New Party member Stewart Dimmock was vindicated yesterday when the high court ruled that Al Gore's controversial film, An Inconvenient Truth contains partisan political views and forced the Government to rewrite the Guidance notes accompanying the film to expose its many scientific inaccuracies. Mr. Dimmock brought his case in the belief that the decision to distribute Gore’s film amounted to the political indoctrination of school children contrary to section 406 of the Education Act 1996.
Paul Downes, counsel for Mr Dimmock, criticised the film at length describing it as “a mix of scientific inaccuracies, political propaganda and sentimental “mushâ€. Although the full judgment is yet to be handed down, it appears that High Court Judge, Mr Justice Burton, agreed. The Court found that the film was misleading in 11 respects and that the Guidance Notes drafted by the Education Secretary’s advisors served only to exacerbate the political propaganda in the film.
Paul Downes, counsel for Mr Dimmock, criticised the film at length describing it as “a mix of scientific inaccuracies, political propaganda and sentimental “mushâ€. Although the full judgment is yet to be handed down, it appears that High Court Judge, Mr Justice Burton, agreed. The Court found that the film was misleading in 11 respects and that the Guidance Notes drafted by the Education Secretary’s advisors served only to exacerbate the political propaganda in the film.
