I wrote a letter to that Tory MP I always bitch about, asking her to vote in favour of the vote to block Murdoch's BSkyB takeover:
I have seen reports that there may be a vote on Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB takeover this Wednesday. Please can you assure me that you will vote in favour of halting the takeover?
Everything has changed since the takeover process started last year. Rupert Murdoch's empire stands accused of appalling crimes and is now under criminal investigation. The reliability of the "undertakings" he is offering must be in doubt. I am fully aware that the takeover bid might be postponed until September anyway but this is not enough. I’m sure you know as well as I do that this investigation into the workings of News International could take years. To handover the whole of BSkyB to them at a time while they are being investigated for committing illegal actions such as hacking the phones of murder victims’ families and paying police officers for support, would look sordid and would be unwise during this fragile period in our country.
Better to block the takeover and allow Murdoch to try again when he has a clean sheet.
You are my MP and I hope you will represent the feelings of your constituency, not just that of your leader or your party. I believe you would be hard pushed to find any member of the general public who is supportive of the move for Murdoch’s bid to takeover BSkyB and is not disturbed by the arrest of Andy Coulson due to his closeness to Mr. Cameron.
If you were to vote in favour of halting the BSkyB takeover it would be a feather in your cap, and give the people who have written in protest of your fortnightly news column (one of whom was my father) proof that you are not just a tool of the Conservative movement but your own free-thinking person who takes the concerns of her constituents to heart rather than ignores them to defend party lines.
I believe that if you vote in favour of the BSkyB takeover it will not show solidarity with your party leader; it will leave him, your party and your own reputation in question. I know how important image is to our Prime Minister, so it is better to save him and your party the humiliation now and vote in favour of the halt to Rupert Murdoch’s takeover bid for BSkyB.
I look forward to hearing what you think.
Yours sincerely,
Louisa Ball
I doubt she paid any attention and will vote with the other sheep that are only there because Cameron put them there. But at least I made my feelings known.
