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Cable; Why should he resign?

  • 21-12-2010 5:26pm
    #1
    steelcityblues
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭


    First off, i'm not a big fan of Vince Cable, or his party the Lib Dems - I think we have seen that they can be easily compromised once in power, and are not radically different from the Tories and Labour these days.

    However, I really fail to understand why he will be made to resign over some minor comments that were more bluster than actual threats to what was mere private conversations with some local party members, or as we now know supposed party members.

    The same 'death of political career by secret tape' happened earlie this year to a Tory by the name of Chris Grayling for expressing fairly safe comments to an undercover journalist that hotel/B and B owners should be allow to legislate who stays in or out of their places.

    Does this 'style' by the Telegraph and other newspapers of going to constituency meetings really constitute proper undercover work, or simply political agenda setting and ousting on their part?

    I think its the latter. Want to hear others' views.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/liberaldemocrats/8217253/Vince-Cable-I-have-declared-war-on-Rupert-Murdoch.html#dsq-content


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  • #2
    Einhard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭Einhard


    He's not resigning though, is he? I think Labour are just trying to make it into a bigger issue than it actually is, although it will make the Tories pretty uncomfortable consdiering the support they received from Murdoch in the election. Having said that though, personal grudges and vendettas shouldn't be part of policy making on that scale, although its not at all clear from the article that that was motivating Cable.


  • #3
    steelcityblues
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,630 ✭✭✭steelcityblues


    Looks like he is staying on, but with more limited responsibilities:

    From the Guardian:

    "Cable was called to Downing Street to be told that he will play no further part in the BSkyB decision. He has also lost all responsibility for competition and policy issues relating to media, broadcasting, digital and telecoms which will be transferred immediately to Jeremy Hunt, the Conservative secretary of state for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)."


  • #4
    Anonymous1987
    Closed Accounts Posts: 784 ✭✭✭Anonymous1987


    Einhard wrote: »
    Having said that though, personal grudges and vendettas shouldn't be part of policy making on that scale, although its not at all clear from the article that that was motivating Cable.
    If any party was to challenge News Corporation's growing dominance it would be the Lib Dems, Labour and the Conservatives have both been close to News Corp at some stage and most likely compete for approval by Murdoch. Nevertheless, isn't this an issue for the competition commission and not a politician?


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