Orders of the Day — Royal Commission on the Press (Report)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 28 July 1949.

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Photo of Mr Henry Strauss Mr Henry Strauss , Combined English Universities 12:00, 28 July 1949

The hon. Member, referring to the number of newspaper deaths, attributed that to the big chains of newspapers. Is it not fair that he should bring to the attention of the House paragraph 345 of the Report, which draws attention to an effect precisely the opposite—namely, keeping alive papers which otherwise would have died?