Cameron is right about Leveson. This is a Rubicon we must not cross | Simon Jenkins

Ask the victims of press intrusion, and of course they will call for the gag and the gallows – but that doesn't make it right

The response to the Leveson inquiry, like the inquiry itself, is plagued by confusion. It was set up in emotional response to crimes, mostly of intrusion and libel, committed by journalists. Blanket coverage, in particular by the BBC, has given credence to what the prime minister unwisely termed "the victim test", accepted by both the Labour and Liberal Democrat leaders...