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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Labour seeks law change to stop News Corp renewing BSkyB bid

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/au ... -bskyb-bid

Quote:
Labour is trying to secure cross-party support for an emergency change in the law to prevent News Corporation from renewing its bid to take full ownership of BSkyB.

In a move designed to capitalise on the embarrassment the phone-hacking scandal has heaped on the government, Labour said there was still a possibility that Rupert Murdoch could reopen his bid and the law should be changed to allow ministers to block it. Ivan Lewis, the shadow culture secretary, will introduce a negative motion when parliament returns next week, which – if approved by all parties – could go ahead without a vote.

He has written to the culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, and the Lib Dem culture spokesman, Don Foster, with his proposals. The aim would be to introduce a new public interest test applicable to media barons to rule people out based on their conduct.

Under Labour's proposed amendments to Section 58 of the Enterprise Act 2002, ministers would be given the necessary powers to ask regulators to apply a wide-ranging public interest test. Ministers would be also be able to intervene at any stage in the process if new information came to light.

I hope this succeeds.

Author:  belchingmatt [ Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Labour seeks law change to stop News Corp renewing BSkyB bid

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In a move designed to capitalise on the embarrassment the phone-hacking scandal has heaped on the government,

So the current government may have employed the wrong people and not responded very well to the issue, but didn't most of this occur under the previous government?

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Aug 29, 2011 1:46 am ]
Post subject:  Labour seeks law change to stop News Corp renewing BSkyB bid

belchingmatt wrote:
Quote:
In a move designed to capitalise on the embarrassment the phone-hacking scandal has heaped on the government,

So the current government may have employed the wrong people and not responded very well to the issue, but didn't most of this occur under the previous government?

Yes but the police lied to the former government as well. Both parties were caught fiddling expenses. Cameron screwed up when he hired Coulson even when warned. Yet failed to ask the right questions that should have protected him and the government. All have issues with Murdoch.


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Author:  l3v1ck [ Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:48 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Labour seeks law change to stop News Corp renewing BSkyB bid

OMG! :o I actually support a Labour policy. :?

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Aug 29, 2011 10:19 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Labour seeks law change to stop News Corp renewing BSkyB bid

l3v1ck wrote:
OMG! :o I actually support a Labour policy. :?

You should always be willing to accept that any party can have sensible policies.

Author:  l3v1ck [ Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Labour seeks law change to stop News Corp renewing BSkyB bid

Other Labour policies I have agreed with:
Public Smoking Ban
Not joining the EURO. (Okay, that wasn't really a policy, they just delayed it until it was obvious that the Euro was a teaming turd, but I'm glad they didn't force us into it without asking.)
Giving the Bank of England (rather than a ploitician) interest rate control.

Author:  MrStevenRogers [ Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:29 am ]
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im a smoker so i can not be a party to that/this or anything else as i am considered to be less then human

i hope all smokers are banned from voting (smokers are not allowed in public) that way i can smoke without having any say in governance
only non smokers (unless obese) can vote and have

awaiting the next ban ...

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Labour seeks law change to stop News Corp renewing BSkyB bid

MrStevenRogers wrote:
im a smoker so i can not be a party to that/this or anything else as i am considered to be less then human

i hope all smokers are banned from voting (smokers are not allowed in public) that way i can smoke without having any say in governance
only non smokers (unless obese) can vote and have

awaiting the next ban ...

I think that this government are already scapegoating those on benefits so as a smoker you will not be alone for long. Next they will target northerners. ;)

Author:  paulzolo [ Tue Aug 30, 2011 11:30 am ]
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Amnesia10 wrote:
MrStevenRogers wrote:
im a smoker so i can not be a party to that/this or anything else as i am considered to be less then human

i hope all smokers are banned from voting (smokers are not allowed in public) that way i can smoke without having any say in governance
only non smokers (unless obese) can vote and have

awaiting the next ban ...

I think that this government are already scapegoating those on benefits so as a smoker you will not be alone for long. Next they will target northerners. ;)


I remember a comedy TV series where people were discriminated over height. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Small_Problem

Author:  ShockWaffle [ Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Labour seeks law change to stop News Corp renewing BSkyB bid

MrStevenRogers wrote:
im a smoker so i can not be a party to that/this or anything else as i am considered to be less then human

i hope all smokers are banned from voting (smokers are not allowed in public) that way i can smoke without having any say in governance
only non smokers (unless obese) can vote and have

awaiting the next ban ...

If the next ban is for drama queens you need to buy a shack in the Hebrides (outer) :p

Author:  MrStevenRogers [ Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Labour seeks law change to stop News Corp renewing BSkyB bid

ShockWaffle wrote:
MrStevenRogers wrote:
im a smoker so i can not be a party to that/this or anything else as i am considered to be less then human

i hope all smokers are banned from voting (smokers are not allowed in public) that way i can smoke without having any say in governance
only non smokers (unless obese) can vote and have

awaiting the next ban ...

If the next ban is for drama queens you need to buy a shack in the Hebrides (outer) :p


already got one and a shack ...

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