[Update] The News Corp scandal

I've found the New York Times article that re awoke this whole issue last year.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/05/ma...l?pagewanted=2

[Hom3r]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Fluffy bunnies....

Thats what bears use.

It's is also interesting to see their news coverage of this weeks events.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/08/wo...ef=todayspaper

[Hom3r]

Why hasn't that bitch Rebekah Brooks been fired?

Shes the one that was married to Ross Kemp and was arrested for assulting him, but didn't take his surname (No charges were made), when she remarried she took her new husbands surname.

She should be banned for working in media.

[Gary L]

thesunonsunday.co.uk

[Hom3r]

Surely the British public can get her fired if enough of us shout loud enough.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Gary L

thesunonsunday.co.uk

Differant name but still a News International comic.

[Osem]

It's certainly going to be interesting to see what comes out re Coulson and other senior NOTW staff not to mention embarrassing revelations about past governmental links with News Corp.

On the face of it Cameron's certainly going to have to admit he appears to have made a mistake about Coulson. I don't suppose he'll be wanting to take any lectures from Milliband about that, though, given New Labour's appalling record of lies and spin over 13 years and their own close links with News Corp. which ended only when it was clear that Brown was on the fast track to an early retirement.

Some of hose on both sides of the house, who're demanding accountability in the form of resignations, sackings and worse, ought to first reflect on their own denial with respect to serious wrongdoing, whether it be lying us into wars, employing the likes of Damien McBride to smear opponents or fiddling their expenses.

[Bofrok]

From The Register - Will News of the Screws reappear as Sunday.co.uk? - Is mysterious Sun On Sunday domain name a red herring?

[Flyboy]

Originally Posted by heero_yuy

Those that did the hacking and those that knew about it or sanctioned it should all be in the dock.

We should though have some sympathy for the 200 odd employees of NotW who are innocent bystanders and are now out of a job next week.

With the way the staff at the News of the World have been treated, what's the betting that the axes are being "grinded" as we speak and that there are more revelations to come? I have heard that journalists can be worse than a woman scorned.

[muppetman11]

I wouldn't at all be suprised if the Murdochs move away from newspapers gradually over the coming years , James Murdoch isn't a fan of them according to someone on Sky News yesterday.

[Flyboy]

Originally Posted by Sirius

And out of the wood work you come for a nice juicy anti Tory post .

If its found that information was gleaned from hacking that helped the election then yes people's heads should role. But lets face it if a politician can send good men to there deaths on a lie just to bolster there standing with America and not have to resign i don't think you have a hope in hell over this. To be honest i think its pretty low of you to send this thread of topic so you can score cheap political points, What about those about to lose there jobs.

You are not beyond making, as you put it, "cheap political points."

Why do you even not contemplate that Cameron knew what Coulson was up to and that is why he employed him? Let's face it, since all the previous guff, about isolated incidents and rogue employees, has been blown out of the water, it is not beyond the realms of possibility that Cameron's leadership campaign and subsequently the Genneral Election campaign, was bolstered by information gathered by the hacking. In fact, I'd say that is is more than probable, but that is my opinion.

Get away with what, Are you that anti Tory that you think to you can make it out that they were doing the hacking. You need a tin foil hat sir.

This is nothing to do with being anti-Tory, this is about "alledged" criminals working within the inner circle at Number Ten and Conservative Central office and at best, the lack of judgement of the Prime Minister, at worse his complicity.

Cameron was warned about Coulson's involvement in the hacking and the bribing of police officers, he either chose to ignore those warnings, or decided it was a bonus, one or the other. Either way, he has shown he is not fit to be a Prime Minister.

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Originally Posted by Gary L

You're anti-Tory. your wonder doesn't count.

That's rich, coming from you.

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Originally Posted by Maggy J

This thread so far has nicely avoided the usual Tories v Labour bickering that seems to characterise so many threads at CF lately.

I will point out that Labour supporters have no cause or right to be holier than thou about this issue.All the events of phone hacking happened under a Labour government.

The party politics on this issue cannot be ignored. If it is shown that Cameron benefited from the hacking, during the elections (general and leadership), it will bring into question the whole result. The fact that the Tories have been linked with the Murdoch empire for so long (even during the Blair years), employing disgraced senior managers and supported others, it cannot be brushed under the carpet any longer. Don't forget, Cameron refused to re-open the woefully inadequate investigation into these allegations, so there has to be party politcal agendas behind his motives.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Maggy J

This thread so far has nicely avoided the usual Tories v Labour bickering that seems to characterise so many threads at CF lately.

I will point out that Labour supporters have no cause or right to be holier than thou about this issue.All the events of phone hacking happened under a Labour government.

Did l state in my post any political bias no l just stated that certain members were very quiet on this issue and also l am not going to be holier than thou as Labour have done things that l was not inpressed with as well.

This thread will not get bogged down by political infighting, Tory supporters vs Labour Supporters - it stops now.

Originally Posted by denphone

Did l state in my post any political bias no l just stated that certain members were very quiet on this issue and also l am not going to be holier than thou as Labour have done things that l was not inpressed with as well.

I was speaking to you and Flyboy especially as you had quoted him..It's not anything to worry about.