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Why do we still have oppressive defamation laws?
Because of highly effective lobbying by a handful of libel lawyers, and a Government that broke its promise to act.
Important investigation from Peter Geoghegan and Jenna Corderoy: www.newstatesman.com/investigatio...
newstatesman.com
The Slapp trap
As media lawyers battle to keep Britain’s libel industry lucrative, hopes for reform are fading