If you want to keep our press free, distrust judges and politicians

摘要

Forty years ago, the bankruptcy hearing took place in respect of architect John Poulson, now little remembered, who ran the biggest practice in Europe - based in Pontefract. What was revealed was extraordinary: bribery was the stock in trade not just of Poulson's business, but household-name contractors. All-too-willing targets included planners and political figures up to cabinet level. The hearing was reported most fully in the Yorkshire Post.