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16 comments from readers

knave
22 July 2008 at 17:04

Julius added mischievously that occasionally he is consulted by predatory fabulously wealthy clients, and he advises them: If you want the truth, but don’t want to use your wealth in a coercive system, then why not invite the alleged defamer to a tribunal at no financial risk, where you will pay the costs, thus ensuring the truth is reached in a level playing field. Oddly, no-one has taken up the proposal."

The long winter evenings must fly past in his chateau.

Martin Bright
22 July 2008 at 18:34

How reassuring. A post wouldn't be a post without one of your comments..

knave
23 July 2008 at 13:08

Well Martin somebody has to comment on your Neo con / Thatcherite drivel.

Nada
23 July 2008 at 13:31

Hmm, I see my comment might have been taken down. Hey Martin, did the Policy Exchange talk of their own libel case against Newsnight for its report exposing fabricated evidence for its mosque report?

redharry
23 July 2008 at 15:40

Hey guys, check out the latest Private Eye. Look at page 5, top of column 1.

It seems that Martin isn't content with arms dealer financed PR for the Israeli occupation, he's also been selling himself to advertise the Nintendo Wii.

Please don't sue the Eye Martin, who else will pay your mate Ratbiter?

knave
23 July 2008 at 17:21

Nintendo wii.

Is Martin, the unhappy fat guy advertising Wii fitness standing next to gawky lanky bloke with a lisp holding up an edition of what's left

Martin Bright
23 July 2008 at 19:35

My God, you really do follow my every move. I'm terribly touched

BegbiesEvilTwin
24 July 2008 at 00:34

Hey Martin is it true you asked Catherine Fieschi 'to join a Facebook group called "IslamExpo is a front for Hamas" '?

If so would you mind explaining your rationale?

Article here:-

http://newstatesman.com/middle-east/2008/07/less-demos-unple...

knave
24 July 2008 at 08:10

What is facebook ?

Martin Bright
24 July 2008 at 09:13

Evil one: why don't you join Facebook and check it out? Or join it

niceguy
24 July 2008 at 14:07

Facebook is a social networking group people go on when they should be working. Martin is on it, ask him.

knave
24 July 2008 at 16:12

Sounds dreadful.

BegbiesEvilTwin
25 July 2008 at 01:40

Martin: It really doesn't shed much more light than the group's title. Even if you are correct in your assertion groups are rarely homogenous. Usually once you scratch the surface you're most likely to find they're rich with competing contradictions. Wouldn't it be better to interface with projects like this so you can sway the moderates? I mean even Thatcher's government had talks with the IRA.

Hell, I have even done cross-party work with the Conservatives and will probably do so again.

As for Harry's Place, their politics are a fairly one-dimensional manifestation of the new right emerging from within the Labour movement. Even their strapline verges on the Melanie Phillips. The idea that Liberty entitles people to impose their views on others is at best erroneous. Even if such a thing as rights exist the intention to impose your views on others is merely Fascist. In short, they set themselves up. Nobody else.

Knave: Facebook is the work of the devil.

knave
25 July 2008 at 06:34

Very good points BET.

Harrys place is unfortunately getting more and more extreme in their views. The word entrenched comes to mind. They dismiss people like Hari and even David T, a man who I admire have nailed their colours to Tory. policy exchange Cohenites.

As for facebook, it sounds that it should be left to the kids.

BegbiesEvilTwin
25 July 2008 at 17:33

I seriously believe we need to do some hardcore work on examining the new right phenomenon. Especially within New Labour.

knave
25 July 2008 at 19:25

Perhaps the first thing we need is new name.

Post new labour, labour

or

go back to old labour

or

I know

The Labour party