There’s a growing movement to reform the UK libel laws, which are regarded internationally as unjust, stifling of debate and cripplingly expensive for the person accused. You can read the full background here. This morning, campaigners including Dara O’Briain, Robin Ince, Alexi Sayle, Nick Ross …
“Dust? What dust?” A Hackney Wick resident has been threatened with legal action by the Olympic Delivery Authority after allowing dodgy comments to remain on a blog and associated forum. Sóna Abantu-Choudhury maintains the Leabank Square site, where local residents regularly vent spleen about the …
‘Sweet doggie’ by ponyintheair from the Londonist Flickr pool Last week on Londonist, in numbers: 23 people got hurt playing on Bodyspacemotionthings at Tate Modern (X) 250,000 pounds Boris earns each year for his column in The Telegraph (+) 60006 is the number for snitching …
This Week In London’s History Monday – 21st July 2005: Two weeks after the July 7th bombings, four would-be suicide bombers attempt to detonate explosive devices on London’s public transport system. None of the bombs explode fully, but widespread disruption of the transport system ensues …
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