The UK Liberal Democrat party has told the Guardian newspaper that they support "most" of the recently passed Digital Economy Act but are opposed to the blocking of internet connections and would seek to repeal and replace related clauses with "something better".

The comments came as clarification to an earlier remark made by party leader Nick Clegg, whom was answering questions put forward by an online student community website - The Student Room.


Strong feelings surround the deeply unpopular act and the party could conceivably win some additional support by siding with consumers and ISPs. However we do note that the position taken above appears to be weaker than the scathing attack launched by Don Foster and the LibDem Department of Culture, Media and Sport late last month (here).

The latest position also fails to recognise concerns over the impact upon public / open Wi-Fi networks and some of the other technical measures, such as bandwidth throttling, that could be employed against those suspected of repeated unlawful file sharing. Meanwhile a hung parliament looks far more likely and this might place the LibDem's in a position to carry out their promise.