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[Phone Hacking In The UK] - An Old Fashioned English Fox Hunt
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Amazing.
That is actually a great summary for anyone wondering what all the fuss is about.
Those people are mainly Mail / Sun readers / Sky news viewers who are probably only getting shreds of the info between complaining about immigrants / pedo's / Lady Di etc...
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apparently they do not, or at least not in this particular circumstance
They don't, but parliament can setup a judicial inquiry that does have the power to compel attendance.
You know, back in 6th Form, there was a guy in English Lit who would ask questions like "do you hate girls, or love men". This motion kind of sounds like that.
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I believe the classic example is a lawyer asking a witness if he's stopped beating his wife yet.
To be fair, that sounds like most political conversations I find myself in nowadays
Is this just a PR thing, or would there be some significance in getting the results entered into parliamentary records?
Thinking of something similar to the whole superinjunction fiasco, where should things get rushed through and the commitee overseeing the merger is instructed to ignore the various investigations as being ongoing and therefore incomplete there is still this as part of the records that can't be ignored when it comes to legal challenges later down the line.
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I find myself increasingly vexed by cynical shrugging of the "they're all the same" variety. No, they're not.
Several entries in this list are blameless and are in fact praiseworthy in this scandal.
By doing their job, properly and by the law.
Richard Littlejohn is a reprehensible twat. Being on his 'things I hate list' is a badge of honour to be worn with pride.
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The dirty swine are not playing by the rules.
"I think I can comment on this because I used to live above the Baby Doll Lounge, a topless bar that was once frequented by bikers in lower Manhattan."
The Guardian seems to be more a victim of advertising revenue collapse and a series of poor business decisions, if Private Eye is to believed
They do, but the compulsion needs to be voted on in the commons before it becomes legally binding
It is understood Brooks could be compelled to attend if a majority of the House of Commons votes in favour of a motion requiring her to do so.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/12/rupert-murdoch-invited-mps
and this as well it seems
The chairman of the Commons Culture Committee, John Whittingdale, has told Sky News that parliament has the power to compel only British citizens to appear before committees - meaning that Rupert Murdoch is out of reach.
Whittingdale said that the committee would only be able to compel Rebekah Brooks, a British citizen and the embattled chief execuitve of News International to appear. Both Rupert Murdoch, an Australian native who took US citizenship, and his son James would not have to appear.
The haziness indicates it's not really something Commons committees (and or the media covering what goes on in politics) usually have to deal with.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/blog/2011/jul/12/phone-hacking-scandal-live-coverage
"I think I can comment on this because I used to live above the Baby Doll Lounge, a topless bar that was once frequented by bikers in lower Manhattan."
"France has usually been governed by prostitutes."
Fair enough but if anything was to spur a man into action, especially one with Brown's reputed temper, it would be a trashy tabloid using his baby son's illness as a way to sell papers.
The more I think about it, the more it enrages me. When Brown made his farewell speech and then walked away with his family, the thing that struck me the most was how relieved he looked, like the weight of the world had been lifted from his shoulders and also how obvious his love for his kids was. Whatever about the pressures of high office, no one should have to put up with something like this.
probably would have been different if he'd licked murdoch's boots. Apparently, he broke the story about his son himself so the sun couldn't have their big scoop. and he was warned that was the wrong way to play. which is really, horribly shocking.
this is also completely fucked up. hey, police, do the journalists illegal work instead of your job!
the met are going to be gutted too. I hope to god.
• The Sun: "Brown wrong - We didn't probe son's medical records"
• The Times: "Crisis talks as Cameron as joins the revolt against the Murdochs"
• The Daily Telegraph: "Hacking scandal executives face threat of police inquiry"
• The Financial Times: "Parties unite in Commons vote to oppose Murdoch's BSkyB bid"
• The Independent: "Party leaders unite against Murdoch"
• The Daily Mail: "£1,000 bill for Green energy"
• The Daily Express: "EU migrants to get British pensions"
• The Daily Star : "Hacking scandal latest - Roo sues over tart leaks"
The Guardian: "Parliament versus Murdoch"
Even if the whole of the British Media was going down in flames, some things would remain unchanged
Their hired private detective did.
Indeed. Stay classy Express!
They won the east division title in 2006.
What? Is a childrens' book character suing due to a damaged pastry?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/blog/2011/jul/12/phone-hacking-scandal-live-coverage
Davies is of course the reporter that hung on to the story of News of the world shinaningins story. It is a bit fox news/cnn we video interview our corespondent but Davies has some good insights.
"I think I can comment on this because I used to live above the Baby Doll Lounge, a topless bar that was once frequented by bikers in lower Manhattan."
The interesting part for me there was Gordon Brown talking about The Sunday Times.
I've always thought that, regardless of appearances, all of Murdoch's companies would be run the same way. The Sunday Times has a veneer of respectability, but there's no reason to think that for some reason Murdoch would allow it to be an independent newspaper and not use it for his goals.
Brown's comments here support that view of the Times, and also reminds me that I never did understand why he was so unpopular - perhaps media bias played a big part in that?
Edit: Also what is with Hugh Grant, superhero? That is so surreal.
-Had a role in the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
-Did a half-arsed job into phone hacking
-Whilst investigating phone hacking was taken to dinner by NI executives
-Forced to resign due to expenses abuse and sexual harrassment
-Gets a job as a columnist for the NI paper, The Times
In summary:
Man investigates crime
Man finds nothing wrong
Man gets job from criminals
"I think I can comment on this because I used to live above the Baby Doll Lounge, a topless bar that was once frequented by bikers in lower Manhattan."
I don't really mean Hugh Grant is a hero, but just how odd his role in this is.
"I think I can comment on this because I used to live above the Baby Doll Lounge, a topless bar that was once frequented by bikers in lower Manhattan."
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