John Kampfner: Julian Assange and the big picture
Julian Assange and the big picture
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John Kampfner
John Kampfner
Keeping it quiet
Tony Blair’s appearance at the Iraq inquiry is a test of the competing principles of free expression and confidentiality.
John Kampfner asks who should decide what the public hears?
So you think we’ve got free speech in Britain? Think again
Nobody sensible wants to abolish libel law, to allow a free-for-all in which reputations are impugned without a right to redress. It’s about balance and proportion, says
John Kampfner
Wikileaks shows up our media for their docility at the feet of authority
John Kampfner: Wikileaks shows up our media for their docility at the feet of authority
Rupert Murdoch uses Margaret Thatcher lecture for a display of power
John Kampfner: Rupert Murdoch uses Margaret Thatcher lecture for a display of power
Libel reform forces its way up the political agenda
John Kampfner: Libel reform forces its way up the political agenda
Human rights in changing times
In a speech to Amnesty Internationals national conference John Kampfner talks self-censorship, Nick Griffin and why free speech means fighting for the rights of people whose views you find obnoxious
A victory for Singh but a setback for Jack Straw
John Kampfner: Jack Straw’s plans for libel reform faces parliamentary hitch
For once, a court decision that gladdens the heart
John Kampfner: For once, a court decision that gladdens the heart
Censorship in Singapore
Having avoided Singapore’s censors John Kampfner asks is the country really changing?
A year of gagging
In 2009 the government, courts and the police have connived in the suppression of investigative journalism and scientific research. But campaigns for free expression are fighting back says
John Kampfner
Libel reform: The laws that stain Britain’s good name
As Index on Censorship and English Pen launch “Free Speech is Not For Sale”, a damning report on English libel laws, John Kampfner highlights the pressing need for reform