My column in today's Law Society Gazette draws attention to how little we know about the government's plans for legal reform. It also draws a
In its Christmas quiz, Private Eye reminds readers that in 2009 the pornographer and newspaper owner Richard Desmond sued the business journalist Tom Bower for saying in passing that he told his editors what they must put in their papers
This has been a bad week for freedom of expression in Britain but a useful one as well because it's two most serious enemies - money power and religious terror - have been in plain view.
First, the money. The BBC
More good news from what is turning into a good week for freedom of expression.Simon Singh has been given leave to appeal against Mr Justice Eady's draconian interpretation of his critique of chiropractors. As I explained in the
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