The European Court of Human Rights could be greenlighting the kind of political advertising that the United States has grown used to. Russ Taylor at Ofcomwatch alerted me to the ruling. My caveats? The Government doesn’t want it Newspapers don’t want it Political parties can’t afford it.
If you want an illustration of the brilliance and fragility of the blogosphere, take a look at Ofcomwatch. It’s a blog about the world of UK communications regulation which, let’s face it, is about as effervescent as a day-old glass of Alkaseltzer, and the bulk of its posts are the heroic work of Russ Taylor.