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17: Piracy and the Digital Economy Bill

Lib Dem PPC Bridget Fox, fellow podcaster Jonathan Sheppard, and David Weber, editor of the group blog The Daily Soapbox, joined us to talk about the week’s events in politics.

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We chatted about:

• The Digital Economy Bill is currently being debated in the Lords, but many Lib Dems are unhappy with an amendment put forward by Lib Dem Lords Tim Clement-Jones and Tim Razzall. Bridget Fox explains the bill, and her opposition to the amendment.
• With the polls tightening, talk of the possibility of a hung parliament is growing in volume. Would this be a crisis for the economy, as some have suggested, or could it be a triumph for democracy?
• Postal strikes have been called off after the announcement of a pay deal which will give postal workers a 6.9% pay rise over three years. But can Royal Mail carry on in its current form, or does it need a major shakeup?

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