Brian Cox on libel reform
Professor Brian Cox appeared on BBC’s Daily Politics today to discuss Index, English PEN and Sense About Science’s Libel Reform Campaign, which held a rally at the Houses of Parliament today.
Plus read our Storify on today’s events
Libel reform comes around less often than Halley’s comet. Let’s get it right
The defamation bill will do little to stop corporations suing individuals and should include a public interest defence says Index’s Mike Harris
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PAST EVENT: 9 July: Tom Watson MP in conversation with Kirsty Hughes at Ways With Words Festival
Date: Monday 9 July
Time: 1pm
Venue: Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6EL
Tickets: £9, available here
Phone-hacking, Murdoch and the Media
Interviewed by Index Chief Executive Kirsty Hughes, Tom Watson MP will tell the full behind-the-scenes story of the phone hacking scandal. He led the questioning of Rupert and James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks when they appeared before the Select Committee in July 2011 and continues to be at the forefront of the investigation.