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.
Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Monday, 11 July 2011
The Cameron/Coulson Affair
Michael Fallon is a tosser anyway.
His interview aired on Channel 4 News a few days ago (09/07/2011) showed that. The Tories try to blame Labour again but Krishan's not having it. BTW for those of you who are unaware Andy Coulson HAS been arrested and charged. That happened the day after this interview; he is now released on bail.
It is silly what Fallon is saying because only Tony Blair dealt with Murdoch. Gordon Brown had nothing to do with him (and it was because of that he lost the election) and Ed Miliband hasn't either. In fact it has come out now the the News of the World targetted Gordon Brown by hacking into his back accounts and the medical records of his son. It was in the BBC news tonight as well.
Gordon Brown suspect that his phones were being hacked all the way back in January and he suspect that it wasn't the NOTW that did it, but the Sunday Times. This is another Murrdoch paper. Hence why the papers are all saying News International targetted Gordon Brown. Apparently Brown is set to lob another bomb in Murdoch's way because of this. Frankly, I don't see why it should be surprising. If one or Murdoch's papers did it, they're probably all doing it. Here the FT did a piece on it.
Memo to our American and Australian cousins -- get your independant newspapers to investigate his dealings there too. There is a reason why Murdoch has kept Rebekah Brooks close; it because she knows where all the bodies are buried. If he's doing it in the UK, he probably doing it in all the other countries too. I do hope it does make other countries touched by Murdoch stop and think, "Maybe we should investigate his dealings with these places before he shreds all the evidence."
Pressure is mounting on David Cameron to halt the BSkyB takeover and Ed Miliband was successful in calling for a vote on stopping the BSkyB takeover on Wednesday. I even wrote an email to my MP (who I hate because she's a useless Tory) asking her to vote in favour of stopping the BSkyB takeover. Fat chance but at least it's something Thurrock can hold against her later if she doesn't vote in favour of it.
Interestingly enough the cowardly Cameron has been keeping his head down the last few days. Instead of going to the house to answer Ed Miliband's questions he got Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary, to answer them. Would you like to know his weighty actions to halt the BSkyB takeover? He wrote a letter to Ofcom. Wow.
David Cameron was off trying to sell the Big Society for the millionth time. What does that involve I hear you cry? Privitisation through the back door. Go to Hell, Cameron!
His interview aired on Channel 4 News a few days ago (09/07/2011) showed that. The Tories try to blame Labour again but Krishan's not having it. BTW for those of you who are unaware Andy Coulson HAS been arrested and charged. That happened the day after this interview; he is now released on bail.
It is silly what Fallon is saying because only Tony Blair dealt with Murdoch. Gordon Brown had nothing to do with him (and it was because of that he lost the election) and Ed Miliband hasn't either. In fact it has come out now the the News of the World targetted Gordon Brown by hacking into his back accounts and the medical records of his son. It was in the BBC news tonight as well.
Gordon Brown suspect that his phones were being hacked all the way back in January and he suspect that it wasn't the NOTW that did it, but the Sunday Times. This is another Murrdoch paper. Hence why the papers are all saying News International targetted Gordon Brown. Apparently Brown is set to lob another bomb in Murdoch's way because of this. Frankly, I don't see why it should be surprising. If one or Murdoch's papers did it, they're probably all doing it. Here the FT did a piece on it.
Memo to our American and Australian cousins -- get your independant newspapers to investigate his dealings there too. There is a reason why Murdoch has kept Rebekah Brooks close; it because she knows where all the bodies are buried. If he's doing it in the UK, he probably doing it in all the other countries too. I do hope it does make other countries touched by Murdoch stop and think, "Maybe we should investigate his dealings with these places before he shreds all the evidence."
Pressure is mounting on David Cameron to halt the BSkyB takeover and Ed Miliband was successful in calling for a vote on stopping the BSkyB takeover on Wednesday. I even wrote an email to my MP (who I hate because she's a useless Tory) asking her to vote in favour of stopping the BSkyB takeover. Fat chance but at least it's something Thurrock can hold against her later if she doesn't vote in favour of it.
Interestingly enough the cowardly Cameron has been keeping his head down the last few days. Instead of going to the house to answer Ed Miliband's questions he got Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary, to answer them. Would you like to know his weighty actions to halt the BSkyB takeover? He wrote a letter to Ofcom. Wow.
David Cameron was off trying to sell the Big Society for the millionth time. What does that involve I hear you cry? Privitisation through the back door. Go to Hell, Cameron!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)