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The much awaited Digital Economy Bill in the UK has seen a few disasters even before it has been presented to the Parliament. With the resignation of the Labour MP, Sin Simon, and Stephen Carter, the creator of the Digital Britain report, the Bill seems to be hanging from weak threads with no one to lead it to Parliament. The Bill has been controversial since its inception and has made news yet again.

Stephen Carter’s report originally proposed addressing online piracy in the Bill. Another topic discussed in the Bill was the provision of a minimum speed of 2 MB for broadband UK services.

Simon’s resignation is being talked about openly in most forums and the Shadow Culture Secretary, Mr. Jeremy Hunt, was not shy to voice his opinion. He stated that he was not very happy with the Simon’s decision to quit, especially since the bill was close to the date of being submitted to Parliament. The Guardian, a leading newspaper in the UK, reported Hunt stating that he felt Simon’s resignation was a charade and a mockery of the Bill as well as his (Simon’s) designation. He states that this episode is indeed a catastrophe in the history of the Bill.

In order to clear any misunderstandings as to the reason why he quit at this juncture; Simon wrote on his website that his vast experience in the Parliament made him realize that not all issues can be dealt with in Parliament and that some problems must be dealt with by the people involved. He also stated that as a Member of the Parliament as well as a Minister he learnt that White- Hall and West- Minister would not be able to solve Birmingham’s issues.

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