Libel industry in ‘clear need’ of review, says leading foreign policy thinktank
The government is allowing English law to be abused by powerful individuals in order to threaten foreign journalists, according to a report by a leading foreign policy thinktank, whose authors say the libel industry is in “clear need” of review.
Those reporting from outside the
UK on financial crime and corruption face almost as many threats of court action in
Britain as they do from all other European countries and the
United States combined, according to the Foreign Policy Centre (FPC), which is arguing for better protections for journalists.