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Date: Thu, 01 May 1997 10:12:49 +0100
From: Road Alert!
To: roadalert@gn.apc.org
Subject: "McLIBEL: BURGER CULTURE ON TRIAL"
McLIBEL: BURGER CULTURE ON TRIAL by John Vidal
TO BE PUBLISHED ON 18 APRIL 1997 - PRICE 15.99 POUNDS
The McLibel Trial, the longest case in English legal history, is an unlikely
morality tale of our times. In 1990, McDonald's slapped writs on five
London activists for allegedly libelling them in a leaflet entitled "What's
Wrong With McDonald's?". They successfully silenced three. But the
international giant had not banked on the dogged determination of Helen
Steel and Dave Morris, who refused to apologise...
The book is now available in bookshops in the UK. It will be on sale in
some other countries soon. It can also be ordered by anyone having problems
obtaining a copy, from Veggies by mail order for cover price 15.99 pounds
(including postage within the UK). Overseas readers should contact Veggies
to check overseas postage costs.
Veggies, 180 Mansfield Rd, Nottingham NG1 3HW, UK, Tel +44-115 958 5666,
email veggies@innotts.co.uk
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