British Parliament Looks With Horror On Idea Of Broadcasting
“Members of the House of Commons Io whom I spoke look with horror on the idea of broadcasting Parliament because they think it would tend : spoil the traditional form of debate, 1 said the Speaker of the Plov.se of Representatives, Mr. H. M. Oram, on his return from Britain. Mr. Oram said that while there was no time limit on speeches in the Commons they were generally much shorter than those in New Zealand. British parliamentarians felt that members would just lend to speak to their constituents if Parliament were boardcas' and that increasing use would be made of set speeches instead of the traditional cut and thrust of debate.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 10 November 1950, Page 10
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