I have been corresponding with the excellent Kate Green MP over various matters, including the proposed Newscorp take-over of BSkyB.
She forwarded me a copy of a letter (attached) from Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt (careful!), which I found to be wholly unsatisfactory. Not only is it brusque, but it totally fails to address the issues raised - and it also suggests that Jeremy Cu-...lture Secretary feels that it would be appropriate for him to make his own decisions on Ofcom's unequivocal recommendation that he refer the matter to the Competition Commision.
In reality he published the report over three weeks later - see this story - and still has not made a decision regarding the referral, citing the never-before-used Enterprise Act to allow him to grant NewsCorp more time to make him happy about Ofcom's concern's. Why he doesn't just take the advice of the groups of experts who we (the public) pay so much money for is beyond me.
That's what you get for electing the Tories, I suppose - oh, that and some good old-fashioned sleaze. Considering the co-allition stripped Vince Cable of his responsibility for the matter over perceived impartiality issues, the whole thing is a bit rich. Just like the government. I'm here all week.
On a lighter note - Rapper P Diddy (Sean Combs) is being sued for $900 billion. And I thought England was mental...
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