THE LEVESON REPORT

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IS OUR FREEDOM TOO

So, after millions of pounds of Public expenditure, hundreds of witnesses and thousands of pages of The Report, we are still divided on the question of what to do next.

Let me give one point of view  free of charge and in as few words as possible.

1 - People of who had their telephones hacked should rely on existing Laws to seek compensation - many have already obtained many thousands of pounds in compensation from The Press.

The problem with this is as follows -

If you are not very rich, you cannot afford to sue in the Courts the mighty Press.

So, the solution is for the CPS - The Criminal Prosecution Service to vet claims as normal and if there is sufficient evidence for a prosecution case THE STATE SHOULD FUND THE EXPENSES OF THE CLAIMANT.

This is a far better way of dealing with the Press than a legally binding new Authority to monitor the Press.

2 - Large Corporate Institutions should fund or part fund any prosecution case that they may have against the Press misuse of power. They should use exiting Laws as the basis of their claim - as has been normal practice for many years.

3 - There should be a new PRESS COMPLAINTS AGENCY which should include a balanced membership of Press and Public. It should not be backed by Statutory Powers and it too should rely on existing Legislation.

4 - A new Code of Practice should be drawn up - in conjunction with the new Press Complaints Agency.

Any failure to comply to the Code of Practice should be referred back to the new Press Complaints Agency who will liaise with the CPS to decide if there are legal grounds for a prosecution.

In urgent cases the CPS might apply for an immediate injunction against the offending Press / Media.

The costs of the injunction to be paid for out of Public Funds - except for the large Corporations.

5 - So - no gagging of the Press and Media. No new Legislation. No burden of legal costs for the average member of the Public. Public representation on the new Press Complaints Agency. No Politicians on the PCA.

6 - But, what about the Social Networks ? A difficult area but exiisting Laws must still apply. A new World Wide Agreement should be made to be able to sue offending sites so that outside the UK territories are not used to abuse UK Laws. Certainly, in the EU this should be easily possible.

There you have it. Cost of THE WILLIAMS REPORT - ZERO. 

Solution - Practical and easy to implement.

The ordinary member of the Public will gain. The Press / Media should like these solutions. The Politicians do not have to get involved with this key principle of PRESS FREEDOM which after all is OUR FREEDOM. 

EUREKYS MUSIC

EUREKYS MUSIC  has just released 2 new Albums -

RIA CONCHITA - THE MUSICAL ( Selection of 6 Tracks )
RIA CONCHITA - THE FULL SCORE ( 13 Tracks )

All the Pop Song  tracks have been composed by Ray Williams.
They are available on iTunes World Wide and Amazon.

THE WILD FLOWERS CONCERTO

THE WILD FLOWERS CONCERTO
A Tribute to the Wild Flowers of London 2012 Olympic Park

Millions were enthralled by the London 2012 Olympic Games. Throughout the Olympic Park there were beds of Wild Flowers which gave so much pleasure to the visitors from all over the World.
This new Concerto is a Tribute to all the lovely Wild Flowers which bedecked the Park. It is a personal contribution to the Legacy of the 2012 Olympic Games by Composer Raymond Williams.
 EUREKYS MUSIC is his own music publishing label. Eurekys is a Registered Trade Mark.
The Concerto is for Piano, Violin and Symphony Orchestra. Duration 9 mins 38 secs.
The Concerto is available as a download on most Music sites such as iTunes World wide, Amazon on demand, Google Play and many more..

THE BBC CRISIS - NEED TO DOWNSIZE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

The furor over the recent Newsnight Programme that mistakenly accused Lord McAlpine of being a paedophile and the Jimmy Savile controversy has caused demands for more heads to role in addition to the resignation of the Chairman. The danger of this is that a few resignations of Top Management misses the point and clouds the real cause of problems at the BBC.
The BBC is not all bad. In fact it is a very fine organisation except that -
The Board of Governors are full of bloated Top Cats who are as much out of touch with daily events at the BBC as any executive might be. It needs a few normal people who have lots of experience at Middle Management and the listening public. It needs a big overall.

The BBC is top heavy with too many layers of Management. It needs to be downsized. There are too many layers which leads to the cry - I did not know about this or that problem. Do not blame me.
The Organisation is also too full of intelligent people with little experience of people sensitivity. Too many stuck up snobs who think that they are above reproach. Not all of the executives are like this but certainly a large proportion of the Management Team is in this category.

So what to do -

• Review the the structure and composition of the Board of Governors or whatever they are called
• Downsize the Management Structure
• Reduce salaries by 25% at least of Senior and Middle Management.
• Set out clearly the guidelines for responsibility
• Define exactly the lines of communication
• Recruit a broader range of people into the BBC 

Good luck but for goodness sake, do not involve the Politicians in this. They are just as bad and the House of Commons also needs a big review and downsize..