Comments on: The Sun http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/10/the-sun/ The inside track since 2003 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:18:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Quietzapple http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/10/the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-94310 Quietzapple Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:36:25 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=4046#comment-94310 You might have employed a skywriter . . . . . . I might have felt sorry for them in their humiliation, I could have spared a nanosec I'm sure . . . Is it true they have lost 150,000 copies in the past few months? You might have employed a skywriter . . .

. . . I might have felt sorry for them in their humiliation, I could have spared a nanosec I’m sure . . .

Is it true they have lost 150,000 copies in the past few months?

]]> By: Shaun Hollingworth http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/10/the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-94058 Shaun Hollingworth Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:57:26 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=4046#comment-94058 I believe the UK Libel laws need an urgent overhaul. Are you aware Mr. Watson, that the USA are now threatening to block our websites, and refuse to allow their newspapers here because of libel tourism ? http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/nov/09/britain-libel-laws-foreign-media I don't think winning a libel case, under the present regime is anything AT ALL to smile about, or even to boast about considering how the rest of the free (really free) world looks upon us. I believe the UK Libel laws need an urgent overhaul.
Are you aware Mr. Watson, that the USA are now threatening to block our websites, and refuse to allow their newspapers here because of libel tourism ?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/nov/09/britain-libel-laws-foreign-media

I don’t think winning a libel case, under the present regime is anything AT ALL to smile about, or even to boast about considering how the rest of the free (really free) world looks upon us.

]]> By: John-Paul http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/10/the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-93529 John-Paul Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:44:55 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=4046#comment-93529 Its a shame you used Carter-Ruck. Its a shame you used Carter-Ruck.

]]> By: ThePickards » Council Resigns After Blogger Criticism http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/10/the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-92758 ThePickards » Council Resigns After Blogger Criticism Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:08:39 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=4046#comment-92758 [...] telling stuff which turns out not to be true, you have to pay the penalty (as Damien McBride and The Sun have found out [...] [...] telling stuff which turns out not to be true, you have to pay the penalty (as Damien McBride and The Sun have found out [...]

]]> By: RobT http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/10/the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-92702 RobT Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:22:15 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=4046#comment-92702 Well done Tom. I doubt the apology will get the same column inches compared to the lies they originally published. Well done Tom. I doubt the apology will get the same column inches compared to the lies they originally published.

]]> By: Dan http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2009/10/the-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-92610 Dan Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:06:25 +0000 http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=4046#comment-92610 Kerching! They really need better lawyers. Plonkers. ;o) Justice was done. Kerching! They really need better lawyers. Plonkers. ;o)

Justice was done.

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