[–] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 child)

...and yet the offending clips were broadcast in full on national tv less than 12 months before trump sued, and the full documentary available to view on iPlayer within that 12 month period (I literally only watched it on iPlayer because of the controversy)

Regardless, under UK law the time limit can be increased if you only become aware of the libel after the deadline has passed.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    Why would they investigate without a complaint.

    But back to my main point, even if he was libelled (he wasn't) he wouldn't win anything in the UK. The whole point of the legal action is to try and silence anything critical of the regime and the only way that can be successful is under us law.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

    That is true but trump had several months of complaining about it when he could have bought a claim but didn't. In any case there's no incentive to claim in UK because there would be nothing to win, except he might get his legal fees back (but even that isn't guaranteed).

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child)

    You just referred back to the first two links which are now dead. Sky news insistence that something is true is a very good indicator that it is in fact not true. I can't find any articles corroborating this.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    At the risk of angering people working in retail (I've worked retail); I can't comprehend how 'Retail Manager' is worthy of a skilled worker visa.

    Obviously this article is dealing with abuses of the visa programme but presumably there are many people out there running a branch of currys who came here on a visa to do it. That shouldn't be necessary in a sector that is shrinking.

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