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Victims of phone hacking scandal to meet Deputy Prime Minister
The Dowler family, Brian Paddick, Nicola Phillips and Hacked Off are to meet Nick Clegg to press for stronger and faster action on the phone hacking inquiry.
10/7/11
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Hacked Off response to Prime Minister's statement on phone hacking scandal
Hacked Off welcomes the Prime Minister's promise of two inquiries but raises concerns about their relationship, speed and potential gaps.
Phone Hacking and the Closure of the “News of the World”
Brian Cathcart, cross-posted from INFORRM, on the closure of the News of the World after 168 years and what it means for the case for a judicial inquiry.
8/7/11
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The phone-hacking inquiry must have teeth
Brian Cathcart, in a Guardian Comment is Free piece, argues that only a full inquiry with wide-ranging powers can uncover the truth behind the News of the World scandal.
7/7/11
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Hacked Off launches at the House of Lords
Politicians, lawyers, journalism professors and celebrities met at the House of Lords on 6 July to launch the Hacked Off campaign for a public inquiry into phone hacking.
7/7/11
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News of the World: the paper that died of shame?
Brian Cathcart argues that the News of the World closed not from shame but to protect News International and the Murdochs from the scandal.
7/7/11
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Launching a campaign for a public inquiry into phone hacking
Brian Cathcart's post, first published at Index on Censorship, on launching a campaign for a public inquiry after the Milly Dowler hacking allegation.
7/7/11
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Hacked Off statement on the closure of the News of the World
Hacked Off says the closure of the News of the World does not alter the need for a full public inquiry and that James Murdoch's statement raises further questions.
Official Hacked Off blog
Introductory post announcing the official Hacked Off blog, launching with hackinginquiry.org on 6 July to carry news on the campaign for a public inquiry into phone hacking.
4/7/11
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