Roy Greenslade boasted how he put on Irish accent to pass details on to a reporter on his own paper

How former editor Roy Greenslade boasted how he did ‘my little bit to get at the truth’ by putting on Irish accent to pass details from a Republican contact to a reporter on his own paper Ex-Fleet Street editor Roy Greenslade phoned one of his reporters in Irish accent He described the phone call to colleague … Read more

Roy Greenslade: The Guardian apologises to alleged IRA rape victim for article

The Guardian newspaper has apologised to an alleged IRA rape victim over an article written about her by ex-Fleet Street editor Roy Greenslade. Ex-Daily Mirror boss and Guardian columnist Mr Greenslade, 74, sparked outrage after revealing his secret long-standing support for the IRA’s bombing campaign. The former professor of journalism at City, University of London was … Read more

Ex-Guardian boss hits out at IRA editor Roy Greenslade who ‘should have been frank about beliefs’

By Jack Elsom and James Robinson for MailOnline  A former Fleet Street editor last night sparked further outrage by attempting to defend his comments about his secret long-standing support for the IRA. The erstwhile Guardian columnist today claimed he did ‘nothing more than scores of journalists who keep political views to themselves’ in sympathising with … Read more

Bomb-backing editor Roy Greenslade doubted IRA ‘rape victim’ in newspaper article

By Jack Elsom and James Robinson for MailOnline  A former Fleet Street editor last night sparked further outrage by attempting to defend his comments about his secret long-standing support for the IRA. The erstwhile Guardian columnist today claimed he did ‘nothing more than scores of journalists who keep political views to themselves’ in sympathising with … Read more

Roy Greenslade lectures newspapers on ethics yet his own duplicity beggars belief, writes GUY ADAMS

When Boris Johnson was in charge of The Spectator, he ran an article accusing Roy Greenslade of being part of a secret ‘Republican cell at the heart of The Guardian’, whose members were conspiring to make it publish ‘editorials that lean alarmingly towards the IRA’. There followed an almighty stink. First, Mr Greenslade’s editor Alan … Read more