David Harvey: Bending the Knee

The Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill Resurrected

Elections are always the time for extravagant promises. Sometimes these promises can go further and could be interpreted as bribes – a reward given to pervert the judgment or corrupt the conduct – so says the Oxford English Dictionary.

That term may be a little strong for something that came across my desk this morning, but who knows.

Before I get the meat of the problem let’s have a little history.