Asylum

Peter Oborne on the collusion between The Sun newspaper and Downing Street during The Sun’s campaign against asylum seekers. Peter explains how the “Downing Street Grid” (essentially a day to day planner and written in advance of The Sun’s campaign) had The Sun’s campaign on it, down to the day in which David Blunkett would give his interview regarding the subject of the campaign.

Interview aired on Newswipe broadcast on BBC4 on Friday 1st May 2009.

Duration : 0:1:15

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3 Responses

1. mummyfunster Says:
   February 11th, 2010 at 1:03 am

   I could say “all us …
   I could say “all us proles are only interested in Britain’s Got Talent to be bothered with all this boring stuff” but I won’t. That would be a lazy generalisation……. whoops. Fascinating stuff – if only more people understood there might be some sort of revolt. Got to go, Deal or No Deal’s on.

2. Relugus Says:
   February 11th, 2010 at 1:03 am

   Oborne is one of …
   Oborne is one of the few real journalists working today.

3. djboony Says:
   February 11th, 2010 at 1:03 am

   149 views. perhaps …
   149 views. perhaps thats appropriate

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