Excellent, after the whole furore with Bercow it'll be interesting to see whether the defamation laws will be used to the same effect. That High Court ruling set a very clear precedent about what can and can't be classed as libel, and given that there was less actual libel in her tweet compared to this then it'll be like shooting fish in a barrel.
I still think the libel laws need gutting, but it'll be interesting to see them used to spectacular effect against someone who should know exactly how much trouble they'll get in.
>> I still think the libel laws need gutting, but it'll be interesting to see them used to spectacular effect against someone who should know exactly how much trouble they'll get in.
We can only hope that by actions like these people can scare the lawmakers into actually doing something about our stupid laws....
Or if not, at least we can watch and laugh as they're on the receiving end.
This case isn't the best reference for why the laws are stupid. Publicly accusing someone of a crime without any sort of evidence just because they're reporting on it _should_ bloody well be libel.
I still think the libel laws need gutting, but it'll be interesting to see them used to spectacular effect against someone who should know exactly how much trouble they'll get in.