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Author:  pcernie [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 11:24 am ]
Post subject:  News International 'bullied Liberal Democrats over BSkyB bid
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/ju ... rats-bskyb

It's hardly a shock, mind you, it's not surprising that the Lib Dems didn't have the backbone to stand up for themselves and turn the tables either :roll:
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 11:56 am ]
Post subject:  Re: News International 'bullied Liberal Democrats over BSkyB bid
Quote:
Lib Dem insiders say NI officials took their lobbying campaign well beyond acceptable limits and even threatened, last autumn, to persecute the party if Vince Cable, the business secretary, did not advance its case.

And that is why newspapers should be cut down to size. If our politicians are too scared to do things for the good of the country then they should not be in power.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: News International 'bullied Liberal Democrats over BSkyB bid
They clearly overstepped the mark with this

News of the World private eye 'followed Charles Clarke'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-14301674
Author:  paulzolo [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: News International 'bullied Liberal Democrats over BSkyB bid
Amnesia10 wrote:
They clearly overstepped the mark with this

News of the World private eye 'followed Charles Clarke'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-14301674


and this happened:

Quote:
No story was generated from the private eye's activities and the newspaper moved its attention elsewhere.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: News International 'bullied Liberal Democrats over BSkyB bid
paulzolo wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
They clearly overstepped the mark with this

News of the World private eye 'followed Charles Clarke'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-14301674


and this happened:

Quote:
No story was generated from the private eye's activities and the newspaper moved its attention elsewhere.

Sure but why follow the Home Secretary? I could not stand him but even so this is beyond reason.
Author:  Linux_User [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: News International 'bullied Liberal Democrats over BSkyB bid
I see this as a case of reaping what you sow - Politicians have been advancing the case of big business since time immemorial, and now it's a self-fulfilling prophecy - keep doing it for fear the constituents of the FTSE 100 come and bite you in the arse. Politicians now live in fear of the media and large corporations, and they're the daft bastards who let it all happen in the first place.

Government and corporations are far too chummy, it needs to stop.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: News International 'bullied Liberal Democrats over BSkyB bid
I do think that breaking up all large firms so that there is much more competition would be good.
Author:  bobbdobbs [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: News International 'bullied Liberal Democrats over BSkyB bid
Linux_User wrote:
Government and corporations are far too chummy, it needs to stop.
It wont.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: News International 'bullied Liberal Democrats over BSkyB bid
bobbdobbs wrote:
Linux_User wrote:
Government and corporations are far too chummy, it needs to stop.
It wont.

They rely on big business to fund them. That is why we have had right wing governments for 30 years. I know Labour were supposed to be left wing but they had right wing policies for most of that time.
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