Major replaced Thatcher
Mr Woldring needs to get his facts straight before going into print (Peninsula News, 14 May 2013).
The truth of the matter is that John Major actually replaced Margaret Thatcher in 1990 as prime minister, not the other way around as he has stated.
Furthermore, it was not the News Corporation that engineered the change, Margaret had run her course and her popularity was waning.
I lived in the UK during the entire Thatcher - Major era.
I, as well as the majority of your readers, will be having a chuckle at Mr Woldring blaming Rupert Murdoch for the Gillard Government's poor showing in the polls.
Obviously it has nothing to do with carbon tax, mining tax, pink batts, School halls or budget deficit, and the list goes on.
Those are the facts.
Having said that, the pen is mightier than the sword, and Rupert Murdoch's media empire is huge and far reaching.
Had Mr Woldring attacked News Corporation over the Millie Dowler phone hacking affair I would have agreed with him.
Come September Mr Woldring, you can bet that voters will reflect.
Email, 28 May 2013
Robert Mumford, Daleys Point