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Maggy 01-06-2012 13:10
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Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35435319)
Well could we do the same as some countries as they will fine if they do not vote as well?
For some odd reason recent governments have pooh poohed the idea..:erm:

Arthurgray50@blu 01-06-2012 14:22
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This entire scandal could bring down the government, if this was Joe Bloggs in the street, there would be hell to play.

I bet there are a load of barristers who are smacking there lips at the thought of money.

The whole business stinks.

Maggy 01-06-2012 16:44
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35435642)
This entire scandal could bring down the government, if this was Joe Bloggs in the street, there would be hell to play.

I bet there are a load of barristers who are smacking there lips at the thought of money.

The whole business stinks.
Where have you been Arthur? Of course it stinks.
What we must hope is that the government survives but learns to keep the press barons and media at a barge poles length and that any regulatory body is not only recognised by the media but is applicable to all newspapers and it will be easily used by the public at large if the industry won't or can't clean up it's act.

Damien 01-06-2012 17:08
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It won't bring down the Government. The Tories are just as complicit as the Labour. However this is more a realistic consequence of the media's power imo.

TheDaddy 01-06-2012 20:47
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Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35435319)
Well could we do the same as some countries as they will fine if they do not vote as well?
People didn't fight wars to force us to vote you know.

I think voting should be made easier so it fits in with our busy lives, I mean voting on a Thursday, how about on a Sunday and incorporate it into the school fate/ church bizarre or text voting, if it can tell us who has won big brother it should cope with elections easily and without a whiff of controversy as long as itv are kept out of it. They could bring in an incentive to vote scheme rather than a fine to, council tax goes up twenty percent but you get a twenty two percent discount if you vote in all the elections.

Maggy 03-06-2012 19:26
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18313587

Quote:
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt "acted wisely" in his handling of the BSkyB takeover bid, David Cameron has said.
The PM said he had sought advice from the cabinet secretary before deciding to give responsibility for the bid by News Corp to the culture secretary.
Quote:
Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, Mr Cameron said the culture secretary had given "a good account of himself" to the Leveson Inquiry and to Parliament.
Well he would.wouldn't he? He's not going to say anything else to put his judgement under the spotlight.

mertle 04-06-2012 11:01
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35436559)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18313587



Well he would.wouldn't he? He's not going to say anything else to put his judgement under the spotlight.
I hate that marr programme its political mouthpiece for who goes on. Lets them talk rubbish never grills them.

Few years back there was political show on sunday morning they dear not go into spiders web.

He even got thatcher flustered she walked out never would let them use political licence to avoid questions.

We need that sort hard hitting shows to return. Would rather see beeb use paxman on sunday morning shove marr into some corner.

Cameron shown pressure will make him crumble..

Cameron should learn harsh lesson its not the indescession what downs you its the web of deceit and lies. He now going further and further into this murky level. He looking right idiot too.

Keep peddling protecting hunt till your blue in face it will lose you big time. The more he defends him more I am sure he murdocks bitch too. Osbourne yet another big issue too what his involvement in the mess. He championed hunt to replace him got very close ties with murdocks.

Web deceit will down them like it downed nixon.

Love how he said acted wisely :rolleyes: he could not wait get to meetings for them smoothed over obsticles. Yet rivals got the brush off letter.

http://yfrog.com/z/mmwmonj

He was never impartial looking the evidence who cameron think he kidding. Why did hunt use own private phone instead of official line what is he hiding.

I think the more this goes on its even bigger watergate.
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Hugh 04-06-2012 11:04
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I think you may be confusing John Nott (who walked out on Robin Day) with Margaret Thatcher....

mertle 04-06-2012 12:33
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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35436748)
I think you may be confusing John Nott (who walked out on Robin Day) with Margaret Thatcher....
maybe few moons ago remember he kept repeating the question on and on, refused to answer it.

What remembering the bloke had speech imperiment like roy hodgson.

He was so good at his cross examination polititians refused to go on air. Now come to think this may been what remember she would refuse to go on air with him. Maybe the confusion its been such long time.

Robin day was good too only paxman today has the nerve to hound the truth. Todays polititians have it easy they only got paxman to avoid.

Politics so much fun during this period peter snow with his graphics hard line grilling of mp's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln3SpXXYTHY

We need that sort of cross examining with MP's just sitting there letting them say whatever they like despite the glaring obvious dont help either.

It seems not only politics become weak over years but media got too close to ask those challenging questions anymore.

Those who do get chucked on BBC2 late night out the way of many prying eyes.

If only we could roll back to the days robin day. The one cant remember.

At very least beeb needs to get paxman in to marr role chuck marr into beeb newsnight.

Hugh 04-06-2012 13:26
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Nope, wrong again - MT was more than happy to be interviewed by Robin Day, and in one case in 1987,, he couldn't get a word in for nearly seven minutes.

In fact, when he died, the Telegraph reported
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Lady Thatcher described him as fierce but fair.She said: "Sir Robin almost single-handedly pioneered modern political interviewing and he excelled at it.

Our paths often crossed and I always enjoyed the joust. He was tough and relentless, but he was also fair, witty, and gracious."

mertle 04-06-2012 13:46
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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35436808)
Nope, wrong again - MT was more than happy to be interviewed by Robin Day, and in one case in 1987,, he couldn't get a word in for nearly seven minutes...

In fact, when he died, the Telegraph reported
no not thinking robin day not sure she refused interviews but some mp's did. The other one he was right obnotious interviewer but cant think of his name think he was on itv not sure.

He was very good kept repeating questions he had many mp's in mess. In the end I believe Mp's started to refuse to go on his show calling him rude bully.

If I wrong then sorry like said mind all swiss cheese new one walked out once new there was very bad grilling of leader.

I probably mixed it all up with my head in mess with memories.

Just remembered his name crazy just popped in there Brian Walden.he was ex MP new the tricks how to evade questions.

Wish we had more Walden's, robin days we might get to the bottom of lot of stuff.

May not even needed leverson good grilling from these 2 would hit the bottom of it.

Stuart 04-06-2012 14:16
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35436559)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18313587



Well he would.wouldn't he? He's not going to say anything else to put his judgement under the spotlight.
Interesting definition of Wise, and possibly legal He publicly stated he was in favour of the bid before he was put in charge of it, and showed a personal relationship (by swapping all the texts) with the people in charge of a company he is supposed to have made an impartial decision over.

David Cameron is apparently just as "wise" by publicly supporting a man who could drag his government under.

Maggy 05-06-2012 10:44
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So Warsi is to be investigated but Hunt goes through on the PM's nod..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18325382

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Mr Cameron said he had asked his independent adviser on ministerial interests to look into the case.

Sirius 05-06-2012 10:50
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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35435119)
This is all we need, Tommy Sheridan all over our TV screens again. :grind:
Please nooooooooo

LondonRoad 05-06-2012 11:08
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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35437146)
Please nooooooooo
I think Sheridan has burnt his bridges no matter what happens with Coulson, in terms of any political aspirations.

If it is unsafe then his conviction should be quashed.... simples ;)

He's a bit like Marmite; some people do love him. I'm not one of them but in his defence he's very good for the economy. I have it on good authority that over 300,000 people were made redundant during Sheridan's vacation at her Majesty's pleasure. Some from News Corp but mainly from Sun bed Salons :D

devilincarnate 08-06-2012 15:22
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Should be a very interesting week?

Quote:
David Cameron, Nick Clegg, George Osborne and Gordon Brown will appear before the Leveson Inquiry next week, it has been announced.
The inquiry into press ethics is currently examining the relationship between politicians and the media.
The prime minister will be the sole witness on Thursday, the inquiry's witness list shows.
Mr Osborne and Mr Brown will give evidence on Monday, with Mr Clegg appearing on Wednesday.
Labour leader Ed Miliband, former Prime Minister Sir John Major and Deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman will give evidence to the inquiry at London's Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday.
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond will also give evidence on Wednesday.
The prime minister has backed Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt amid calls for him to resign over his department's relationship with News Corp during its bid to take full control of BSkyB.
At the last hearing before a week's adjournment on 31 May, Mr Hunt faced six hours of questions on his handling of the bid.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18366983

devilincarnate 11-06-2012 17:12
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HMMMMMMMMMMMM?

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George Osborne has said he asked ex-News of the World editor Andy Coulson about phone hacking before hiring him as Conservative communications chief.

The chancellor said he knew the appointment would be controversial, but he was reassured the scandal was over.

He told the Leveson Inquiry because there had been a criminal court case, he assumed there was "nothing else".
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Mr Coulson resigned in January 2007 after the conviction of the paper's royal editor for hacking.

At the time he said coverage of the News of the World (NoW) phone hacking scandal had "made it difficult to give the 110% needed in this role".

Mr Osborne told the inquiry: "I was aware and we'd discussed it beforehand internally that hiring him would attract some controversy...

"It's also worth noting that the Press Complaints Commission, subsequently before we had appointed him said there was no evidence...

"I guess I also had assumed that because there had been a criminal court case... that there was nothing else. But I asked him."
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Earlier, Mr Osborne told the inquiry he did not know what Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt or PM David Cameron's views were on News Corp's £8bn bid for BSkyB.

He said there had been no specific conversations with Mr Hunt and he did not have strong views about it.

What about the texts?


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18398951

Maggy 12-06-2012 14:06
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Major finished with..Now It's Ed's turn

;)

Maggy 13-06-2012 12:06
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Mr Clegg today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18422299

And Chris's favourite politician later, Mr Salmond ;)

Chris 13-06-2012 14:02
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Cannae wait :D

Maggy 13-06-2012 14:18
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He has already got my hackles up..:erm:

Itshim 13-06-2012 15:16
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What really puzzles me is why people are surprised by all of this. Study your history.None of this is new.
"Absolute power corrupts absolutely" John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, first Baron Acton (1834–1902).
Lord Acton, expressed this opinion in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton in 1887:
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."


So nothing changes then.


Maggy 13-06-2012 15:31
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Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 35440699)
What really puzzles me is why people are surprised by all of this. Study your history.None of this is new.
"Absolute power corrupts absolutely" John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, first Baron Acton (1834–1902).
Lord Acton, expressed this opinion in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton in 1887:
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."


So nothing changes then.

well the fact of the matter is that Murdoch would never have had such power if the politicians had been more worthy of our faith in them to protect us and the country's interests instead of their own interests.

jempalmer 13-06-2012 16:39
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It rather depends upon the definition of "Great". They're all a product of an education that taught them that they are a cut above the rest. I went to an independent boarding school, fees paid by the company that my Dad worked for at the time. I didn't grow up believing that I was somehow better than anyone else. Their arrogance and lack of understanding is the something that I will not and cannot accept.

Derek 13-06-2012 21:39
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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35440605)
And Chris's favourite politician later, Mr Salmond ;)
So he is possibly the only person in the UK who appears not to be have been hacked by News International and has dropped the Guardian / Observer in it.

I'm sure Mr Murdoch will reward him in the upcoming referendum campaign.

Maggy 14-06-2012 08:21
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David Cameron's turn at the Leveson Inquiry today.

I shall miss most of it as I'll a short term guest of the NHS today.

Itshim 14-06-2012 10:09
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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35441170)
David Cameron's turn at the Leveson Inquiry today.

I shall miss most of it as I'll a short term guest of the NHS today.
Hope it all goes well for you.

I am still surprised ,that what we hear at Leveson surprises people.
I do not agree with what, has clearly been happening but surprised or shocked no.:rolleyes:

Maggy 14-06-2012 10:11
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Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 35441210)
Hope it all goes well for you.

I am still surprised ,that what we hear at Leveson surprises people.
I do not agree with what, has clearly been happening but surprised or shocked no.:rolleyes:
Well shocked or not surely you are angry about it..which IMHO is the more important emotion.:erm:

jempalmer 14-06-2012 11:41
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Good luck and God bless Maggy. We'll be praying that all goes well :)

Itshim 14-06-2012 13:08
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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35441218)
Well shocked or not surely you are angry about it..which IMHO is the more important emotion.:erm:
Honesty no. For as long as papers/tv/ or any other "media" has been reporting they have used "dirty tricks"
I do not think there can be many people that at some time have not enjoyed the result of this thought of thing.

Long range cameras/phone tapping/ going in to dust bins.Its the technology that has changed not the act. The media will spy on people anyway it can.
Politicians have always "cosied" up to the media . When it bites back they fain surprise/shock :dozey:
At the end of the day how many millions of £ `s will this have cost & to what avail. So no I am not angry just sad at a great waste of money.:mad:

carlwaring 14-06-2012 13:29
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Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 35441336)
Honesty no. For as long as papers/tv/ or any other "media" has been reporting they have used "dirty tricks".
I believe that some "dirty tricks" are justifiable; for example in actual, proper investigative journalism that is "signed-off" by someone in authority to catch someone 'on tape' who wouldn't say that sort of thing if they knew there were being recorded.

That said, I don't think that any of what this enquiry is about is covered by the above.

Itshim 14-06-2012 15:01
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Originally Posted by carlwaring (Post 35441345)
I believe that some "dirty tricks" are justifiable; for example in actual, proper investigative journalism that is "signed-off" by someone in authority to catch someone 'on tape' who wouldn't say that sort of thing if they knew there were being recorded.

That said, I don't think that any of what this enquiry is about is covered by the above.
It has to start somewhere. Phone hacking is just the latest in a long line of "spying" . Do you really think that people were picked at random to be
"on tape" . I not defending it just surprised the shock & anger people express:dozey:
Also do we really think its just "news corp" personally I think they were the ones caught.

carlwaring 14-06-2012 15:30
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My point was more that if, say, the BBC wanted to use a hidden camera or whatever (though some might call that 'dirty tricks') then that's fine.

Actual illegal phone-hacking just to get a story? No way whatsoever do I condone that.

Mick 14-06-2012 15:37
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DC at the inquiry appeared 'irked' by the question put to him about the following:-

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Originally Posted by Sky News
The hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in London was also shown more evidence about the close relationship between Mr Cameron and Mrs Brooks.
A text message between the pair was read to the inquiry.

Sent by Mrs Brooks on the eve of Mr Cameron's speech to the Conservative Party conference in 2009, and just days after The Sun switched its support to his party from Labour, it said: "I'm so rooting for you tomorrow not just as a proud friend but because professionally we are in this together. Speech of your life? Yes he Cam!"
"Professionally in this together" oh really ... By this do they mean that if The Murdoch empire scratches the Tories backs, that the favour is returned of a certain BSkyb take over bid approval?

DC admits, that they got too close to the media and need an Independant body to regulate this behaviour? Too bloody late for that Cameron.

It's the expenses scandal all over again, they got caught lining their own pockets with Tax payers cash and then admitted after they got caught, that it was wrong and that they needed to clean up this by having an independant audit office and clean up politics, while it appears they were saying all this at the time, they thought it was okay to share social gatherings with high level associates of News International. Now this BS and saying it only now that it is important in keeping their distance from the press, too bloody late.

Hugh 14-06-2012 15:45
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Mick, I agree that all parties are too close to newspapers, and this is not appropriate, but in this case, David Cameron has been a friend of Charlie Brooks (Rebekah Brooks husband) since he was at school - is he supposed to give up his friendship because one of his closest friends marries someone who manages a newspaper?

Itshim 14-06-2012 15:50
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---------- Post added at 15:50 ---------- Previous post was at 15:45 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mick (Post 35441429)
DC at the inquiry appeared 'irked' by the question put to him about the following:-



"Professionally in this together" oh really ... By this do they mean that if The Murdoch empire scratches the Tories backs, that the favour is returned of a certain BSkyb take over bid approval?

DC admits, that they got too close to the media and need an Independant body to regulate this behaviour? Too bloody late for that Cameron.

It's the expenses scandal all over again, they got caught lining their own pockets with Tax payers cash and then admitted after they got caught, that it was wrong and that they needed to clean up this by having an independant audit office and clean up politics, while it appears they were saying all this at the time, they thought it was okay to share social gatherings with high level associates of News International. Now this BS and saying it only now that it is important in keeping their distance from the press, too bloody late.
Again I ask why the surprise

Mick 14-06-2012 16:02
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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35441434)
Mick, I agree that all parties are too close to newspapers, and this is not appropriate, but in this case, David Cameron has been a friend of Charlie Brooks (Rebekah Brooks husband) since he was at school - is he supposed to give up his friendship because one of his closest friends marries someone who manages a newspaper?
That is not my point Hugh. It wouldn't have taken a rocket scientist to work out that, okay they have a good friendship, but hold on a minute, all these social meetings and gatherings, don't it look rather suspicious? Well to them it wouldn't because they can use the "We are the best of friends." card, sorry but they cannot keep using that as a smoke screen.

danielf 14-06-2012 18:51
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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35441434)
Mick, I agree that all parties are too close to newspapers, and this is not appropriate, but in this case, David Cameron has been a friend of Charlie Brooks (Rebekah Brooks husband) since he was at school - is he supposed to give up his friendship because one of his closest friends marries someone who manages a newspaper?
Whilst that explains the 'proud friend' bit, it doesn't explain the 'professionally in it together' bit, which is what people object to.

Hugh 14-06-2012 19:53
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Agreed.

Maggy 15-06-2012 13:14
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18459013

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Gordon Brown says records released by the Cabinet Office confirm his claim that he did not call Rupert Murdoch to declare "war" on News Corp.
Quote:
But the Cabinet Office said there was no record of a call that month.
Hmm! I know who I believe..

Sirius 15-06-2012 14:00
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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35441812)
Depends where and how that call was made ;)

Maggy 15-06-2012 14:15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35441827)
Depends where and how that call was made ;)
Quote:
It says: "Following Gordon Brown's evidence to the Leveson Inquiry on Monday we have received a number of questions about our records, which we provided to Mr Brown to support his preparations for the inquiry.
"We can confirm that there is a record of only one call between Mr Brown and Rupert Murdoch in the year to March 2010.
"That call took place on the 10th of November 2009.
"This was followed up by an email from Gordon Brown to Rupert Murdoch on the same day referring to the earlier conversation on Afghanistan.
"Four witness statements have been submitted to the inquiry on the content of the call by staff who worked in No 10 Downing Street and who were the four and sole personnel on the phone call."
Quote:
"There is no record of a call because because no call took place. Indeed even now Mr Murdoch has been unable to name any date or a time of such a call."

Maggy 17-06-2012 09:27
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18475431

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Lord Justice Leveson complained to the UK's top civil servant after a cabinet minister raised concerns about his inquiry into the press, it has emerged.
Education Secretary Michael Gove said in February that the debate around the hearings could erode freedom of speech.
That prompted the judge to contact Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood.
Lord Justice Leveson is understood to have been worried that if Mr Gove was speaking for the whole cabinet it could undermine his inquiry.
Well as I find Gove objectionable I'm not surprised..

Anyway apparently the headline in the Mail today is NOT True.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ee-speech.html

Sirius 17-06-2012 10:35
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So every possible phone he had access to has been checked, are they saying that every single call from every single phone he has used be it work or private is recorded in case of a situation like this ?

Maggy 17-06-2012 11:14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35442508)
So every possible phone he had access to has been checked, are they saying that every single call from every single phone he has used be it work or private is recorded in case of a situation like this ?
You talking about Brown?'Cos you confused me there for a while...:)

Sirius 17-06-2012 11:55
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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35442520)
You talking about Brown?'Cos you confused me there for a while...:)
Yes i am talking about Brown. :)

Sirius 17-06-2012 16:35
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Originally Posted by heero_yuy (Post 35442640)
The man who's never heard of Ockham's razor. :rolleyes:
Indeed

Maggy 20-06-2012 07:43
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...t-7857331.html

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Scotland Yard detectives investigating phone hacking at the News of the World are examining the call records of four newly discovered Apple iPhones issued to senior executives at News International.
The smartphones, issued by O2 in a contract beginning in October 2009, included a handset given to James Murdoch, the former chairman and chief executive of News Corp Europe. Despite billing for the phones totalling nearly £12,000 between June last year and May this year, neither Operation Weeting nor the Leveson Inquiry was told of the existence of the smartphone accounts.
Now things may get interesting..:erm:

devilincarnate 20-06-2012 15:15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35444006)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...t-7857331.html



Now things may get interesting..:erm:
I wonder if these phones will shed any new light? Also if they will cause any problems for the people that had/have them?


I wonder if they are able to call anyone back to Leveson if new information comes to light from the phones?

Maggy 25-06-2012 17:35
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18578447

Leveson speaks out about the case of his 'complaints' about Gove's interventions.He also gives a 'victim's' view of being on the recieving end of really poor journalism.

dave6x 25-06-2012 19:49
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35446168)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18578447

Leveson speaks out about the case of his 'complaints' about Gove's interventions.He also gives a 'victim's' view of being on the recieving end of really poor journalism.
I believe this was in response to a Daily "Wail" article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ee-speech.html

Maggy 25-06-2012 19:51
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dave6x (Post 35446241)
I believe this was in response to a Daily "Wail" article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ee-speech.html
As I mentioned in post#1877.;)

devilincarnate 25-06-2012 20:13
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35444006)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...t-7857331.html



Now things may get interesting..:erm:
Really interesting?

Quote:
Rupert Murdoch’s News International came under more pressure last night to find and hand over to police a lost iPhone.

The company said it had found three of the four Apple smartphones issued to former executive chairman James Murdoch and three other executives.

It comes after the Sunday Mirror revealed the existence of the phones and concerns they could contain texts and emails of interest to the police probe into phone hacking.

NI’s confirmation at the High Court it had found three of the iPhones triggered calls last night for it to track down the fourth phone as a “matter of urgency”.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...ressure-925388

Maggy 26-06-2012 08:29
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Another busy day at Leveson.I get the feeling that it's mainly get to the dregs before finishing up..

David Mellor (former MP) and Norman Lamb MP among today's witnesses.

Maggy 26-06-2012 14:37
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Mellor on now.

Maggy 28-06-2012 18:34
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18621949

Quote:
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has announced plans to split the $60bn media giant into two companies.
The move should ringfence News Corp's profitable film and media business from its UK newspaper business, which is embroiled in a phone-hacking scandal.
News Corp's Fox networks in the US and its stake in UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB would form a film and media unit.
What is the betting that at a later date there will be another bid for BSkyB and this time there won't be a monopoly issue?

devilincarnate 28-06-2012 19:23
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35447631)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18621949



What is the betting that at a later date there will be another bid for BSkyB and this time there won't be a monopoly issue?
Yes very true but let's wait and see what the fit and proper test comes back with from Ofcom (if anything)

Mick 28-06-2012 19:24
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But not really, it looks like he has spat out his dummy over the humilation, he has apparently told Fox Business channel that he would be "a lot more reluctant" to invest in Britain now, compared to the US.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...?newsfeed=true

watzizname 28-06-2012 21:07
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mick (Post 35447647)
But not really, it looks like he has spat out his dummy over the humilation, he has apparently told Fox Business channel that he would be "a lot more reluctant" to invest in Britain now, compared to the US.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...?newsfeed=true
Indeed, and here's the video..

http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/17109...ylist_id=87185

Maggy 28-06-2012 21:29
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Don't let the door etc....

Sirius 28-06-2012 21:29
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mick (Post 35447647)
But not really, it looks like he has spat out his dummy over the humilation, he has apparently told Fox Business channel that he would be "a lot more reluctant" to invest in Britain now, compared to the US.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...?newsfeed=true
Good then we need to tell him to go forth in short jerky movements and not come back.

jempalmer 28-06-2012 21:55
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35447691)
Good then we need to tell him to go forth in short jerky movements and not come back.
Agreed mate.

Maggy 04-07-2012 12:21
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18704067

Quote:
Private investigator Glenn Mulcaire has lost his legal battle to conceal the identity of journalists who instructed him to hack into mobile phone messages.
Mulcaire, who worked for the News of the World, was jailed in January 2007 for unlawfully intercepting voicemail messages received by royal aides.
He appealed to try to avoid being forced to answer questions in civil proceedings that could incriminate him.
NOW things get interesting...;)

Maggy 04-07-2012 19:37
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...?newsfeed=true

Quote:
Mulcaire has fought a 20-month legal battle not to reveal the details to protect his privilege against self-incrimination. However, the supreme court has now thrown out his appeal in a unanimous judgment by five senior law lords.
Quote:
Mulcaire's legal team is weighing up whether to appeal the ruling to Europe. He said in a statement: "I will consider with my lawyers what the wider implications of this judgment are if and when I am asked to answer such questions in other cases."
Well if he does it's going to take even longer to get to the bottom of the cesspit..:(

---------- Post added at 19:37 ---------- Previous post was at 19:33 ----------

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18716093

Quote:
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he believes the public was reassured over his handling of the BSkyB deal by his appearance at the Leveson Inquiry.
On Radio 4's The Media Show, Mr Hunt said he took responsibility for the actions of his aide, who resigned, but that did not mean he had to quit.
What planet does he reside on?:confused:

devilincarnate 11-07-2012 13:03
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Quote:
Rupert Murdoch sought assurances from then-PM Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s about policing of print union strikes, the Leveson Inquiry has been told.

In a written statement, ex-Sunday Times editor Andrew Neil disputed Mr Murdoch's claim that he had "never asked a prime minister for anything".

Mr Neil also wr

ote of Tony Blair and Mr Murdoch reaching "an understanding".

That "relationship became closer, more extensive and deeper than anything ... during the Thatcher years", he claimed.

"There was at least one time ... when Mr Murdoch's support for Mrs Thatcher paid business dividends and undermines the accuracy of his claim to the Inquiry that he has never asked politicians for anything," wrote Mr Neil, now a BBC presenter.

"In the run-up to the Wapping dispute he made it clear to me one night in late 1985 in my office that he had gone to Mrs Thatcher to get her assurance - to 'square Thatcher' in his words - that enough police would be made available to allow him to get his papers out past the massed pickets at Wapping once the dispute got underway."

Mr Murdoch received assurances from Mrs Thatcher, Mr Neil said, "on the grounds that she was doing no more than upholding the right of his company to go about its lawful business".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18789738

TheDaddy 11-07-2012 19:45
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Quote:
Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35451725)
Go about its lawful business, there's a laugh

Maggy 22-07-2012 17:33
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18940016

Quote:
Rupert Murdoch has resigned from a string of directorships controlling his News Corporation's UK newspapers.
Mr Murdoch, 81, quit directorships at NI Group Ltd, NewsCorp Investments and Times Newspaper Holdings on Friday.
News Corp plans to split into two firms, separating its newspaper and book publishing interests from its now dominant TV and film enterprises.
Mr Murdoch is expected to chair both businesses but to be chief executive only of the TV and film side.
He is more slippery than a box of eels..

---------- Post added at 17:33 ---------- Previous post was at 17:08 ----------

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...ewspapers.html

Quote:
For a start, the boards he's resigning from have no power and very rarely meet. They're boilerplate corporate structures masking the fact Murdoch is in complete control of his U.K. papers.

Maggy 23-07-2012 16:14
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18950691

Quote:
Two officers at high-security prisons allegedly took illegal payments from Mirror, Express and News International journalists, a senior police officer has told the Leveson Inquiry.
Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers said one officer had allegedly received £35,000.
But she said stories possibly linked to the payments revealed "very limited material of genuine public interest".
Quote:
In her evidence, DAC Akers gave a breakdown of arrests made and information gathered during the three investigations she is leading, including:
  • Forty-one arrests as part of Operation Elveden into corrupt payments to officials
  • This includes 23 former or current journalists, four police officers, nine current or former public officials and five alleged "go-betweens"
  • Fifteen current and former journalists arrested during Operation Weeting inquiry into phone hacking - 12 are on bail
  • Six people, including former Sun editor Rebekah Brooks and her husband Charlie, have been charged and are to appear in court in September
  • Files relating to three police officers and one journalist are currently with the Crown Prosecution Service
  • Seven arrests have been made as part of Operation Tuleta into allegations that computers were hacked
  • Police are looking into 101 allegations of data intrusion
  • Eight to 11 terabytes of electronic data are being examined
Ms Akers also suggested certain information obtained by News International seemed to have come from stolen mobile phones - one taken in London and another in Manchester.
She said police officers were investigating whether this was "the tip of the iceberg" relating to alleged accessing of stolen mobile phones.
Is the the tip of the iceberg overall.?Have some 'got away with it' one wonders?

Derek 23-07-2012 19:45
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Squeaky bum time for a number of people.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18961228

Quote:
The Crown Prosecution Service is to announce on Tuesday whether it has decided to bring more charges over allegations of phone-hacking.

Twelve people are due to answer police bail in connection with the Operation Weeting investigation.

Maggy 24-07-2012 15:52
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...e-7966265.html

Quote:
Two of Rupert Murdoch’s former editors, Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, are being charged with conspiring to hack the phone of the missing schoolgirl Milly Dowler.
In all seven senior News of the World journalists are being charged with conspiring to intercept the voicemails of a total of 600 victims, the Crown Prosecution announced today.
Well now we finally have the charges..Wonder when the court cases will be.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18961228

Quote:
In a statement, Mrs Brooks said: "I am not guilty of these charges. I did not authorise, nor was I aware of, phone hacking under my editorship."
Quote:
Mr Coulson, Prime Minister David Cameron's former communications chief, will face four charges linked to accusations of accessing the phone messages of Milly, former Labour home secretaries David Blunkett and Charles Clarke, and Calum Best, the son of the late footballer George Best.


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That's it it's over.Justice Leveson is off to make his report.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18964165

Quote:
Lord Justice Leveson's inquiry into press ethics is holding its last scheduled hearing, after eight months of evidence.
The inquiry at the Royal Courts of Justice was prompted by the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.
Some 470 witnesses appeared and 6,000 pages of evidence was presented.
Lawyers representing three newspaper groups and victims of press intrusion are making their closing submissions on the 102nd day of the inquiry.


---------- Post added at 15:52 ---------- Previous post was at 14:52 ----------

And finally just for fun...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18913397

Maggy 30-07-2012 11:18
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Interesting viewpoint.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/bu...1&ref=business

Maggy 06-08-2012 09:29
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14386696

Quote:
BBC has been investigating the employment by the Daily Mirror in the late 1990s of a controversial firm of private detectives, Southern Investigations, whose boss Jonathan Rees was jailed in 2000 for conspiring to plant cocaine on an innocent person. What the BBC has learned is that Southern Investigations was employed by the Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror on 230 occasions between 7 October 1997 and 23 September 1999. The total sums billed to the Mirror by Southern Investigations were just under £67,000.
Not illegal but is it journalism?

Anyway the article is worth a read and I hope that Leveson is reading it too.

Chris 06-08-2012 09:44
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35460246)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14386696



Not illegal but is it journalism?

Anyway the article is worth a read and I hope that Leveson is reading it too.
Of course it's journalism. Investigative reporting requires investigation. The clue is in the title. ;)

mertle 06-08-2012 11:50
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this government still wowing murdock.

seems he was invited to olympics by boris johnson.

ITN caught hunt greeting him outside too.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19127427

would thought the best solution would be keep well away from murdocks and others would be best solution.

However politians not the brightest in being tactful.

After all what gone on why boris invited him.

Its shame leiveson finished cross examining. Maybe this needs investigating too. Surely last think is giving perk to olympics by a conservative should been worst thing they could done.

Wonder if others in the mess been given perks then would think cameron finally realised coulson and brookes are really bad publicity to be associated with.

Maggy 08-08-2012 22:41
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19187681
Quote:
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has swung to a loss partly due to the weakness of its publishing business, which includes newspapers like the Times and the Sun.
The fourth quarter net loss was $1.6bn (£1bn) compared with a net income of $683m in the same period last year.
The loss included a $2.9bn pre-tax restructuring charge.
Quote:
Its publishing division reported quarterly operating income of $139m, down from $270m reported in the same period a year ago, reflecting lower advertising revenues and the lack of sales from closed tabloid News of the World.
Do we have to assume that the Sunday Sun isn't selling as well as the NOTW did?

TheDaddy 09-08-2012 04:28
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35461366)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19187681




Do we have to assume that the Sunday Sun isn't selling as well as the NOTW did?
Doubt a Sunday newspaper being a few thousand down would equal a billion pound loss somehow, I did hear something about their Australia papers being hit hard by falling advertising revenues + there doesn't seem to be any mention of what the hacking has cost them in cold hard cash, compensation has cost them tens of millions alone, whilst investigating/ covering up must have cost a pretty penny to.

beeman 09-08-2012 08:50
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35461366)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19187681




Do we have to assume that the Sunday Sun isn't selling as well as the NOTW did?
not really. it a $1.6bn opperating loss INCLUDING a $2.9bn extordenary cost (restructuring cost) . according to the quote.
That means a $1.3bn opperational profit

Chris 09-08-2012 10:19
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35461366)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19187681




Do we have to assume that the Sunday Sun isn't selling as well as the NOTW did?
That's very shoddy reporting, probably by the office junior on the night shift. Robert Peston would not be pleased if he saw it. A one-off restructuring charge does not denote 'weakness'.

Beeman has already done the maths. Subtracting the one-off restructuring costs from the net loss reveals that News Corp is operating profitably.

Maggy 09-08-2012 12:13
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35461475)
That's very shoddy reporting, probably by the office junior on the night shift. Robert Peston would not be pleased if he saw it. A one-off restructuring charge does not denote 'weakness'.

Beeman has already done the maths. Subtracting the one-off restructuring costs from the net loss reveals that News Corp is operating profitably.
Thanks Chris..:)

Maggy 09-08-2012 14:53
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/bu...e-8022900.html

from the Independent..

Quote:
Although it did not spell out how it had calculated the write-down, it said that the Australian newspaper business was the biggest single contributor. Meanwhile, there was also an admission that the cost of dealing with the police investigations in the UK and resulting legal actions had now hit $224m, and that the loss of income from the shuttered News of the World was still weighing on the company's financial results.
Well that would appear to be from the horses mouth so to speak..:erm:

Chris 09-08-2012 16:15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35461561)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/bu...e-8022900.html

from the Independent..



Well that would appear to be from the horses mouth so to speak..:erm:
Yes, but it still doesn't equate to the claims the BBC made for the results last night. The loss was entirely due to one-off restructuring costs. Strip those out and you have an operating profit, regardless of the impact of any police investigations or income lost from the closure of the Screws.

denphone 16-08-2012 10:08
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Former Tory spin doctor Andy Coulson and six other people are appearing in court on Thursday charged with phone hacking.

http://www.channel4.com/news/andy-co...-phone-hacking

Derek 16-08-2012 22:49
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Strathclyde Police have announced a 39 year old man has been charged with perjury and conspiracy to hack phones. :D

Not Coulson then. Yet...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-west-19292058

Chris 17-08-2012 09:55
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Derek (Post 35464023)
Strathclyde Police have announced a 39 year old man has been charged with perjury and conspiracy to hack phones. :D

Not Coulson then. Yet...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-west-19292058
Quote:
Mr Wight, who lives in London, arrived at Govan Police Station in Glasgow at about 14:00 to be interviewed, at the request of Strathclyde Police.

It is understood he left the station late on Thursday night and is not expected to appear in court on Friday.
They left a posh man from London wandering round Govan last thing at night. :D

Derek 17-08-2012 10:41
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35464092)
They left a posh man from London wandering round Govan last thing at night. :D
"Yes Mr Wight just across the road and through the park. You'll be fine" :D

Thankfully the ex-MSP and ex-jailbird member for the socialist democratic people's republic of Pollok or his deeply annoying lawyer haven't cropped up to give their opinions yet.

Hugh 17-08-2012 11:00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35464092)
They left a posh man from London wandering round Govan last thing at night. :D
Just pop into the Brechin Bar cocktail lounge and ask for a Mojito and some nibbles - they are very friendly around here; a sure-fire way to make new friends is to point out how big a supporter of Rangers you are.....;)

Is the police station still at St Helens Street?

Chris 17-08-2012 11:04
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35464110)
Just pop into the Brechin Bar cocktail lounge and ask for a Mojito and some nibbles - they are very friendly around here; a sure-fire way to make new friends is to point out how big a supporter of Rangers you are.....;)

Is the police station still at St Helens Street?
I don't know, the nearest I like to get to it is the south side exit of the Clyde Tunnel, on the way to Ikea ...

Derek 17-08-2012 11:08
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35464110)
Is the police station still at St Helens Street?
At the top of Helen St on Paisley Road West. Pretty much bandit country in every direction :erm:

Chris 17-08-2012 11:14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Derek (Post 35464115)
At the top of Helen St on Paisley Road West. Pretty much bandit country in every direction :erm:
You're not wrong ... I stopped for lunch in KFC there once. All it needed was a pair of saloon doors ... :erm:

Hugh 17-08-2012 11:53
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Oy - I was brought/dragged up there..... (but totally agree with you).

It was a bit of a culture shock (on both sides) moving to Thetford, Norfolk, as a fifteen year old.

Maggy 19-08-2012 09:42
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http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/25/...7rNtR8.twitter

Worth a read..:)

Maggy 24-08-2012 16:34
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19355141

Quote:
Rupert Murdoch's daughter Elisabeth has used a speech to voice her support for the BBC and urge the media to focus on morals as well as profit.
The TV producer sought to distance herself from brother James, an executive at News Corp, which has been embroiled in the phone hacking scandal.
Ms Murdoch delivered the keynote speech at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
Quote:
Ms Murdoch also criticised the "dearth of integrity" highlighted in the Leveson inquiry into press standards.
She said the exposure of the "sometimes self-serving relationships" between great pillars of society such as police, politics, media and banking served as a reminder that "with great power comes responsibility".
Referring to the Leveson Inquiry, she said the result should be the "fierce protection of a free press and light touch media regulation".
She added that it was hard to argue for this because of the "unsettling dearth of integrity across so many of our institutions".
"Sadly, the greatest threats to our free society are too often from the enemies within," she said.
Distancing herself from News Corp? Not quite sure what to make of the speech..:erm:

Interesting though.

Derek 29-08-2012 12:07
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Another one charged. :)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-west-19409581

Quote:
The former editor at the News of the World Scotland has been charged in connection with the defamation action of former MSP Tommy Sheridan.

Bob Bird, 56, was charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice over Mr Sheridan's successful action against the newspaper in 2006.

Officers are investigating allegations of perjury and phone hacking as part of the Operation Rubicon probe.

The journalist was detained at his Glasgow home by officers from the Operation Rubicon probe on Wednesday morning and questioned at Govan Police station, at Helen Street.

Maggy 30-08-2012 15:14
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-19421373

Quote:
News International's former legal adviser Tom Crone has been arrested at his home in south-west London by police investigating phone hacking.
The 60-year-old was arrested at 06:45 BST on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications contrary to Section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977.
He is being interviewed at a south London police station.
Getting further up the hierarchy..

Maggy 06-09-2012 09:32
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Oh the irony..

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...ombia-wiretaps

Quote:
News Corp. (NWSA), still seeking to move past a hacking scandal at its U.K. newspapers, has nominated to its board a former Colombian president whose administration was itself embroiled in an illegal wiretapping controversy.

Maggy 10-09-2012 18:33
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And it continues..

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/se...nal?CMP=twt_gu

Quote:
Siobhain McDonagh, a Labour MP, has launched a legal action against News International and the Sun in relation to the theft of her mobile phone and is seeking damages for alleged invasion of privacy and breach of confidence.
The claim, which was lodged with the high court on 6 September, comes two months after a Sun journalist was arrested and bailed by officers working on Operation Tuleta, Scotland Yard's investigation into computer hacking and other invasions of privacy.
The 35-year-old Sun journalist was arrested on suspicion of "handling stolen goods" in July in relation to a reported phone call from a member of the public who believed they had an MP's mobile phone.

TheDaddy 18-09-2012 04:07
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Just when you think it can't get any worse

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...y-8145238.html

Maggy 20-09-2012 08:32
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
 
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukp...1348081522108A

Quote:
News Corporation lawyers are asking a US judge to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit alleging that company directors allowed a damaging cover-up of the phone hacking scandal in Britain.

Derek 24-09-2012 17:52
Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-19699297

Quote:
A senior Metropolitan Police detective has been charged with offering information to the News of the World (NoW) newspaper.

The Crown Prosecution Service said Det Ch Insp April Casburn had been charged with misconduct in a public office and will appear in court next month.

Hom3r 24-09-2012 17:55
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I wonder if Murdock will do a Maxwell?


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