The Press Gazette tells the story today of the Russian billionairess who is suing for libel on the basis of a report in The Sunday Times claiming that she is buying London’s largest home. The claim is that the article has damaged her reputation and standing, which is of course the prerequisite to any defamation [...]
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Rushin’ off to the defamation courts….
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Court action, Defamation, Libel on November 30 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Susan Boyle – dreaming on…
Posted in Music, Scotland, tagged Scotland, Susan Boyle on November 30 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Susan Boyle has done it again. Just when you thought you had heard the last of her, here she is breaking all records for a debut album and looking gorgeous at the same time. Proof, if you need it, that real talent shines through. The Daily Express has a nice piece on her with a [...]
FOI in China – fragile as a teacup?
Posted in Freedom of Information, tagged China, FOI, Obama, Twitter on November 17 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You may already know that President Obama is visiting China this week. He has held a Town Hall style meeting in Shanghai with Chinese students. There was a Q and A session following his speech during which he was asked about technology and in particular whether he thinks everyone should be able to use Twitter. [...]
Plastic surgery
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged plastic bags on November 13 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Have you heard the one about the MP who flipped?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Capital Gains Tax, Freedom of Information, Heather Brooke, Michael Martin, MP, Westminster on November 1 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is reported by the BBC today that a comic drama will be released next autumn based on the story of Heather Brooke’s fight to bring the truth about MPs’ expenses to our attention. Of course it is true that in dark moments one must turn to black humour but it is debatable that anyone [...]
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