tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706518774624441702.post5515093957571849030..comments2010-06-23T22:26:58.945+01:00Comments on Who Are Ya?!: Morality and ObligationMat Rodgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05567745010414003134noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706518774624441702.post-50076631029020005822010-03-02T16:42:40.012+00:002010-03-02T16:42:40.012+00:00Matt,
interesting post. Obviously, don't give...Matt,<br /><br />interesting post. Obviously, don't give a damn about the football, but do give a damn about the freedom of the press.<br /><br />Terry is an amazing fusion of the twin problems of English libel law; he simultaneously represents the out of control hunger of paps & tabloids for celebrity gossip, and the nightmare of the legitimate, important media being choked of important stories by injunction.<br /><br />Do we have a right to know his private life? Well, surely we do, if it's having a measurable impact on his professional life - it's the England captaincy that makes this from a private story into a public one.<br /><br />I think it's hard to justify we have no "right to know" here; it's even harder to justify the Super-injunctions - the libel law equivalent of nuclear bombardment of the press - that Terry resorted to, especially as part of the super-injunction was to cover up his questionable charging for tours of the Chelsea grounds.<br /><br />I'd say Chelsea shareholders, but also Chelsea stakeholders (i.e. fans of the club and their rivals) have a right to know about that.Will Foxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092395634625680320noreply@blogger.com