Coming to the defiance of the prime minister, one of her colleagues summed up the fear of many MPs when he rebutted the attack by maintaining, "The honorable gentleman is making a good point against the televising of Parliament, although he may not realize it. He has illustrated the power of television to change things."
他一針見血地道出了多數反對者真正的隱憂：擔心電視將改變議事廳的議事特質和傳統。他們因此寧可讓世界上最古老的國會，反倒成為世界上最晚允許電視進入的地方﹘﹘甚至落在蘇聯的後頭。