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Why did Gordon Brown put up with the intrusion into his personal and family information

July 11, 2011 Government

I’ve been following Gaby Hinsliff on Twitter for news on the News of the World, phone hack scandal. She wonders why Gordon Brown and his wife didn’t do anything about the reporting of their son’s illness: amazing thing re browns is they surely knew Fraser’s diagnosis dubiously obtained by papers. but didn’t complain, ask for […]

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NewsCorp is a criminal conspiracy … and worse

July 11, 2011 Data

From the Guardian, News International papers targeted Gordon Brown: Journalists from across News International repeatedly targeted the former prime minister Gordon Brown, attempting to access his voicemail and obtaining information from his bank account, his legal file as well as his family’s medical records (Emphasis added). … Brown was targeted during a period of more […]

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Visualized Budget Data for the UK

March 23, 2011 Budget

Even a cursory view suggests to me that the Guardian has been making extra efforts at using data and visualized data at that in their reporting. You’ll find them particularly at their Datablog. Here’s their story on five key data sets in the latest budget. One graphic in particular stood out for me and that […]

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