My acquaintance the conspiracy theorist should turn his attention to this, it’s got more substance than the stuff he’s buying into.
The Press Complaints Commission is headed by Paul Dacre, editor of the Daily Mail- which is probably the worst of a bad bunch. Left Foot Forward has taken a look at the PCC’s record on dealing with climate related falsehoods and unprofessional reporting. When the papers can get away with making stuff up without so much as mild tutting from the Commission why does it exist in the first place?
Paul Dacre is head of the press complaints commission? That’s madness, that’s like inviting the most racist person you know to speak at a global anti-racism conference! Oh no wait, that’s been done already…