Rheghead
12-Sep-11, 12:44
The DM has been rapped by the Press Complaints Commission over reporting unsubstantiated claims from third parties who may have a biased views on certain issues, on this occasion it was Nigel Lawson's Global warming denial think tank. The orininal claim was that green stealth taxes contributed to 15-20% of fuel bills but the true amount is 9%. This is seen as a landmark correction in so much that newspapers can no longer hide behind the 'we were only reporting what they said' defense, they now become liable for the content as well.
http://fullfact.org/blog/green_taxes_energy_bills_daily_mail_global_warming-correction-2957
http://fullfact.org/blog/green_taxes_energy_bills_daily_mail_global_warming-correction-2957