tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post902347137883006692..comments2023-10-21T11:46:32.529+01:00Comments on Madame Arcati: The Hacked Off petition - please sign, and ignore the Lorraine KellysMadame Arcatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823823014493798116noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-68303789437074864882012-12-01T18:26:51.773+00:002012-12-01T18:26:51.773+00:00The scaremongering is truly ridiculous. The propo...The scaremongering is truly ridiculous. The proposals are workable and write a <br />protection for free speech and freedom of the press into statute. Moreover, they are not that different from Finland which scores very highly on press <br />freedom but has a regulatory body underpinned by law.<br /><br />We have a chance to decide just what type of press we are prepared to put up with. The current state of affairs is not a 'free press', it is an unaccountable one totally in the grip of powerful individuals who have shown through their <br />corrupt lobbying that far from calling power to account, they rather blackmail and bribe that power.<br /><br />Free speech is the most important aspect of a functioning democracy but that <br />freedom should not only be in the hands of a rich few.Emmanoreply@blogger.com