The Royals, The Truth and $$$ - plus SLAPPS! | Ep.79 | The Scandal Mongers Podcast

Andrew and Phil go where many royal reporters fear to tread, to reveal the shocking sexual allegations and dirty financial dealings that are alleged to lie behind the tangled and scandalous lives of numerous famous royal names.What has Andrew found our about the secret lives of the royals as he researched his numerous books?Improving access to information about the rich and powerful - especially the British royal family - is a theme of this podcast, and so we are keen to learn more about the ways that oligarchs, corporations and Princes seek to prevent reporters and writes doing their jobs. David Hooper, one of London’s top lawyers, joins us to discuss the scandalous use of so-called SLAPPs - law suits meant to intimidate journalists and restrict their access to the truth.***We now have a Thank You button (next to the ’three dots’) for small donations that help support our work***You can buy David's’ book and books from the other authors we feature here, in our own Scandal Mongers bookshop - along with thousands more...https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/buying-silence-how-oligarchs-corporations-and-plutocrats-use-the-law-to-gag-their-critics-david-hooper/7539510?aid=12054&ean=9781785908316&Looking for the perfect gift for a special scandalous someone - or someone you’d like to get scandalous with? We’re here to help...https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ScandalMongers*** If you enjoy our work please consider clicking the YouTube subscribe button, even if you listen to us on an audio app. It will help our brand to grow and our content to reach new ears.THE SCANDAL MONGERS PODCAST is also available to watch on YouTube...https://www.youtube.com/@thescandalmongerspodcast/videosAndrew Lownie...https://twitter.com/andrewlowniePhil Craig...https://twitter.com/philmcraigThe Scandal Mongers...https://twitter.com/MongersPodcastYou can get in touch with the show hosts [email protected](place 'Scandal Mongers' in the heading) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.