July 22, 2010

Dear Sir,

Regarding Taciturnus' response to me on the question of press freedom:

There is a danger that the real issues in this debate will be lost if we continue to focus on the personalities of those who have taken part or those who have been cited in it. The real issues revolve around questions like "is there a free press", "can a press be free in private ownership", "can the press – free or not – regulate itself"?

There is not a lot to be gained in debating the rights and wrongs of the Russian Revolution - it is this century that we should be worried about."

DAVID RADLETT

Lecturer in Law,

University of Kent