Vote Against Murdoch: Vote Lib Dem

The former editor of The Sun explains the bias the established press has against the Lib Dems and offers yet another very good reason indeed for voting Lib Dem:

Make no mistake, if the Liberal Democrats actually won the election – or held the balance of power – it would be the first time in decades that Murdoch was locked out of British politics. In so many ways, a vote for the Lib Dems is a vote against Murdoch and the media elite.

While it would be wrong to say the Lib Dems were banned from Murdoch’s papers (indeed, the Times has a good record in this area), I would say from personal experience that they are often banned – except where the news is critical. They are the invisible party, purposely edged off the paper’s pages and ignored. But it is worse than that, because it is not just the Murdoch press that is guilty of this. The fact is that much of the print press in this country is entirely partisan and always has been. All proprietors and editors are part of the “great game”. The trick is to ally yourself with the winner and win influence or at least the ear of the prime minister.

It’s a searing indictment by David Yelland of the press’ historical abuse of the electoral process. And it proves yet again how fundamentally important the first leaders’ debate was in breaking the historical strangehold the tabloid press has had over the electorate’s engagement in politics. The initial fear was of a presidentialisation of British politics, which remains a concern, but if the net effect of these three programmes turns out to be an unprecedented awareness for an unprecedented number of voters of the real choices open to them, then Murdoch’s strangehold in particular may finally get broken. Conventional wisdom has been electoral and constitutional reform were not political talking points, even after the expenses scandal. Conventional wisdom has also been that the government’s authoritarian agenda couldn’t be rolled back – where, after all, would the tipping point come? We may be very close indeed.

Change will only come by voting Lib Dem. Do it on 6th May.

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