The resignation of Peter Oborne as Chief Political Commentator of The Telegraph has been a catherine wheel of media controversy.
This time it is not scummy tabloid journalists in the dock – but the proprietors, namely shipping, entertainment and property tycoons David and Frederick Barclay – who entered the media industry in the Nineties. They now stand accused of putting commercial revenues ahead of the public interest – a serious charge for a well-respected newspaper with a long-standing reputation for high quality news reporting.
