Slapps

For the EU to legislate on Slapps, it first had to establish that it had the power to do so.

A Slapps law could affect anyone, not just the rich and powerfultheguardian.

Legal threats like the one The National received from Labour come amid increasing concern about SLAPPs, which stands for “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation”.

SLAPPs focused on defamation charges are frequently used to discourage journalists from advancing their work by preventing the publication or removal of certain content and discouraging others from covering the same issues.

The Jonny Slapps ($18), a white pie with guanciale (cured cheek or jowl), pea tendril, "cream redux" and egg, sounds like a stretch but was hard not to finish in one sitting although each 10-inch pizza is enough to feed two people.