Putin makes satire of him illegal
“On a talk show last autumn, a prominent political analyst named Mikhail Delyagin offered some tart words about Vladimir Putin. When the program was televised, Delyagin was not.
His remarks were cut and he was digitally erased from the show, like a disgraced comrade airbrushed from an old Soviet photo. (The technicians may have worked a bit hastily; they left his disembodied legs in one shot.)”
Herald Tribune | Hat Tip Volokh Conspiracy
Fortunately, satirising Putin is not illegal in West London – although I will be concerned if a PCSO with a Russian accent arrives at my door with an umbrella or a cup of radioactive tea.
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Thank God Gordon Brown hasn’t taken up fishing.
Gordo hasn’t got time to take up fishing; he’s far too busy organising all the superheros to save the country, the EU and – one day – THE WORLD!