tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post921248342587147732..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: Let’s Play Leveson Spot The Whopper – 2Tim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-81195670755719387662013-10-08T20:51:45.552+01:002013-10-08T20:51:45.552+01:00I love the
"Would be illegal in America whe...I love the <br /><br />"Would be illegal in America where freedom of the press is protected by the First Amendment”.<br /><br />A lot of right-wingers (not all but a lot) such as Nelson are against a codified constitution as they have in the US. So it's bit of an own goal really. <br /><br />As for the ludicrous 300 years of freedom argument, anyone with a passing knowledge of UK social history (No, not Tim Stanley!) would know that the press has been heavily repressed over the years, especially the radical bits (Paine, Wilkes). Why even the Times used to call for the suppression of Chartist newspapers. keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551343571066684884noreply@blogger.com