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Rudyard Kipling and the media: ‘Tell it to the public press / And we will do the rest’

Posted on February 26, 2013 by jtownend

A recently discovered poem by Rudyard Kipling, written in 1899, fits the current Leveson/press regulation theme quite neatly – it voices the poet’s frustrations with media questions, opening “Why don’t you write a play – / Why don’t you cut your hair?“. … Continue reading →

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