House of Lords email debate reveals ‘spam’ confusion

Fears that the UK government may not have a finger on the pulse of modern technology were exposed in the House of Lords, as some Lords debated unsolicited spam email, while others discussed the tinned meat of the same name. Lord Renton asked: Will the Minister explain how it is that an inedible tinned food can become an unsolicited email, bearing in mind that some of us wish to be protected from having an email?