A joint letter sent to Vince Cable, the business secretary, warns of "serious and far-reaching consequences" for media plurality if the deal, which was proposed in June, goes ahead.

一封寄给商务大臣文斯·凯布尔的联名信警告称如果这项在六月份开始的交易达成的话，将对媒体行业的多元性产生严重的，深远的影响。

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Buyers and sellers may be scattered over the whole world and instead of actually meeting together in a market-place they may deal with one another by telephone, telegram, cable or letter.

买方和卖方可能分散在世界各地，他们可以通过电话，电报，海底电报或信件彼此进行交易，而不是真正在市场上碰头。

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In reply to your letter of... we confirm our cable of today reading.

兹复你方…来函，我方确认今日电报，电文如下。

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Business secretary Vince Cable's re-leaked letter which emerged last week said the government lacked "a compelling vision".

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Vince Cable has called for Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to be split up, in a letter leaked to the BBC.

BBC: Cable calls for RBS to be split up

In his letter to the seven firms - Antofagasta, Croda, Glencore, Xstrata, Kazakhmys, Melrose and Vedanta - Mr Cable said they and other multinational businesses must ensure they had the "right people" around their boardroom table.

BBC: Vince Cable: Boardrooms need more women