The Leveson report is only 24 hours old but already I am nervous. As a former journalist of some 17 years, press freedom is important, and not only to me, I'm sure. One thing I know for certain is that politicians should stay out of this debate on ethics, because sadly many of them were discovered to be lacking them in the expenses' scandal by the very organisations some are now keen to muzzle with legislation. Crimes like phone hacking were just that: crimes. And they are being investigated by the police, as they should be. We don't need legislation for this and that's just one example. And once legislation is on the statute book, there is always the risk that more could follow. I'm afraid I simply don't trust politicians with the freedom of our press and that's my main problem. I say, yes, to strengthening the regulator and, yes, to continually reminding the press when they go wrong that they have gone wrong. I hope that this shake-up, brought about by phone hacking and other serious misdemeanours, will concentrate the minds of editors and proprietors that this sort of behaviour is simply unacceptable. A free country must have a free press. I shall read this proposed draft Bill, but I doubt it will reassure me.