' Restrictions of the Press '
Sir Stanley Reed , M.P.
Tonight's speaker in this series was for many years editor of the Times of India, and is in charge of the bill for the amendment of the Libel Laws now before Parliament. Just before Christmas Sir Stanley Reed took part in a broadcast debate on ' The Freedom of our Press '. Newspapers are not free to ' print what they like '. Two kinds of restrictions exist. The Libel Laws, the Official Secrets Act and so on impose limits from without. And the editor has often to decide for himself whether to print this or that is in the public interest.