My denial is your refutation

At The Critic, Dalrymple writes on the minor controversy over a review of a book of poetry and finds mistakes all around:

This suggestion of plagiarism upset the publisher, Canongate, which said, “Canongate refutes completely this baseless allegation.”

It did nothing of the kind. Only in a world of “my truth” are denial and refutation synonymous. One would have hoped for better from a respectable publisher.

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