Peter Oborne quites Daily Telegraph.

[Flashman]

PETER OBORNE QUITS TELEGRAPH - Guy Fawkes' blog

The past few years have seen the rise of shadowy executives who determine what truths can and what truths can’t be conveyed across the mainstream media......

Wouldnt bother asking for a reference Mr Oborne!

[minestrone]

I seen a tweet last week asking if Oborne had bi polar.

[darmstadt]

I saw a CUK post about this earlier: http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...ml#post2056804

[wurzel]

Don't blame him.

It's the Guardian in drag these days

[Halo Jones]

Blimey no one has commented on the in the title?

[scooterscot]

Blimey no one has commented on the in the title?

It is posted by Scooter? Then no.

[NickyBoy]

Good for him. I hope he fines gainful employment at a more honest news outlet.

[Project Monkey]

He was having a proper strop on R4 this morning. Why he thinks a commercial news paper's editorial policy should and must never be influenced by commercial pressures is beyond me.

[DodgyAgent]

Did anyone actually read what he wrote?

Last week I made another discovery. Three years ago the Telegraph investigations team—the same lot who carried out the superb MPs’ expenses investigation—received a tip off about accounts held with HSBC in Jersey. Essentially this investigation was similar to the Panorama investigation into the Swiss banking arm of HSBC. After three months research the Telegraph resolved to publish. Six articles on this subject can now be found online, between 8 and 15 November 2012, although three are not available to view.

Thereafter no fresh reports appeared. Reporters were ordered to destroy all emails, reports and documents related to the HSBC investigation. I have now learnt, in a remarkable departure from normal practice, that at this stage lawyers for the Barclay brothers became closely involved. When I asked the Telegraph why the Barclay brothers were involved, it declined to comment.

This was the pivotal moment. From the start of 2013 onwards stories critical of HSBC were discouraged. HSBC suspended its advertising with the Telegraph. Its account, I have been told by an extremely well informed insider, was extremely valuable. HSBC, as one former Telegraph executive told me, is “the advertiser you literally cannot afford to offend”. HSBC today refused to comment when I asked whether the bank’s decision to stop advertising with the Telegraph was connected in any way with the paper’s investigation into the Jersey accounts.

[GlenW]

I seen a tweet last week asking if Oborne had bi polar.

Should be 'saw'.

HTH