Charlie Beckett, POLIS Director 2 weeks ago

The Sun’s Dirty Phone Call

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The Sun is certainly out to get its former friend Gordon Brown, to the extent that it has published a deeply awkward private telephone conversation between the Prime Minister and a war widow. Full Article at Charlie Beckett, POLIS Director

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