The new Coalition Government has pledged to “impose tougher rules to stop unfair competition by local authority newspapers”.
The statement can be found in the communities and local government section of the Government’s coalition programme.
Additionally, the culture, media and sport section states:
“We will enable partnerships between local newspapers, radio and television stations to promote a strong and diverse local media industry.”
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