changes to the news industry, and amongst the changes that journalists have to contend with are legal changes. yes. why have you, along with other leading editors, put your name to a letter arguing against so—called slapp legislation? this slapp — strategic lawsuits against public participation. this is using legal action as a weapon to try and shut journalism down. i mean, it's very simple, and it's used by lots of extremely rich people for whom money is not a problem, and for whom, er, the method, erm, of legislation means that the story will be killed. erm, and i'm against that, and it's been used by a lot of oligarchs, and it's been used, um, to shut down criticism of seriously, um, worrying individuals. is it the case that the law in this country is disproportionately used by very rich people to try and silence journalism? yes, i mean, it is, and there have been some incredibly brave people, in particular writing about russia, who have been obliged either with their publications or with their publishers, they've been writing books,