Labour Manifesto Dedicates a Portion on Technological Pledges
The debates on Digital Economy bill have not subsided even after the passage of the bill. The present concerns with respect to the bill are with respect to the mode in which the bill was passed by the House of Commons. According to the labour manifesto website, it is highly questionable as to how did the bill get passed in two hours time and that how did the legislators manage to discuss 42 clauses in five minutes, especially since it is quite clear that these legislators have a fair understanding of technology being discussed.
As per the Labour manifesto launched recently, the party wants to provide every British household with a home broadband connection. A part of the manifesto delves upon the plan in detail in wake of the coming elections. Coming down to practical speeds of 2 Mb from the advertised speeds of 16 Mb, the party is determined to make internet accessible to every home in
The speedy disposal of the Digital Economy Bill has not found favour with the general public. A lot of internet service providers as well as consumer groups have been willing to voice their dissent on the way the bill was treated in the House of Commons. The whole issue could actually bring about negative publicity for the party.
Written on May 3rd, 2010 with
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