Guido Fawkes used a doctored news clip to smear my reputation and it snowballed into a right wing pile on involving the Daily Mail, GB News, three Tory MPs, one Peer, Richard Tice and Paul Staines.
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Great job, Dale! This should have been front-page news for an apology. If this were the law, newspapers and media would think twice before spreading falsehoods to the public.
Having just beaten the Daily mail for the second time - If this were a football game the score right now would be seven nil. I believe in free speech and a free press - but neither of those things is the freedom to be dishonest.
If the daily mail was a horse it would be on its way to the glue factory. A vile rag at the best of times - but not as bad as the gammons that buy it or use the mail online (which is selling/sharing visitors data). World would be better place with it gone.
The court ruling today makes clear that I was seriously defamed by Paul Staines and that left him with no real prospect at a full hearing. He has therefore conceded.
Paul Staines is now liable for substantial damages and costs and must remove the pages on his website which contain his falsehoods and refrain from repeating the allegations.
I believe this case is the first successfully pursued against Paul Staines and his Guido Fawkes operation. Staines has in the past bragged that his offshore operation enabled him to operate outside of the laws of our country – I am happy to have burst his bubble.
It shouldn't be necessary to have great wealth to challenge the poisonous views of Guido Fawkes, the Mail etc, but boy it's satisfying when someone with the balls and resource does so.
If only someone would implement Leveson, but this is the next best thing and it needs a lot more media coverage. So much better than Harry's royal sell-out.
About time somebody stood up to theses bullies and to make a stand for freedom of speech and not for the freedom to spread miss information. Power to the people. Respect.
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Congratulations, Dale.
Well done Dale, and thank you.
Well done.
Brilliant work, Dale 👏 👊
He’s had it coming for a long time.
Now take him for every penny he has got. Leave him destitute because he really does deserve it.
-Never a good look.
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