Never-before-seen interviews with Keir Starmer, 1996-2004

Summary by Krater

Archival footage from 1996 follows Keir Starmer assisting London Greenpeace activists Helen Steel and David Morris in the McLibel trial against McDonald's, discussing the legal system's imbalance.

From the video

Answers: What was Keir Starmer's role in the McLibel case?

• McLibel trial
• freedom of speech
• libel laws in the UK
• legal representation for low-income defendants

What it concludes

• The libel laws in the UK create a real risk that criticism will be stifled because those without money cannot afford to stand up and try to prove what they say is true.
• David and Helen did not win one or two minor battles; they won two of those issues outright and half of two other issues.
• It is assumed that local authorities' reputation is lowered when there has been nothing to suggest that they've lost the sale of even one hamburger.