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If not. Do something.

In reply to The Ice Doctor:

*Does something*

Did that help?

In reply to The Ice Doctor:

I'd rather not. I'm sat on my arse, still waiting for my UBI to come in.

In reply to The Ice Doctor:

I shall write a strongly worded letter to the times. That'll show him.

In reply to The Ice Doctor:
You're playing into Big Ger's hands with a thread like this

I am actively not buying any of his papers or satellite transmitted pish.

Hence I am doing nothing and something at the same time.

In reply to The Ice Doctor:

Not that I have done it (although I should, because I think it is worthwhile) but one thing that anyone who isn't a fan could potentially do would be to write to the competition authorities who are looking into his proposed takeover of Sky.

In reply to andyfallsoff:
Well how about this:

Join 38 Degrees and try fighting back.

https://speakout.38degrees.org.uk/campaigns/2365?utm_source=facebook&utm_me...

In reply to The Ice Doctor:



Indeed, and other forms of making a fuss one can find, too.

In reply to coolhand:


Some people use Kodi to watch his paid-for TV channels for free - and thus, hit him financially. The cheek of it!

In reply to The Ice Doctor:

I'm proactively not buying his 'news' papers or subscribing to his entertainment channels

In reply to GrahamD:

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/proactive

I think you might be technically incorrect? I looked up the definition more out of interest than to score a point.

In reply to Shani:

It's almost impossible to consume popular TV or film media through orthodox channels and not give money to Murdoch's enterprises.

But the conversation is important, and concerns the extension of his already considerable power to influence the fabric of public discourse.

Petitioning via 38 Degrees and the like is certainly helpful. I'd add that you can express your concerns directly to your MP quite easily too. It only takes a few minutes:

https://www.writetothem.com/

In reply to Murderous_Crow:





Yep, i am already on it. Lack of plurality in the media is deeply concerning to me.

In reply to Timmd:


Your Irony meter needs a slight re-calibration methinks.

In reply to The Ice Doctor:

The only way to hurt people like him, is hitting their wallet.
You get someone like Anonymous to hack and totally trash his computer systems, do it right, and it could potentially cost him Billions.

In reply to The Ice Doctor:

Read 'Dial M for Murdoch' to get really annoyed about him first.

In reply to Shani:

Sorry Shani, re-reading my post it looks like I'm commenting directly at you. The latter bit was intended for anyone reading; the first as a corroboration or note to your point.

In reply to GrahamD:


English irony meets the written word, no chance of confusion there.

In reply to Murderous_Crow:


All good. It's a worthy cause!

In reply to The Ice Doctor:

I'm a big fan!! Everyday I spend some time worshipping a photo of him...

All hail the mighty Rupe!!

In reply to The Ice Doctor:



Oh bless! Oh, I'm so sorry, you really are genuine in this aren't you?

You really believe that signing 38 "give us some money" petitions is "doing something", don't you?

In reply to Shani:


Stealing something that way does not in any way "hit him financially".

Unless you really would buy that carp if you couldn't steal it.

In reply to Big Ger:


You what?

In reply to Timmd:

Have you not seen the begging screen you get after signing a petition there?

Can you chip in?
Thousands of us from across the UK have already chipped in to help fund the 38 Degrees website and the staff team who help people win their campaigns.

Will you chip in to make sure we can move fast to support the Major development in Worthing threatens long established fox family- Please help us protect them! petition and others like it? You can make a secure donation here:

In reply to Timmd:


I'm sure a few of 38degrees are worthy causes, but much of what they put out on the environment etc.. has no scientific or factual basis, they just came across as a bunch of ranting anti capitalist tree huggers. So I've blocked/unsubscribed their emails, feeds etc..

Even if 1 million signed some online anti murdoch thing, it would change nothing. You can sign an online petition in seconds, their protest value is just above zero. A million individual letters or office visits to mps across the country, that would change something.

In reply to The Ice Doctor:

Where should we stand on rooting for Team Sky? Does watching on ITV4 cancel out any pro-Murdoch connotations?

In reply to The Ice Doctor:

I thought he was good in the A Team

In reply to summo:

Agreed, this puts it well;

And if I feel strongly enough about a turtle or the NHS or the plight of children in the developing world, I’m going to take the time to compose a personal message that is more likely to be heard and send it to someone who is more likely to listen. Or even better, find organisations that do real work in these areas and donate my time or money directly. You know, actually do something.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/dec/30/unsubscribe-avaaz-cha...

In reply to Big Ger:



Agreed.
I have asked them to stop emailing me and they won't. I signed 1 thing years ago (about not selling off woodland) and they just won't leave me alone.

Maybe I should start a 38 degrees petition to get them to stop emailing me?