Comments on: The Digital Economy Act – The Way Forward? http://www.stevelawson.net/2010/07/the-digital-economy-act-the-way-forward/ the soundtrack to the day you wish you'd had Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:39:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steve http://www.stevelawson.net/2010/07/the-digital-economy-act-the-way-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-4189 Steve Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:17:56 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/?p=2473#comment-4189 The inconsistency on their attitude towards 'democracy' is rather sad. 'Rushing this through was good, rushing that through was really bad'... Surely debate and public consultation on all these things is vital to our parliamentary process??? I'm really glad to have the chance to be a part of this one, it's just a shame that all the other voices except the lobbyists were excluded in the run up to the debate. I've got a few meetings to have. I'll keep you posted :) The inconsistency on their attitude towards ‘democracy’ is rather sad. ‘Rushing this through was good, rushing that through was really bad’… Surely debate and public consultation on all these things is vital to our parliamentary process???

I’m really glad to have the chance to be a part of this one, it’s just a shame that all the other voices except the lobbyists were excluded in the run up to the debate. I’ve got a few meetings to have. I’ll keep you posted :)

]]> By: Barry Bloye http://www.stevelawson.net/2010/07/the-digital-economy-act-the-way-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-4160 Barry Bloye Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:25:38 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/?p=2473#comment-4160 Arf. Good one, Jennifer. He was too busy creating his own "deeply flawed piece of legislation, rushing big changes before they've been properly thought through." Just search for "home education ed balls". Arf. Good one, Jennifer.

He was too busy creating his own “deeply flawed piece of legislation, rushing big changes before they’ve been properly thought through.”

Just search for “home education ed balls”.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.stevelawson.net/2010/07/the-digital-economy-act-the-way-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-4139 Jennifer Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:46:11 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/?p=2473#comment-4139 Thanks for your work on this. Watching with interest! B.t.w. have you seen <a href="http://www.edballs4labour.org/blog/?p=482" rel="nofollow">this blog post from Ed Balls</a>? "... a deeply flawed piece of legislation... rushing big changes before they’ve been properly thought through is a sure fire way to get things wrong." Er, yes Ed, funny how you didn't seem to notice that before... Thanks for your work on this. Watching with interest!

B.t.w. have you seen this blog post from Ed Balls? “… a deeply flawed piece of legislation… rushing big changes before they’ve been properly thought through is a sure fire way to get things wrong.”

Er, yes Ed, funny how you didn’t seem to notice that before…

]]> By: Steve http://www.stevelawson.net/2010/07/the-digital-economy-act-the-way-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-4133 Steve Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:00:55 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/?p=2473#comment-4133 I'm a firm believer in democratic process - one of the great things about the UK is that it's a lot smaller than the US, and our politicians are generally a lot more approachable. Getting to talk to any MP is pretty easy, and they are the ones who make the decisions. Whether anything will ultimately get changed is anyone's guess, but there's a lot of acknowledged ignorance of the issues surrounding the digi economy amongst MPs (the turds from the BPI have gloated over the fact in leaked emails) and some of them are really wanting to learn. The ones who REALLY get it are also looking for support. there are some really great people on the back benches of UK politics - people from all across the political spectrum who understand what the responsibility of being an MP is all about. Those are the ones to work with. they can cause all kinds of shit for the losers that accept all the schmoozing from lobbyists in exchange for supporting ridiculous legislation. :) Thanks for the encouragement ;) I’m a firm believer in democratic process – one of the great things about the UK is that it’s a lot smaller than the US, and our politicians are generally a lot more approachable. Getting to talk to any MP is pretty easy, and they are the ones who make the decisions. Whether anything will ultimately get changed is anyone’s guess, but there’s a lot of acknowledged ignorance of the issues surrounding the digi economy amongst MPs (the turds from the BPI have gloated over the fact in leaked emails) and some of them are really wanting to learn. The ones who REALLY get it are also looking for support.

there are some really great people on the back benches of UK politics – people from all across the political spectrum who understand what the responsibility of being an MP is all about. Those are the ones to work with. they can cause all kinds of shit for the losers that accept all the schmoozing from lobbyists in exchange for supporting ridiculous legislation. :)

Thanks for the encouragement ;)

]]> By: Howlin' Hobbit http://www.stevelawson.net/2010/07/the-digital-economy-act-the-way-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-4129 Howlin' Hobbit Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:14:18 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/?p=2473#comment-4129 Hoping to effect change in this situation brings out both sides of my Gemini personality. The cynic in me scoffs that you're tilting at windmills. The hopeless romantic in me *loves* that you're tilting at windmills. So please keep it up. It's this sort of thing that puts you on my personal hero list. Hoping to effect change in this situation brings out both sides of my Gemini personality.

The cynic in me scoffs that you’re tilting at windmills.

The hopeless romantic in me *loves* that you’re tilting at windmills.

So please keep it up. It’s this sort of thing that puts you on my personal hero list.

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