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30. ‘After Sir Fred, RBS Slashes Pensions of Ordinary Staff’, Scotsman, 25 August 2009, http://www.scotsman.com/news/after-sir-fred-rbs-slashes-pensions-ofordinary-staff-1-766885
31. Johnston, Philip, ‘A Giant Bonus for Foes of Capitalism’, Telegraph, 26 February 2009, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/philipjohnston/4841142/A-giantbonus-for-foes-of-capitalism.html
32. Peston, Robert, ‘Reducing Sir Fred Goodwin’s Pension’, BBC News, 18 June 2009, http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/2009/06/reducing_sir_fred_goodwins_pen.html
33. Fraser, Douglas, ‘Fred Goodwin: A Very British Humiliation’, BBC News, 31 January 2012, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-16823381.
34. Dunkley, Emma, ‘Goodwin Not to Face Scottish Prosecution over RBS’, Financial Times, 12 May 2016, https://www.ft.com/content/e71ccfd4-1848-11e6-bb7d-ee563a5a1cc1
35. Yeomans, Jon, ‘Sir Philip Green Puts £363m into Pension Fund of Collapsed Retailer After Threats to Strip His Knighthood’, Telegraph, 28 February 2017, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/02/28/sir-philip-greenputs-363m-bhs-pension-fund
36. Brook, Stephen, ‘Mulcaire “Dealt with News Int Staff Other than Goodman”, Judge Said’, Guardian, 21 July 2009, https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jul/21/news-world-phone-hacking
37. Weaver, Matthew, ‘Cameron Ignored High-Level Warnings About Andy Coulson, Ashcroft Claims’, Guardian, 5 October 2015, https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/oct/05/cameron-ignored-high-level-warningsabout-andy-coulson-ashcroft-claims
38. ‘Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson Had Affair, Phone-Hacking Trial Hears’, BBC News, 31 October 2013, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24762474
39. ‘Rebekah Brooks Reveals “LOL” Texts from Cameron’, BBC News, 11 May 2012, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ukpolitics-18032027
40. ‘Leveson: “We’re Definitely in This Together”, Brooks Told PM’, BBC News, 14 June 2012, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18437287
41. Seal, Mark, ‘Seduced and Abandoned’, Vanity Fair, 19 February 2014, http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2014/03/wendi-deng-note-tony-blair
42. ‘Trial And Error’, Private Eye, 11 July 2014
43. Davies, Nick, ‘Murdoch Papers Paid £1m to Gag Phone-Hacking Victims’, Guardian, 9 July 2009, https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/jul/08/murdoch-papers-phone-hacking
44. Coulson, Andy, testimony, 21 July 2009, quoted in House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Press Standards, Privacy and Libel: Second Report of Session 2009–10, Volume II, London, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 2010, p322, https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmcumeds/362/362ii.pdf
45. Doward, Jamie, and Toby Helm, ‘David Blunkett in Secret NI Payout over Phone-Hacking Claims’, Observer, 10 December 2011, https://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/dec/10/david-blunkett-ni-phone-hacking-claims
46. Neate, Rupert, ‘David Blunkett Renews £49,500 Contract as News International Adviser’, Guardian, 1 February 2012, https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/feb/01/david-blunkett-newsinternational-adviser
47. Brooks, Rebekah, memorandum to the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, 4 January 2010, https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmcumeds/362/362we37.htm
48. Wells, Matt, ‘Sun Editor Admits Paying Police Officers for Stories’, Guardian, 12 March 2003, https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/mar/12/sun.pressandpublishing
49. Murdoch, Rupert, testimony, Leveson inquiry, 25 April 2012, http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140122145147/http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Transcript-of-Afternoon-Hearing-25-April-2012.txt
50. ‘Special Report: Phone-Hacking Scandal: Trial and Error’, Private Eye, 11 July 2014, p21
51. ‘Andy Coulson Quits Downing Street Communications Role’, BBC News, 21 January 2011, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12251456
52. ‘Andy Coulson Jailed for 18 Months over Phone Hacking’, BBC News, 4 July 2014, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28160626
53. ‘Cameron Apologises over Andy Coulson Appointment’, BBC News, 24 June 2014, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27998411
54. Croft, Jane, Kiran Stacey, Jim Pickard and John Aglionby, ‘Judge Hits at David Cameron over Coulson Comments’, Financial Times, 25 June 2014, https://www.ft.com/content/7abc08ba-fc65-11e3-86dc-00144feab7de
55. Oliver, Jonathan, and David Smith, ‘Nick Clegg Is Nearly as Popular as Winston Churchill’, Sunday Times, 18 April 2010, https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nick-clegg-is-nearly-as-popularas-winston-churchill-t9gn20hnmbm
56. Burkeman, Oliver, ‘Nick Clegg – the British Obama?’, Guardian, 19 April 2010, https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/apr/19/nick-clegg-obama
57. ‘General Election 2010: Lib Dems Take Lead in New Poll’, Telegraph, 18 April 2010, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/election-2010/7605260/General-Election-2010-Lib-Dems-take-lead-innew-poll.html
58. Merrick, Jane, and Brian Brady, ‘Cleggmania Spreads Across Britain’, Independent, 17 April 2010, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cleggmania-spreads-acrossbritain-1947687.html
59. Ibid.
60. National Union of Students, ‘1000 Candidates Sign Vote for Students Pledge to Oppose Tuition Fees Hike’, press release, 26 April 2010, https://www.nus.org.uk/en/news/lib-demand-labour-mps-would-vote-togetherto-oppose-tuition-fee-rise
61. Watt, Nicholas, ‘Secret Documents Show Liberal Democrats Drew Up Plans to Drop Flagship Student Pledge Before Election’, Guardian, 12 November 2010, https://www.theguardian.com/politics/wintour-andwatt/2010/nov/12/nickclegg-dannyalexander
62. Blair, Tony, A Journey: My Political Life, London, Hutchinson, 2010, p480
63. Ibid., p483
64. Rawnsley, p748
65. Watt, ‘Secret Documents’
66. Cameron, David, ‘Our Health Priorities’, speech, Royal College of Pathologists, London, 2 November 2009, transcription available at http://conservative-speeches.sayit.mysociety.org/speech/601253
67. The King’s Fund, Projects: ‘Health and Social Care Act’, 10 February 2015, https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/health-and-social-care-act
68. Ibid.
69. Hansard, HC (series 6) vol 512, col 166–7, 22 June 2010, https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm100622/debtext/100622-0004.htm
70. Office for National Statistics, ‘Government Deficit and Debt’, statistical bulletin, 20 October 2016, https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicspending/bulletins/ukgovernmentdebtanddeficitforeurostatmaast/aprtojune2016
71. Hansard, HC (series 6) vol 502, col 359, 9 December 2009, https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmhansrd/cm091209/debtext/91209-0004.htm
72. Hansard, HC vol 512, col 166–7, 22 June 2010
73. Summers, Deborah, ‘David Cameron Warns of “New Age of Austerity” ’, Guardian, 26 April 2009, https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/apr/26/david-cameron-conservative-economic-policy1
74. Hansard, HC vol 512, col 166–7, 22 June 2010
75. Office for National Statistics, ‘Government Deficit and Debt’
76. ‘George Osborne: Deficit Cut Is Taking Longer than Planned’, BBC News, 2 December 2012, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20571621
77. Full Fact, ‘Did George Osborne Promise to Eliminate the Deficit by This Year?’, 26 November 2015, https://fullfact.org/economy/did-georgeosborne-promise-eliminate-deficit-year
78. ‘A Dangerous Gamble: George Osborne’s Fiscal Charter Makes Little Economic Sense’, The Economist, 17 October 2015, http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21674777-georgeosbornes-fiscal-charter-makes-littleeconomic-sense-dangerous-gamble
79. Quoted in Stewart, Heather, and Larry Elliott, ‘Budget 2016: Osborne “Has Only 50–50 Chance” of Hitting Surplus Target’ ”, Guardian, 17 March 2016, https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/17/budget-2016-osbornechances-of-delivering-surplus-50-50-ifs.
80. Office of Budget R
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81. House of Commons, ‘Register of Members’ Financial Interests: As at 2 May 2017: Osborne, Mr George (Tatton)’, https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/170502/osborne_george.htm
82. ‘Cameron Defends Change over Election Vote Rules’, BBC News, 14 May 2010, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8681624.stm
83. Travis, Alan, ‘Fixed Five-Year Parliamentary Term Will Tie Both Leaders’ Hands’, Guardian, 13 May 2010, https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/may/12/fixed-five-year-parliamentary-term
84. May, Theresa, interview, Andrew Marr Show, BBC 1, 4 September 2016, http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p046sm5x
85. Hughes, Laura, ‘No 10 Rejects Calls for Theresa May to Hold an Early General Election’, Telegraph, 7 March 2017, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/07/no-10-inists-theresa-maynot-planning-early-general-election
86. Parker, George, and Jim Pickard, ‘Downing Street Denies Theresa May Will Call Snap General Election’, Financial Times, 20 March 2017, https://www.ft.com/content/af09826a-0d64-11e7-b030-768954394623
87. Rayner, Gordon, Christopher Hope and Kate McCann, ‘Theresa May Denies Breaking Election Tax Promise over National Insurance as 100 Tory MPs Prepare to Join Budget Rebellion’, Telegraph, 9 March 2017, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/09/theresa-may-insists-national-insurance-rise-budget-honours-manifesto
88. ‘Full May Announcement on Snap Election’, BBC News, 18 April 2017, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/ukpolitics-39627177/theresa-mays-fullannouncement-on-calling-snapelection
89. Ibid.
90. ‘Election: Theresa May Urges Voters to “Strengthen My Hand” ’, BBC News, 25 April 2017, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-39698499
91. Prime Minister’s Office, ‘The Government’s Negotiating Objectives for Exiting the EU: PM’s Speech’, news release, 17 January 2017, https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-governments-negotiating-objectives-forexiting-the-eu-pm-speech
9. Whose Truth Is It Anyway?
1. Mance, Henry, ‘Britain Has Had Enough of Experts, Says Gove’, Financial Times, 3 June 2016, https://www.ft.com/content/3be49734-29cb-11e6-83e4-abc22d5d108c
2. @ShaunMcCluskey (Shaun McCluskey), Tweet, 26 August 2014, 6:03 p.m., and others; graphic reproduced in Waterson, Jim, ‘These Scottish Nationalists Think There’s a Conspiracy to Hide a Secret Oilfield’, BuzzFeed, 2 September 2014, https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/secret-oilfields-of-scotland
3. @David_Cameron (David Cameron), Tweet, 23 July 2014, 1:45 a.m.; photograph reproduced in Waterson, ‘These Scottish Nationalists Think There’s a Conspiracy’
4. ‘Downing Street Silent on Cameron’s Secret Shetland Visit’, Newsnet.scot, 7 August 2014, http://newsnet.scot/archive/downing-street-silent-oncamerons-secret-shetland-visit
5. McAlpine, Joan, ‘It’s Time to Take a Close Look at Some of London’s Lies over Scots Oil Wealth’, Daily Record, 25 August 2014, http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/joanmcalpine-its-time-take-4103855
6. Waterson, ‘These Scottish Nationalists Think There’s a Conspiracy’
7. Ibid.
8. Gosden, Emily, ‘BP Oil Spill in North Sea Forces Shutdown of Clair Platform’, Telegraph, 3 October 2016, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/10/03/bp-shuts-north-sea-platformafter-oil-leak
9. Laville, Sandra, ‘1,400 Investigated in Child Abuse Inquiry, Including Politicians’, Guardian, 20 May 2015, https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/may/20/1400-suspectsoperation-hydrant-politician-andcelebrity-child-sex-abuse-inquiry
10. ‘The Paedophile MP – How Cyril Smith Got Away with It’, Dispatches, Channel 4, 12 September 2013
11. Gray, David, and Peter Watt, Giving Victims a Voice: A Join Report into Sexual Allegations Made Against Jimmy Savile, Metropolitan Police Service and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, January 2013, https://www.nspcc.org.uk/globalassets/documents/research-reports/yewtree-reportgiving-victims-voice-jimmy-savile.pdf
12. Symonds, Tom, ‘Historical Abuse Inquiry: Police Examine “Possible Homicide” ’, BBC News, 14 November 2014, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30052726
13. Bracchi, Paul, and Stephen Wright, ‘Nick: Victim or Fantasist?’, Daily Mail, 18 September 2015, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3240661/Nick-Victim-fantasist-Rape-Torture-Murders-extraordinary-claims-oneman-against-leading-Establishmentfigures-Police-called-story-credibletrue-s-not-shred-evidenceallegations.html
14. Ibid.
15. ‘The VIP Paedophile Ring: What’s the Truth?’, Panorama, BBC 1, 6 October 2015
16. Syal, Rajeev, ‘Westminster Paedophile Claims: Harvey Proctor Accuses Police of Witch-Hunt’, Guardian, 25 August 2015, https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/aug/25/westminsterpaedophile-claims-harvey-proctoraccuses-police-of-witch-hunt
17. De Simone, Daniel, ‘Operation Midland Cost £2.5m, Says Met Police’, BBC News, 9 August 2015, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37027144
18. Evans, Martin, ‘ “I Witnessed Tory MP Strangle Child”, Claims Abuse Victim’, Telegraph, 18 December 2014, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11301666/I-witnessed-Tory-MP-strangle-child-claims-abuse-victim.html
19. Henriques, Sir Richard, ‘An Independent Review of the Metropolitan Police Service’s Handling of Non-Recent Sexual Offence Investigations Alleged Against Persons of Public Prominence’, 31 October 2016, p67, http://news.met.police.uk/documents/report-independentreview-of-metropolitan-policeservices-handling-of-non-recentsexual-offence-investigations-61510
20. Ibid., p66
21. Ibid., p26
22. ‘Exaro: The Ultimate Wind-Up’, Private Eye, 10 February 2017
23. Ford, Richard, ‘Brittan Defends Role over Lost “Westminster Paedophile File” ’, The Times, 3 July 2014, https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/brittandefends-role-over-lost-westminsterpaedophile-file-q7kwskhdrcj
24. Private Eye, 29 June 1984
25. Slack, James, ‘Revenge! Drugs, Debauchery and the Book That Lays Dave Bare’, Daily Mail, 21 September 2015, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3242494/Revenge-PM-s-snubbillionaire-funded-Tories-yearssparked-explosive-political-bookdecade.html
26. Ashcroft, Michael, and Isabel Oakeshott, ‘British Prime Minister and an Obscene Act with a Dead Pig’s Head’, Daily Mail, 25 September 2015, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3242550/Cameron-pigbemused-look-face-future-PM-tookoutrageous-initiation-ceremonyjoining-Oxford-dining-society.html
27. Ibid.
28. Marsden, Sam, ‘Read in full: the emails that reveal Vicky Pryce’s plot to ‘nail’ cheating Chris Huhne’, Telegraph, 7 March 2013, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/liberaldemocrats/9874347/Read-in-full-the-emails-thatreveal-Vicky-Pryces-plot-to-nailcheating-Chris-Huhne.html
29. Oakeshott, Isabel, interview, Channel 4 News, 21 September 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm_Bli5h0Ns
30. Malvern, Jack, ‘Cameron’s Pig Head Incident May Be a Porkie, Says Author’, The Times, 9 October 2015, https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cameronspig-head-incident-may-be-a-porkiesays-author-s9xq28dwr9w
31. ‘Cameron: “People Will See Straight Through Ashcroft’s Book”’, ITV News, 28 September 2015, http://www.itv.com/news/2015-09-28/cameron-people-willsee-straight-through-ashcrofts-book/
32. Kerr, Jacob, ‘Donald Trump Exaggerates Crowd Size at Phoenix Rally’, Huffington Post, 15 July 2015, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-crowd-size_us_55a56d-2de4b04740a3de3d26
33. Lizza, Ryan, ‘John McCain Has a Few Things to Say About Donald Trump’, New Yorker, 16 July 2015, http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/johnmccain-has-a-few-things-to-say-aboutdonald-trump
34. Reilly, Katie, ‘Here Are All the Times Donald Trump Insulted Mexico’, Time, 31 August 2016, http://time.com/4473972/donald-trump-mexicomeeting-insult
35. Johnson, Jenna, and Mary Jordan, �
�Trump on Rally Protester: “Maybe He Should Have Been Roughed Up” ’, Washington Post, 22 November 2015, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/11/22/black-activist-punched-at-donaldtrump-rally-in-birmingham
36. Ibid.
37. Mekelburg, Madlin, and John Reynolds, ‘The Brief: Nov. 16, 2015’, Texas Tribune, 16 November 2015, https://www.texastribune.org/2015/11/16/brief-nov-16-2015
38. Kessler, Glenn, ‘Trump’s Outrageous Claim That “Thousands” of New Jersey Muslims Celebrated the 9/11 Attacks’, Washington Post, 22 November 2015, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/11/22/donald-trumps-outrageous-claim-thatthousands-of-new-jersey-muslimscelebrated-the-911-attacks
39. Trump, Donald, interview, This Week, ABC News, 22 November 2015, transcript available at http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/week-transcript-donald-trump-ben-carson/story?id=35336008
40. Campbell, Carol Ann, ‘Jersey City Muslims Confront Wide Suspicion’, Star-Ledger, 18 September 2001, http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/11/from_the_archives_jersey_city_muslims_confront_wid.html
41. Kessler, ‘Trump’s Outrageous Claim’
42. Farmer, John Jr, ‘I Was in Charge in N. J. on 9/11 and Trump’s Claims Never Happened’, Star-Ledger, 24 November 2015, http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/11/nj_attorney_general_on_911_says_trumps_jersey_city.html
43. Ibid.
44. Turkel, Dan, ‘Video Appears to Show Donald Trump Mocking a Reporter’s Physical Condition During a Speech’, Business Insider, 26 November 2015, https://www.businessinsider.com.au/trump-appears-to-be-mocking-thephysical-condition-of-a-reporterduring-a-south-carolina-rally-2015-11
45. Kessler, ‘Trump’s Outrageous Claim’
46. Ibid.
47. Nolte, John, ‘Trump 100% Vindicated: CBS Reports “Swarm” on Rooftops Celebrating 9/11’, Breitbart, 2 December 2015, http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/12/02/trump-100-vindicated-cbs-reports-swarms-onroofs-celebrating-911
48. Kessler, ‘Trump’s Outrageous Claim’
49. Santucci, John, and Alana Abramson, ‘Trump Says He Heard from “Hundreds” Who Saw 9/11 Celebrations in US’, ABC News, 23 November 2015, http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-heard-hundreds-911-celebrations-us/story?id=35380110