Ofcom got it wrong: it's time to listen and learn from fringe parties

Citation

Rummery K (2015) Ofcom got it wrong: it's time to listen and learn from fringe parties. The Conversation. 09.01.2015. https://theconversation.com/ofcom-got-it-wrong-its-time-to-listen-and-learn-from-fringe-parties-36035

Abstract
First paragraph: The UK’s broadcast regulator Ofcom recently released a draft ruling that the Green party lacks sufficient support to qualify as a major party. This could give mainstream media the excuse they were searching for to overlook the Greens in much of their coverage of the 2015 UK election. Yet given that the contest is likely to yield another coalition government, it is now more important than ever to create a space for fringe parties in our nation’s political discourse. Access this article on The Conversation website: https://theconversation.com/ofcom-got-it-wrong-its-time-to-listen-and-learn-from-fringe-parties-36035

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