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Re: NotW phone hacking allegations: Milly Dowler, Soham, 7/7, dead soldiers' families

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Originally Posted by yesman (Post 35269946)

No Tesco yet then, I wonder why.

Do not know? This is the best bit and this is what HOM3R said about charity.

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Mitsubishi
"We didn't want to have anything to do with a paper that would behave in that way." The firm will give its unspent money to charity ChildLine.
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Re: NotW phone hacking allegations: Milly Dowler, Soham, 7/7, dead soldiers' families

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Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 35269875)

What we should do is instead of buying a NotW or family newspaper for a wek and put the money to one the the charities who have pulled out of them, I will.

A good idea , aside from all these allegations, anyone who buys Murdochs tabloids needs their head testing I've never seen as much trash.

I can recall major global incidents and the NOTW run a headline like Jordan considering breast reduction :-)

Re: NotW phone hacking allegations: Milly Dowler, Soham, 7/7, dead soldiers' families

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Originally Posted by superbiatch (Post 35269941)

I already did this, in 1989.

Yes and I for one am able to understand why you did this:(

Re: NotW phone hacking allegations: Milly Dowler, Soham, 7/7, dead soldiers' families

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35269951)

l have detested Murdoch for over 20 years and will never buy his newspapers as it goes against everything l believe in and these new slimy, insidious and disgusting chapters are no surprise because they represent what this man stands for as this leopard has never changed its spots.

Re: NotW phone hacking allegations: Milly Dowler, Soham, 7/7, dead soldiers' families

I am so happy that I do not subscribe to SKY nor do I read/buy any of Murdoch's ****.

Re: NotW phone hacking allegations: Milly Dowler, Soham, 7/7, dead soldiers' families

Paul McMullen bears the attitude of a man asking what all the fuss is about? Hello, you stupid *******, your newspaper colleagues are beneath contempt. You belong in the gutter along with your newspapers.

Re: NotW phone hacking allegations: Milly Dowler, Soham, 7/7, dead soldiers' families

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Originally Posted by Mick (Post 35269966)

:clap::clap:

Re: NotW phone hacking allegations: Milly Dowler, Soham, 7/7, dead soldiers' families

I think Virgin should do an extra special deal for all Sky customers that want to switch and don't want to give a further penny to Mad Murdoch...

---------- Post added at 14:57 ---------- Previous post was at 14:55 ----------

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Originally Posted by yesman (Post 35269946)

No Tesco yet then, I wonder why.

Same tabloid reading customer - perhaps :-)

Re: NotW phone hacking allegations: Milly Dowler, Soham, 7/7, dead soldiers' families

Tesco's have recently done a shopping saving deal with The Sun/NoTW haven't they?

Re: NotW phone hacking allegations: Milly Dowler, Soham, 7/7, dead soldiers' families

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Originally Posted by Vip (Post 35269969)

The sad thing about all this is if Murdoch eventually gets the green light to takeover BSKYB he could end up getting it cheaper than he thought due to Sky's shares taking a dip.

Re: NotW phone hacking allegations: Milly Dowler, Soham, 7/7, dead soldiers' families

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Originally Posted by Mick (Post 35269977)

Well well well...

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/notw...co-Direct.html

The only thing with this is that it finished on the 25th of january this year.

Re: NotW phone hacking allegations: Milly Dowler, Soham, 7/7, dead soldiers' families

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Originally Posted by Mick (Post 35269977)

Well well well...

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/notw...co-Direct.html

Also, a director of Tesco is also on the BskyB board

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Andrew Higginson, Finance and Strategy Director (46)
Member of the 100 Group of Financial Directors, Non-Executive Director of C and J Clarke Ltd and BSkyB.
Salary: Â£538,000 (Â£1.659m)

http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/?lid=253#board

Tesco have made a statement

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14065615

Re: NotW phone hacking allegations: Milly Dowler, Soham, 7/7, dead soldiers' families

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35269976)

The sad thing about all this is if Murdoch eventually gets the green light to takeover BSKYB he could end up getting it cheaper than he thought due to Sky's shares taking a dip.

No he could not as I have posted before?

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Which brings me to my third big point. I don't see how News Corporation, owner of News International, can pursue its takeover of British Sky Broadcasting at this juncture - or at least that is the inescapable conclusion of conversations I've had with those close to the bid.

On this last issue, and as I've pointed out before, Ofcom is under a legal obligation to ensure that the owners of broadcasters such as BSkyB are fit and proper.

But pending the results of the police enquiry into alleged illegal behaviour by the News of the World, and pending a public disclosure by News International of the way that it has changed its structures and practices to ensure such abuses never happen again, Ofcom is not in a position to adjudicate whether News Corporation is fit and proper.

That poses a dilemma for British Sky Broadcasting's independent directors. They know there is an increased risk of regulatory intervention by Ofcom to frustrate the takeover.

Because of that execution risk, they would have to demand a much steeper price from News Corporation than would otherwise be the case. It is their fiduciary duty to do so - and News Corporation, run by Rupert Murdoch, will be well aware of that.

Which means that even if - as is likely - the Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt gives a green light for the bid to be launched in a couple of weeks or so, it would be both potentially expensive and very risky for News Corporation to press the button on the bid then.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14045715

Re: NotW phone hacking allegations: Milly Dowler, Soham, 7/7, dead soldiers' families

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Originally Posted by Mick (Post 35269977)

Well well well...

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/notw...co-Direct.html

Why did I click that link?
I feel like...I've been infected with....trailer trashism! ;)