Ofcom Discussion

Cameron appearing to back May on this one:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics...ocked.html

A very troubling thin end of the wedge. Yet another road of curtailment to our rights the Tories seem so willing to blunder down. Yet again it's start out by attacking a subject that can't really be objected to per se. Then what's next? How easy will in be for the government to use Ofcom to ban another extreme form of political speech. Who exactly decides who qualifies for the next veto? (Do these laws ever stop at one target?)

As for his leaked memo... It always fascinates me the untold story behind leaks like this. Who leaked it? For what reason? Who benefits from having this out in the public arena? What agenda is being played here.

I actually think Ofcom itself might not want to get into the deep waters proposed by May.

At any rate, it's pretty obvious someone wants this policy watered-down before the Queen's speech (the natural result of having this debate out in the media) and sees putting this memo out there as the best way to do it. Normally I'd find this dodgy ground. Politics at it's very best as usual: Get what you want however you can; use the media for all they are worth; play the public.

However, if the result is a less censorial paragraph 111 then, on this occasion, I've got to say well-played to whoever did the deed here.