Hi team WMUK, I'm planning to write a letter to my MEP(s) about this. Has anyone written one already and can share it? Deryck
On 23 June 2015 at 23:38, Fæ <[email protected]> wrote: > For those interested in this proposed EU copyright change, and with > access to the BBC IPlayer (it may only work in the UK), I suggest > reviewing today's Daily Politics show.[1] The position of the Labour > party MEP (Mary Honeyball) is to support new restrictions on Freedom > of Panorama (she gives a good 2 minute explanation of why the proposed > amendment is a great thing), while the UKIP Culture Spokesman (Peter > Whittle) is set against. > > The arguments on both sides are reasoned but slightly confused, with > some errors creeping in. However these sound-bite cases for both sides > are worth thinking through if attempting to provide MEPs with lobbying > comments or better case studies and briefing material.[2] I'm > surprised to see a Labour politician arguing to damage the UK's > current Freedom of Panorama, it feels like a future vote loser to me, > especially in the light of the ever looming UK referendum on whether > to stay in the EU.[3] > > Links > 1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b060kp1r - go to 52 minutes into > the programme, available on-line for a month from broadcast. > 2. http://www.europarl.org.uk/en/your-meps.html - contact details for > UK MEPs, Honeyball can be found under London. > 3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32810887 > > Fae > -- > [email protected] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
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