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Cathcart  The Royal Charter in 2014, and the Prime Minister's
Thoughts  Posted: 06/01/2014 17:11   The solution is the Royal
Charter on press self-regulation, the result of painstaking
effort and discussion prompted by a collapse in ethical
standards at some British newspapers that has outraged the
nation.  The Charter system provides elaborate safeguards for
freedom of expression - indeed it will make journalists freer
than ever to do their work. At the same time, citizens who
believe their rights have been breached, or who say they have
been treated unfairly or dishonestly in defiance of the
industry's code of standards, will have a means of redress that
is impartial, effective and either cheap or free.  Given that it
has taken 70 years to get to this point, the arrangements are
surprisingly simple. News publishers will continue to operate
their own system of self-regulation but a new and independent
body, the Recognition Panel, will check whether