Completely agree. We need constitutional protection like the United States.
Sent from my iPhone On 3 Jul 2011, at 21:57, Damian Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: > No apologies for the non LU content - (there's bugger all to talk about > anyway at the moment) > > I see she that someone has just got a police caution for making online > remarks about Simon Cowell's organisation and the "talent" that he finds. > > There's lots of things to say about both the "loser TV" that makes Simon > Cowell and others very rich, but I'm posting more about the free-speech > aspect of this. I think that there are very tough libel and slander laws in > the UK, so much so that people come from all over the world to sue because > the playing field isn't entirely level. So why does Simon Cowell need a > new(ish) criminal act to protect his reputation? Why do governments pander > to these people. Pander? Pander! is anyone suggesting that in a different > context a Simon Cowell would have a criminal record himself? > > This is wrong. > > Damian > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it) > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it)
