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After the McAlpine libel case, maybe we need a time control on damages After the McAlpine libel case, maybe we need a time control on damages
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No libel victim in memory has been cleared more comprehensively or swiftly than Lord McAlpine. A Newsnight bungle at the start of a single week was turned to overwhelming apologies by its end.No libel victim in memory has been cleared more comprehensively or swiftly than Lord McAlpine. A Newsnight bungle at the start of a single week was turned to overwhelming apologies by its end.
McAlpine had a very nasty experience, but at least it only lasted a very few days. But how, in the now-concluded matter of silly Sally Bercow and other tweeters, does response time figure? Digitally damned, then digitally sorted in a trice. Shouldn't £100,000 in damages and costs, too, be ruled by the clock?McAlpine had a very nasty experience, but at least it only lasted a very few days. But how, in the now-concluded matter of silly Sally Bercow and other tweeters, does response time figure? Digitally damned, then digitally sorted in a trice. Shouldn't £100,000 in damages and costs, too, be ruled by the clock?
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