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Neil Kinnock is seen blindfolded, holding onto a tail of a donkey named 'COMMONS'. The donkey is also blindfolded, and a TV with an image of grass on it is being dangled in front of it. Above the TV are the words 'Freedom of Information'. On the donkey's back is a bag that reads 'SECRET BUDGET'. On top of that is a Police Officer with 'MOD' on his back, and on his shoulders is Margaret Thatcher, unbalanced, attempted to peek over the brick wall.

Depicts 'Freedom of Speech' as a Greek goddess declaring 'I feel used' as a suited man labelled 'xenophobia' bundles her towards pointed fingers and fists, holding out a newssheet of cartoons. Published alongside comment piece: 'We must put a stop to this savage bitterness' about the controversy surrounding the Julandes Posten Mohammed cartoons.

Creator: Hamilton-West; Edward (1933-2011); photographer

Donald Trelford's subject file relating to Freedom of the Press.

File 1:
Includes press releases, handbook and other documents issued by The 1984 Campaign for Freedom of Information.

Copies of speeches, scripts, addresses and articles including The Newspaper Society statement to Parliamentary hearing on the freedom and responsibility of the Press Bill, Press Complaints Commission article for regional and local newspapers, 'The Right to Know' Granada Guildhall Lecture by Lord Scarman, Royal Television Society Fleming Memorial Lecture by John Birt, speech by Louis Blom-Cooper to Royal Television Society, 'Freedom of Expression: Relevant International Principle' by Anthony Lester, 'The Right to be Let Alone' James Cameron Memorial Lecture, 'Real Threat to Media Freedom' by Herb Greer, 'An Overview of Access to Government Information Legislation in Europe' by Herbert Burkert, 'Ethics and the Media' Leggett Lecture by Katharine Whitehorn, Harold Evans address for the Freedom of Information Awards Ceremony, Press Freedom Reports by Liz Forgan for the International Press Institute, 'The Media's Role in Manipulation of Information' by Des Wilson.

Leaflets including 'Submission to the review of Press self-regulation' from the Press Complaints Commission, and 'Questions and answers about the Right to Know Bill' by Mark Fisher.

Correspondence relating to freedom of information including letters from Des Wilson, David Spanier, Robin Lustig, Frank Rogers, Clive Soley, Mary Russell.

File 2:
Includes copies of 'Secrets' the newspaper of the Campaign for Freedom of Information; publication list from the Campaign for Freedom of Information; and a variety of leaflets including 'Testing the open Government Code of Practice', 'Your rights to personal files', and 'Questions and answers about The Right to Know Bill'.

Also includes copies of publications containing articles relating to rights of access including article by Donald Trelford in 'The Literary Review', and reports and papers relating to press freedom.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford

All of the work in this section was originally stored by Baistow with the BBC Copy. However, the names on the BBC files (there were originally four of them) did not correspond to the material inside them. When no evidence could be found that certain documents related to work at the BBC, they were moved into this section.

It has been called Freelance Copy as it is unclear who the work was for, it is generally related to the British Press.

Aside from six general articles, the work in this series can be grouped into two segments.

The largest of these segments is a series of undated media commentary articles, which discuss changes afoot on Fleet Street and how current affairs stories have been portrayed by different newspapers. This section is labelled Press.

There is also a selection of media profiles on five of the UK's biggest newspapers; The Guardian, The Daily Express, The Daily Telegraph, The Times and The Sun. Not all are dated but they span at least 21 May to 4 June 1970. This section is labelled Profile.

Document relating to freelance newspaper work done by WP Crozier:
Cutting of article by WP Crozier in The Listener, 'The North of England and London', 25 March 1931.
Creator: Crozier, William Percival (1879-1944); newspaper editor

Creator: Fry, Richard Henry CBE (1900-2002); journalist