'The wisdom of crowds and the folly of lawyers'

Written by Martin Belam
Published 13 October, 2009
Categories: Media, Newspapers, Politics, The Guardian

I wonder if at The Guardian we still have time to re-print tomorrow's fairytale giveaway?

After today's #Trafigura #CarterRuck gagging debacle, maybe we should add the story of the plucky villagers who just wouldn't let the king's courtiers silence the town crier.

Or perhaps we could simply change the name of the next booklet in the series to 'The wisdom of crowds and the folly of lawyers'?

Posted by Martin Belam, October 13, 2009
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Adam Tinworth commented on October 13, 2009:

As the young folks say:

LOL

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