Press Regulation

Press regulation is all about suppressing Free Speech. It all about a hatred of Democracy. It is part of Revolution within the form, the idea of infiltrating the system, keeping the appearance the same while destroying it. It is an aspect of Entryism, the Long March Through The Institutions. One might think that Cameron's lot are The Tories. It is certainly what they want us to believe. That is why they are imposing censorship with the enthusiastic collusion of Miliband, Labour & the Hard Left. The excuse is the excesses of the News Of The World owned by Murdoch. The reality is different.

Private Eye is taking an intelligent interest and giving a damning critique. It does not mention the other slightly earlier attack on decent law. Lots of lawyers in the Commons & Lords just love bad law, expensive law, profitable law. They used Puttnam to finish off an improvement in England's grossly oppressive Libel Law. See Communist Sabotages New Libel Law but that is more about greed than free speech.

Libel Bill Is Through Lords
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Laws that led to London being dubbed "the libel capital of the world" will be reformed after peers in the Lords voted to pass the defamation bill, ending a three-year campaign led by Liberal Democrat peers Lord McNally and Lord Lester.

Libel reform campaigners said they were "delighted" overall that defamation reform was finally passing into law, although they were disappointed by the failure of a bid to bar private companies contracted to run schools, prisons or healthcare from suing ordinary citizens who criticised the work they do for the taxpayer.

However, the bill is a landmark piece of legislation and should provide more protection for individuals and organisations, including newspapers and broadcasters, which criticise big companies.
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Sometimes the law gets better. It is just a political tool. Justice another thing entirely.