and about time too<\/p>\n
check out BBC2 tonight at 10pm<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bbcfour\/documentaries\/storyville\/mclibel.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n Two contemporary issues that frustrate liberals are the prevalence of fast-food outlets and the continuing outrage of the British libel laws, which stack the odds in favour of the plaintiff, especially when he, she or it is powerful.<\/p>\n Both these preoccupations are neatly brought together in McLibel, a hilarious and engrossing account of the seven years in which McDonald’s attempted to extract damages from two penniless London activists.<\/p>\n Great moments in the film include the appearance of McDonald’s executives, defending their fare and the bizarre transformation of the protagonists from neophytes into seasoned cross-examiners. The dramatic courtroom reconstructions were filmed by Ken Loach, and are very funny. Call me biased, but I learnt more from this film (and laughed much more) than I did in Super Size Me<\/p>\n made by http:\/\/www.spannerfilms.net\/?lid=161<\/a><\/p>\n and of course M c S P O T L I G H T http:\/\/www.mcspotlight.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" and about time too check out BBC2 tonight at 10pm http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bbcfour\/documentaries\/storyville\/mclibel.shtml Two contemporary issues that frustrate liberals are the prevalence of fast-food outlets and the continuing outrage of the British libel laws, which stack the odds in favour of the … Continue reading