tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888848804347928571.post5959025639109699700..comments2024-02-25T06:41:19.588+00:00Comments on Conor's Commentary: A bad day for democracyConor Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457628816008082005noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888848804347928571.post-18763969837806361292010-11-05T13:14:33.735+00:002010-11-05T13:14:33.735+00:00andrew, it is a long time since I saw a Lib Dem le...andrew, it is a long time since I saw a Lib Dem leaflet with many facts in them. Alix- so you think it is better to have judges second-guessing voters than using admittedly imperfect libel laws!Conor Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457628816008082005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888848804347928571.post-37640487118742384622010-11-05T12:27:42.488+00:002010-11-05T12:27:42.488+00:00You're concerned about the impact of judicial ...You're concerned about the impact of judicial decisions on public life, and yet you encourage more people to have recourse to English *libel laws*?Alixhttp://fabulousblueporcupine.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888848804347928571.post-82824207307107956252010-11-05T12:24:32.776+00:002010-11-05T12:24:32.776+00:00Democracy is being able to make decisions based up...Democracy is being able to make decisions based upon facts, not racist lies.Andrew Boffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888848804347928571.post-51026973580992840902010-11-05T12:06:07.942+00:002010-11-05T12:06:07.942+00:00Oh come on, the judiciary are there to implement t...Oh come on, the judiciary are there to implement the law, and the law can be changed by Parliament. <br /><br />Remember that the RotPA only prohibits false statements about a candidate's character or conduct which are made in the knowledge that they are not true. I think we should absolutely be banning that sort of election statement. <br /><br />It doesn't prevent leaflets from containing spin, shades of doubt, misrepresentation of a party's policy, or dodgy interpretations of national politics.Anthony Zacharzewskihttp://www.demsoc.orgnoreply@blogger.com