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Thread #95966   Message #1873518
Posted By: Bonecruncher
31-Oct-06 - 09:36 PM
Thread Name: BS: Last chance to save UK democracy!!!
Subject: RE: BS: Last chance to save UK democracy!!!
Weelittledrummer
I think you have missed the point here. You possibly did not see the programme on ITV last Monday, or the previous one last week, by Sir Trevor MacDonald. You will no doubt recall that he was given his Knighthood for his uncompromising reporting and his veracity.
In each of these programmes he was reporting on the poor way in which our servicemen, wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan, have been treated by the MOD. Some of them are even having to pay for private treatment.
After each of these programmes it was stated that the Government had withdrawn accreditation of ITN journalists in both the above conflicts on the strength of the government's objection to the programme. No spokesman from the Government was "available for comment".
It is obvious that the Government has effectively stated "If you do not report what we want, in the way that we want it, then you will have no further information from us".
This is censorship!

Knowledge of history will show that this same arbritary attitude to the democracy of Parliament caused the English Civil War in the mid-1600's.
Colyn.