Tories To Vote For Withdrawal Of BSkyB Bid

[dipsydoodle]

Source: SKY News

The Government has said it will vote for a Labour motion to call for the withdrawal of Rupert Murdoch's bid to take over BSkyB.

All three main parties will support the parliamentary motion tabled by Labour calling on Mr Murdoch to abandon the takeover.

The text states that "this House believes that it is in the public interest for Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation to withdraw their bid for BSkyB".





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BBC link here : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14118864

The government says it will support Labour's motion that MPs believe it is in the public interest for News Corporation to withdraw its bid for BSkyB

[beac]

1. Looks like Rupert's power to intimidate is getting soundly trounced by the

power of public opinion.

70% of Britons are against the deal, only 9% for it and the rest don't know. (Found here at the 4:13 mark: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/blog/2011/jul/12/phone-hacking-scandal-live-coverage)

[dipsydoodle]

2. The Guardian prints what suits it

I don't particularly trust them either.

[beac]

4. I don't find those particular stats (from a YouGov poll) all that hard to believe.

And I can't imagine the "don't knows" will covert to "for its" in light of the way each day is bringing new and worse scadals.

[Judi Lynn]

3. Sure hope this goes as it should. It's really important. Thanks. Rec. n/t