Imagine if I couldn't say what this blog post is about, to what I am referring, who said it, or even if they said it.
As many of you will know, the Guardian newspaper was in exactly this position yesterday. The internet, and in particular, Twitter, soon made this particular application of the law something of an ass, and the injunction was lifted. A good day for freedom of speech, then, even if Wilkes would no doubt have been very surprised that such libel actions were in place in the twenty-first century. The legal ramifications will no doubt take some time to sink in. There is also more about the Bill of Rights, and parliamentary privilege, on the Taking Liberties website.
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