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Ian Hislop

All the libel lawyers will tell you there's no libel any more, that everyone's given up.

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Ian Hislop is saying that lawyers who specialize in defamation cases believe such lawsuits have become rare or ineffective. He implies that people no longer pursue libel claims seriously because the legal system or public attitude has changed.

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