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Defamation Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Triesman (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 19 December 2012. It occurred during Debate on bills and Committee proceeding on Defamation Bill.

My Lords, I do not accept that supporting the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Phillips, is a Second Reading proposition. It may be very difficult, in a number of contexts, to achieve what the noble Lord, Lord Phillips, is suggesting,

but it is well worth doing it. A comparison can be made with somebody at a football match. I heard over very many years that when people made loud, offensive, grotesque, racist comments in a football crowd you could do nothing because of the great mass of faces. Then CCTV came along and we were able to do something about it—and it was quite right that we did, though apparently not yet fully successfully. There will be technical means—there probably already are. That is why the amendment should be supported.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
741 c577GC 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
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