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Madison_Rose · 10-12-2009, 06:37 PM

They strike again, and this time it's worse than ever: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009...ing-parliament

As far as I can make out, it's something to do with this story: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...il-ivory-coast

The documents in question: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...ail-files-read

Commment from Monbiot:http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...ura-libel-laws

*sigh* Makes me ashamed to be British.

KyleThomas · 10-12-2009, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Madison_Rose

They strike again, and this time it's worse than ever: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009...ing-parliament

As far as I can make out, it's something to do with this story: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...il-ivory-coast

The documents in question: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...ail-files-read

Commment from Monbiot:http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...ura-libel-laws

*sigh* Makes me ashamed to be British.

It does, doesn't it?

zaph · 10-13-2009, 04:46 AM

It won't change, because libel law is something most people are unaware of, until it bites them in the arse. The stupidist case I heard of was a football team suing a couple of fans for complaining about the team's owner in an online forum. These weren't huge media organisations, just ordinary people facing financial ruin for speaking their minds. However, the libel law is popular with the rich, the people the politicians actually listen to, because it allows them to gag the rest of us.

Madison_Rose · 10-13-2009, 08:43 AM

Update: gag lifted

John_in_SF · 10-14-2009, 06:05 PM

Your Justice Secretary is really Jack Straw? So it's all about taking out as many as you can without disturbing the heap.

10-12-2009, 06:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Madison_Rose Status: conservative gay hamster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United Kingdom Gender: Female Age: 27 Posts: 1,307	UK's embarrassing libel laws They strike again, and this time it's worse than ever: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009...ing-parliament As far as I can make out, it's something to do with this story: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...il-ivory-coast The documents in question: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...ail-files-read Commment from Monbiot:http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...ura-libel-laws sigh Makes me ashamed to be British. __________________ Freethinker? Skeptic? Agnostic? Atheist? Not sure? www.the-brights.net

10-13-2009, 08:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
Madison_Rose Status: conservative gay hamster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United Kingdom Gender: Female Age: 27 Posts: 1,307	Update: gag lifted __________________ Freethinker? Skeptic? Agnostic? Atheist? Not sure? www.the-brights.net

10-13-2009, 04:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
zaph Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 176	It won't change, because libel law is something most people are unaware of, until it bites them in the arse. The stupidist case I heard of was a football team suing a couple of fans for complaining about the team's owner in an online forum. These weren't huge media organisations, just ordinary people facing financial ruin for speaking their minds. However, the libel law is popular with the rich, the people the politicians actually listen to, because it allows them to gag the rest of us.

10-14-2009, 06:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
John_in_SF Status: Good grief Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Francisco, California Gender: Male Posts: 261	Your Justice Secretary is really Jack Straw? So it's all about taking out as many as you can without disturbing the heap.