If there is a desire to consider the law of defamation, it might be appropriate to discuss with the commission whether it thinks that the issue is urgent or should be addressed in due course, and whether it is prepared to consider a matter for which it would, ultimately, be responsible.I suggest engagement with the commission to see whether it shares the concerns of Professor Reid and Alistair Bonnington, and perhaps to see whether defamation—although it is not on the commission’s current work programme...