BROADCASTING
NEW ARRANGEMENTS IN BRITAIN DEBATED IN HOUSE OF COMMONS (Rec. November 16, 7.30 p.m.) London, November 15. In the House of Commons the Post-master-General, in explaining the new broadcasting arrangements, said the agreement with the news agencies and newspapers would continue until further discussed. He was not prepared to say that broadcasting could be held down bv hard and fast restrictions such as the ’ expiring agreement contained. The corporation must not be put in the position of privilege, but it must enjoy equality. i A general debate upon the vote of £295,000 for the broadcasting service followed. Mt. C. G. Ammon (Labour) twitted the Government with being forced willy nillv along the road to Socialism. air. G. A. Harney (Liberal) declared that the Government’s scheme was Socialism pure and simple. A great new indnstrv tvould be compelled to stock monopolistic mud and in a decade would be hopelessly handicapped. Viscount Woltner, Assistant-Postmas-ter-Ge.neral, replying, said the Government had not closed its mind regarding broadcasting. This was a controversial matter, but the Ministry felt that the present principle should be maintained. The vote was. passed and the House adjourned. .
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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 45, 17 November 1926, Page 11
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