Gagging Orders

[Pudwoppa]

The funny thing is that these super injunctions don't work. You can find out who these people are by searching online (twitter especially). Do a search for super injunction and trawl through the results and you'll quickly find it (I'm not spelling out a name). Freedom of speech is alive and well - just not through official channels.

[Margaret Pilkington]

I don't do twitter....or facebook.
You are right though, these celebs are wasting their money as most of the general population know who they are.

[Margaret Pilkington]

I also have a problem in not really being a film fan(or TV for that matter) so these so called celebs are nothing more than names to me.

[MargaretR]

I have done a search, and found footballers, actors, TV 'personalities'(who decides if the have one?) - all of no interest to me.

However - there was one who attracted my interest -
...the ex richest man in UK - the one who owns most of London real estate - but that didn't have 'juicy' connections -just to do with a fraud, so only to be expected

[Margaret Pilkington]

Margaret, I think that another one of my problems(if you can call it that) is I am not that interested on what is happening in someone elses' life.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Margaret, I think that another one of my problems(if you can call it that) is I am not that interested on what is happening in someone elses' life.

That's my take on life too Margaret, I've enough things to bother about in my own life never mind anyone else's, can't understand why people are fascinated with What Katie did next or what Peter did next or what poor Jade went through or whether Kerry has lost weight or who's the new man in her life, I see these TV adds for these programs every day or Magazine articles, I couldn't care less

[MargaretR]

....but when a rich man with a royal title supresses knowledge of his involvment in fraud case, we need to know. He might be the victim, but we don't know unless we are told.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

....but when a rich man with a royal title (suppressed) knowledge of his (involvement) in fraud case, we need to know. He might be the victim, but we don't know unless we are told.

You might want to know, but I've better things to do, like now I'm going of line to watch Arsenal and Straight after the Stanley, now that is IMPORTANT ps mind your spelling Margaret, your beginning to slip these days

[MargaretR]

When I say 'suppresses' it is using the present tense which still applies because the gagging order is still in place.
Your version 'suppressed' is not appropriate.

I missed an 'e' from 'involvement'.
I blame the physical disability of my hands, rather than the mental incapacity to spell.

Remind me again of your excuse.
A bad workman always blames his tools

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

When I say 'suppresses' it is using the present tense which still applies because the gagging order is still in place.
Your version 'suppressed' is not appropriate.

I missed an 'e' from 'involvement'.
I blame the physical disability of my hands, rather than the mental incapacity to spell.

Remind me again of your excuse.
A bad workman always blames his tools

Ya I always questioned my mum about how my brain was wired seeing I do suffer from dyslexia

[Eric]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Eric, the media make these people into millionaires,. Advertisers want them to sell their products.....and I know it is a daft concept, but the ordinary folk who buy these products are then like their heroes(or at least that is what the advertisers hope we would believe).....So when these 'heroes' get grubby and the press find out about it, they want to let those who elevated these celebs to their hero status to know about it........Aah,but that would cost the 'hero'his purse........So if you are rich, then you can buy yourself a bit of the privacy you so willingly gave up in the pursuit of money.

I agree. Not completely on the "willingly gave up" part; but I'm thinkin' about it.

But ... Sometimes I think that folks want their "heroes" to get grubby; makes them more human Wasn't it Wilde who said something about: The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about? And the British press

[MargaretR]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Ya I always questioned my mum about how my brain was wired seeing I do suffer from dyslexia

In order to recognise my spelling mistake, you must have a 'chell specker' that shows them to you - WOW

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

In order to recognise my spelling mistake, you must have a 'chell specker' that shows them to you - WOW

Ya mean you've had to sleep on that Margaret to realise, come on lass your slowing down, my spell checker is my bestest mate, didn't ya know
ps ya got your ch and your sp mixed up in your post

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by Eric

I agree. Not completely on the "willingly gave up" part; but I'm thinkin' about it.

But ... Sometimes I think that folks want their "heroes" to get grubby; makes them more human Wasn't it Wilde who said something about: The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about? And the British press

I think they do willingly give up their privacy......they court the press, they dance attendance for the press.......oh Yes, except when they have a dirty secret they want to hide...then it there is a howl of 'Privacy'.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I think they do willingly give up their privacy......they court the press, they dance attendance for the press.......oh Yes, except when they have a dirty secret they want to hide...then it there is a howl of 'Privacy'.

So, we can agree to disagree on the "willingness" thing. But, in one case I have been reading about in the Guardian, involving some chick called Imogen Thomas, the issue has nothing to do with willingly seeking publicity and notoriety, and a lot to do with blackmail. Blackmail, I believe, is still a crime in the UK.