tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.comments2023-08-22T12:11:04.451+01:00Banksy's BlogBanksyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12828119121143269262noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-67987254448989381122011-03-02T23:47:04.241+00:002011-03-02T23:47:04.241+00:00Hello Gareth, yes, but that was the line as publis...Hello Gareth, yes, but that was the line as published in The Times, so I should perhaps have said correct line, not correct title.<br /><br />Hen Wlad fy Nhadau is the title, but the first line, as you know, is Mae Hen Wlad fy NhadauBanksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828119121143269262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-53687897451493083462011-03-02T19:40:16.927+00:002011-03-02T19:40:16.927+00:00I may be being pedantic here, but the correct titl...I may be being pedantic here, but the correct title is "Hen Wlad fy Nhadau". The phrase "Mae Hen Wlad fy Nhadau" doesn't have a direct translation but to a Welsh speaker sounds a bit like "The Land of my Fathers Is", which is a bit jarring.Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11233703420468976631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-87154146920970125192011-03-01T23:36:07.799+00:002011-03-01T23:36:07.799+00:00But that's true of all languages, you only hav...But that's true of all languages, you only have to listen to what teenagers do to English.<br /><br />And if it was stuck in the 13th century it would not have survived into the 21st. Sure there's a very formal literary Welsh, but that's not what people speak.<br /><br />But hey, what do I know, I hardly speak it at all, especially now I'm surrounded by the Saes in Yorkshire.Banksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828119121143269262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-63544121718670741212011-03-01T23:07:01.741+00:002011-03-01T23:07:01.741+00:00Yes, even Welsh people like me have trouble dealin...Yes, even Welsh people like me have trouble dealing with this language.<br /><br />Teenage Welsh speakers annoy their parents (and indeed over achieving English incomers) by using Gwael Cymraeg - deliberately mangling syntax and grammar.<br /><br />Given that I'm posting pseudonymously from a safe distance, I'd like to suggest that this is a positive move for a language stuck in the 13th Century.<br /><br />Noson dda Saesneg oen ;)Socrateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525104555859213125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-11813846645603720312011-01-03T23:23:32.359+00:002011-01-03T23:23:32.359+00:00Tim - As David says, it's a strict liability o...Tim - As David says, it's a strict liability offence, so the lack of knowledge on the part of tha casual Tweeter is no defence in law.<br /><br />However, the test for contempt is a reasonably tough one - has what you published caused a substantial risk of serious prejudice or serious impediment to active proceedings. Many casual tweets to relatively low numbers of followers will not pass that test. But a tweet by a high-profile tweeter with large numbers might, or one by someone with a significant number of followers in the area where jurors or witnesses might come from.<br /><br />Also, prosecutions are authorised by the Attorney General - not a man whose office has the time to trawl Twitter for trivial offences. And if a prosecution is to go ahead there has to be a reasonable likelihood of conviction and it needs to be in the public interest to prosecute. Again, casual Tweeters would probably not pass this test, but those with large numbers would.<br /><br />T Lockyer - Tweeters from overseas may be beyond the reach of the courts here, but I'm not sure that Twitter or Facebook do not have enough of a legal presence in the UK to evade prosecution.Banksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828119121143269262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-46754727666890018352011-01-03T16:35:15.004+00:002011-01-03T16:35:15.004+00:00One point to remember is that Twitter, Facebook, e...One point to remember is that Twitter, Facebook, etc., and more importantly very many of their users, are not based in the UK in any substantial way, so attempts to extend contempt of court there might be about as useful as attempts to conceal the circulation of material via and injunction in a London court: pretty pointless. We have already seen something similar with Australian newspapers publishing material that British couldn't due to injunctions.T Lockyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156822854918301621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-14939165626844773752011-01-02T16:16:57.295+00:002011-01-02T16:16:57.295+00:00Very interesting post, the Contempt of Court law i...Very interesting post, the Contempt of Court law is essential for justice. In Italy, a country without this law the trial by the media of Amanda Knox could have swayed the jury.<br /><br />I've written a similar post on Chris Jeffries trial by the media:<br />http://cocosunshine.com/2011/01/02/chris-jeffries-sacrificed-by-the-media/<br /><br />It scares me that the press could find so much dirt on somebody who seems to be a law abiding upstanding member of society.<br /><br />And an interesting point about microblogging and blogging about court cases. Having a degree in journalism from Westminster University a knowledge of media law was drummed into us as essential. We're now in a situation that every man and his computer can potential come to be liable for damaging court proceedings.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09029989012341032967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-64547355149384167232011-01-02T09:56:39.706+00:002011-01-02T09:56:39.706+00:00As stated, it's a strict liability offence, no...As stated, it's a strict liability offence, no intent required.David Waldockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152088817355194654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-87496833847274459192011-01-02T09:15:19.200+00:002011-01-02T09:15:19.200+00:00Surely a casual Tweeter who makes a prejudicial st...Surely a casual Tweeter who makes a prejudicial statement about a case might be excused for not knowing the law; the Daily Mail journalists, with their utterly bizarre concoction of hearsay, innuendo and sheer stupidity (he was into Christina Rossetti, a 19th-century poet who wrote a lot about death - all 19th-century poets wrote about death, you bloody cretin!) should know better, and at the very least deserve a massive public bollocking, then perhaps have to write a retrospective article on the Colin Stagg case.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-85786643583166923462010-05-29T12:32:46.859+01:002010-05-29T12:32:46.859+01:00You have. And you're right to highlight the ex...You have. And you're right to highlight the explicit link between the two. Something else that particularly interests me is Recommendation #5 in the libel reform report (suggesting the creation of a libel tribunal) which seems to sit in the gap that currently exists between the two.Martin Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199687667323867854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-64388335573490358712010-05-29T12:28:04.565+01:002010-05-29T12:28:04.565+01:00Hi Martin, I think I've been saying similar fo...Hi Martin, I think I've been saying similar for some time - a piece I did or the Guardian some time ago was along similar lines.<br /><br />It's probably only now though that I've made the link to libel reform and PCC reform (or replacement)Banksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828119121143269262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-82437763643038563732010-05-29T12:11:56.856+01:002010-05-29T12:11:56.856+01:00Welcome aboard David - what took you so long? ;-)Welcome aboard David - what took you so long? ;-)Martin Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199687667323867854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-10718282446851833302010-05-22T17:11:35.338+01:002010-05-22T17:11:35.338+01:00Secret justice is no justice at all. It is one of ...Secret justice is no justice at all. It is one of the fundamental principles of our judicial system that it is open, and that includes defendants named.<br /><br />It might also sell newspapers, although few and fewer cover courts now, but the principle is one that we do not run our courts in secret.Banksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828119121143269262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-32614660438366330102010-05-22T01:43:33.307+01:002010-05-22T01:43:33.307+01:00Accepting your point about special pleading in rap...Accepting your point about special pleading in rape cases, wouldn't the proper position for a judicial system that is based on the principal of "assumed innocent until proven guilty" be that the accused shouldn't be named until guilt is proved in all cases?<br />I allso accept your point that it would be bad for News Organisations, but shouldn't our judicial system put justice before selling newspapers?Alwyn ap Huwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194724336424525283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-8638779499679666162010-01-08T02:50:29.939+00:002010-01-08T02:50:29.939+00:00You know you are getting old when you start notici...You know you are getting old when you start noticing how fast trees grow.messianicdruidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14451900701394524122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-35594329108745288262009-11-25T09:44:09.749+00:002009-11-25T09:44:09.749+00:00I am a German living in Wales. I grew up with a da...I am a German living in Wales. I grew up with a daily paper, the HNA; and on Saturdays I'd read a paper from Göttingen. <br /><br />At uni I'd read "Die Zeit" and the English "The Independent". Now I read "Y Cymro" in Wales, and on Sundays, "The Sunday Times".<br /><br />Kind regards from AnnetteAnnette Strauch https://www.blogger.com/profile/02883876294034079604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-80097982989118591472009-11-11T21:11:48.083+00:002009-11-11T21:11:48.083+00:00Saw the PP at the Theatre Royal and share your vie...Saw the PP at the Theatre Royal and share your views about the Uni bit. My mother - presumably wishing I could one day match my namesake's writing skill, fame and bank balance - always buys me tickets to see his work. You should see the faces drop at school reunions when I reveal that I'm not the Lee Hall who wrote Billy Elliot, but merely a journalist...Lee Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298628577615595090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-44141183780233155972009-10-05T13:06:45.555+01:002009-10-05T13:06:45.555+01:00Good analysis. A debate is growing in Wales around...Good analysis. A debate is growing in Wales around these closures. Have you seen this? http://vimeo.com/6824000<br /><br />It's a detailed analysis of the end of the Rocky Mountain News.Duncan Higgitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04530463998941401817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-73295323731581277162009-10-05T11:37:54.634+01:002009-10-05T11:37:54.634+01:00I'm glad someone else has pointed this out. It...I'm glad someone else has pointed this out. It amazes me how so many media organisations have been allowed to get away with claiming that "now" cuts must be made because of the recession. As quite a few colleagues have said to me, it's hard to remember the times when the media employers were dishing out resources. Interesting too to ponder whether the definition of recession is always "losing money" or often "not making as much as we used to". Short termism is the great disease of British business.<br /><br />A former editor of mine said last week: "There is absolutely no respect for real skills that create this 'content': researching, writing, taking pictures and making things look nice via design. <br />If good journalists didn't exist, there would be nothing to fill these multi-platforms with, yet journalists are the least respected of all the professions in the supply chain."<br /><br />That kind of comment is usually dismissed as the wailing of out-of-touch journalists with no commercial nous. Which rather proves the point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-23396561598242028342009-08-13T22:44:48.580+01:002009-08-13T22:44:48.580+01:00Sorry to disappoint you Brenda, you'll find hi...Sorry to disappoint you Brenda, you'll find him at http://www.banksy.co.uk/Banksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828119121143269262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-65787017695875874682009-08-13T12:58:43.177+01:002009-08-13T12:58:43.177+01:00There was me thinking that you were the real banks...There was me thinking that you were the real <a href="www.fourblankwalls.co.uk" rel="nofollow">banksy</a>! Nice blog tho.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574010181206502962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-9565117869556633442009-08-03T10:35:37.178+01:002009-08-03T10:35:37.178+01:00Point taken David.
It was easier when I was just ...Point taken David.<br /><br />It was easier when I was just pasting the column here and then answering readers' reactions.<br /><br />But will try to do better.Banksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828119121143269262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-67601659407245096032009-08-03T10:19:11.301+01:002009-08-03T10:19:11.301+01:00It might help also, David, if you updated it a wee...It might help also, David, if you updated it a wee bit more often!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458885329191059433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-90454708386611370032009-08-03T09:42:45.213+01:002009-08-03T09:42:45.213+01:00Why would I edit that?
Touche David.Why would I edit that?<br /><br />Touche David.Banksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828119121143269262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10548919.post-89460347473498700922009-08-03T09:36:13.914+01:002009-08-03T09:36:13.914+01:00David: many thanks for the mention.
Please feel ...David: many thanks for the mention.<br /><br />Please feel free to use the following:<br /><br />"A lively, intelligent, combative and compelling journalist, whose weekly column in the Daily Post was one of the principal reasons for buying it. His departure was a huge error on that newspaper's part"<br /><br />Do feel free, also, to edit as you see fit.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />David JonesUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458885329191059433noreply@blogger.com