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Engaging with libel reform
10Dec09 – 12:17 pm
Jack of Kent: “England’s libel law is currently a public danger and a public disgrace”
Dominic Grieve: “I’m sure there is a problem”
27Nov09 – 12:48 pm
Padraig Reidy: The shadow justice secretary does not seem to be taking libel reform seriously
Tony Harrison and Zarganar share PEN/Pinter Prize
16Oct09 – 11:55 am
Rohan Jayasekera at an inspiring evening for free expression
Banish the libel chill
16Oct09 – 9:07 am
Allen Green: “it is not journalists and publishers that require protection from libel law, but the public”
“Straws in the wind” show hope for repeal of seditious libel
20May09 – 1:07 pm
English PEN on the Coroners and Justice Bill
Interview: Jonathan Heawood
17Feb09 – 11:43 am
English PEN director Jonathan Heawood was interviewed on the Little Atoms radio show last week by, er, me, and co-host Neil Denny. We discussed the origins of PEN, perceived limits of free expression, and the changes in censorship from a state-based to community-based phenomenon. You can listen to the 30-minute interview here.
Libel progress at Commons
17Dec08 – 1:53 pm
You may have noticed the announcement earlier this week of a joint inquiry in to libel by Index on Censorship and English PEN. The issue of the unfairness of UK defamation laws has been exercising us for some time, and we’re not the only ones. Today saw an adjournment debate at the House of Commons [...]