answer is whether there are alternative processes for uncovering the truth in the public interest. Meanwhile, the front page of today's Guardian includes a piece on John Humphrys of Radio 4 'savaging' Alastair Campbell...
Are the media and politics at war? If so, is democracy a casualty? In a piece on opendemocracy.netI've tried to find a dimension of the debate over the Hutton enquiry which has not been properly examined. It follows a piece from FT journalist John Llloyd, a Demos associate who is currently working on a new book about the media. The question I ask but can't yet answer is whether there are alternative processes for uncovering the truth in the public interest. Meanwhile, the front page of today's Guardian includes a piece on John Humphrys of Radio 4 'savaging' Alastair Campbell...
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