The i Paper opinion piece, on UK Politics, 10 November 2026
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Read the original article on inews.co.uk (opens in a new tab)Oliver Kamm's column argues that the High Court was right to refuse David Walliams an injunction blocking ITN and The Guardian from naming him. It keeps the allegations as allegations, records that Walliams denies them, and treats his reported mental health crisis with care. Nothing in it misleads the reader on the grounds an opinion piece is judged by.
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“which he denies”
The column records Walliams's denial at the point where it first sets out the allegations, so the reader does not take them as proven.
“The lifting of the injunction has no bearing on the truth or otherwise of the allegations.”
Kamm separates the court's ruling on publication from any finding on the allegations themselves. The reader is told plainly that no court has judged them true.
“According to his legal team, Walliams attempted twice to take his own life after receiving these letters”
The column attributes the account of Walliams's suicide attempts to his lawyers rather than stating it in its own voice, and it treats his risk of self-harm seriously rather than dismissing it.
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