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Free press crushed by lawfare

Free press crushed by lawfare

And London law firms are to blame, say MPs

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Joshua Rozenberg
Jan 23, 2022
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Lawfare is being used to “threaten, intimidate and put the fear of God into British journalists, citizens, officials and media organisations”, according to the Conservative MP David Davis:

What results is injustice, intimidation, suppression of free speech, the crushing of a free press, bullying and bankruptcy. It results in protection from investigation…

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