The debate over the privatisation of Telstra is producing some interesting alignments. Former minister, Bronwyn Bishop agrees, with Lindsay Tanner and me, that Telstra should not be allowed to buy a television station. Over at the Evatt Foundation, I have a friendly disagreement with Ros Eason, who thinks Telstra should not be compelled to divest things like pay-TV. I argue that renationalisation & divesture is the only way to go
Meanwhile, Ken Davidson demolishes, yet again, the spurious case for privatisation being put up by the government.