http://standpointmag.co.uk Welcome to the Standpoint magazine, the culture and politics monthly en /node/3386 <!--paging_filter--> <p>I've a piece in the <em><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/sep/19/nick-cohen-terrorism-twitter">Observer</a> </em>about the shocking treatment of Paul Chambers. To summarise, the 27-year-old worked for a car parts company in Yorkshire. He and a woman from Northern Ireland started to follow each other on Twitter. He liked her tweets and she liked his and boy met girl in a London pub. They got on as well in person as they did in cyberspace. To the delight of their followers, Paul announced he would be flying from Robin Hood airport in Doncaster to Northern Ireland to meet her for a date.<p><a href="/node/3386"><span>read more</span></a></p> /node/3386#comments Milan Kindera Paul Chambers Twitter Joke Trial Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:44:55 +0100 Nick Cohen 3386 at http://standpointmag.co.uk