4th Estate

1167 days ago

Paul Kendall of the Telegraph defends corrupt journalism with a twitter "hit" on me

The BBC’s Panorama recognised which journalist exposed the disgraced fund manager Neil Woodford from 2015 onwards with more than 1000 articles, podcasts and videos. When I confronted Woodford at his AGM in May 2019, he signalled me out as the journalist who had been most “wrong” about him. Within 3 weeks his funds had been gated – as I predicted. Woodford made £40 million from the venture, tens of thousands of ordinary savers lost billions. I had been right while  Fleet Street blew Woodford off almost to the end. The FCA is now looking into Woodford but 20 months later the disgraced fund manager is plotting a comeback. How do we know? The Sunday Telegraph had the scoop. This is corrupt journalism that shames our profession.

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2729 days ago

UK Judges want a free rein not a free press - be very scared

The Bar Council had condemned the way that sections of the press have criticised the High Court judges who ruled with Gina Millar on Brexit. There are calls from the left and from certain members of the legal community for curbs on the press and the protection of judges. This is terrifying.

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