David Miller runs his own blog, Deadpan Sincerity. He emailed me regarding the Digital Economy Act and I was happy to reply as I’ve had a lot of discussions about this with various people in Reading East.
Liberal Democrats have a number of concerns about the content of the bill, reflected in the emergency motion we passed at our Spring conference especially in terms of web blocking and disconnection, not to mention the way the DE bill was passed in the ‘wash up’.
Read my full reply which Mr. Miller very kindly published on his blog. In the spirit of fair play, you can also read the reply which the Conservative candidate for Reading East sent to Mr. Miller. In his reply to the Conservative candidate, Mr. Miller makes the central point that I cannot help but agree with.
Being in opposition to a government with a majority does not absolve you of your democratic responsibilities
UPDATE 28th April 2010: By some strange coincidence, Redlands Ward Councillor Glen Goodall also blogged about the DE Bill. Clearly this is an big issue for many people and the Liberal Democrat stance is quite clear.
