Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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Cooking nicely-could be cordon-bleu....remember Cameron has repeatedly stated at PMQ`s despatch box `I have not had
anything to do with BSyB...Hunt is not alone .....now for Rupert....
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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there will be many politicians that have served over the last 20 or years sweating now on what the murdoch's have to say.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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That cartoon in post 20 is hilarious..so funny and so apt.
This latest Murdoch/Hunt situation is bound to come up at PMQ's in a couple of hours. it is also a well known fact that Cameron had dinner with Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks and the BSkyB topic was raised, the PM has acknowledghed this previously but dismissed it as small beer...but in the light of recent revelations about the Hunt/ Murdoch relationship, was it actually all small beer?
So not only was Hunt having chummy relationships with the Sky people so was the PM. The paper trail leads right to the Prime Minister himself.
The oddest thing in all this as was pointed out on Sky news last night, when the eventual Leveson Report into News Corp hacking is complete...it will be presented in full to the...ermmm Culture Secretary...and who is that, yes, Jermey Hunt.
Round and round and round we go...
Surely that cant be right.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Yes Howard, you beat me to it!
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Politicians will not be too troubled by what Rupert has to say.
As we have seen before, it is the son wot puts the knife in. It is the father that is seen as the only hope that problems can be averted and much will have gone on in the background since James spoke to keep Rupert onside.
In any case, the to-ing and fro-ing, the thrust and parry and the 'cakes-and-ale' glee of potential embarrassment are but side shows.
The real meat, no matter the subject of any enquiry, is carved-up before the action begins. It a little thing called the 'Terms of Reference'.
Oh how awful for the celebs, oh how terrible of the journos...But what of the insiders of this inside-job? Where did much of the information come from, who allowed so much 'corruption' to carry-on? Where, if we were to do the sensible thing and follow the money, would that trail lead?
Fortunately the stated terms-of-reference do not require the enquiry to hear the testimony of any who might know just which public officers got fat at this feast.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Fascinating...Adam Smith has gone for a Burton.
Who's Adam Smith?? you might well ask..but he was Chief Advisor to Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt up until relatively a few minutes ago. Hunt backed him to the hilt last night but pushed him out the door today in double quick time. Short term self preservation at work?
I shall now give some career advice to young people. Dont have a career thats reliant on the goodwill of a politician..so far we have seen at least at least three walk the plank. Brodie whatsisname took the flak for Theresa May, Andy Coulsen fell on his sword for David Cameron, and Andy or was that Adam Smith shuffled off the career coil for Jeremy Hunt.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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# 26.Agree..First para...Adam Smith is a temporary buffer playing for `time`..Hunt will go BSkyB is to important to be left in
damaged hands....then the spotlight is on Cameron.
Second para..Cameron fully backed and supported Coulson and Liam Fox etc,etc for a short period in the hope the problem
would go away,when it didn`t they walked.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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mmmm
Pronounced guilty by Reg before Hunt's side of the evidence is given and, what is more, Reg is keen to help the Murdoch's get their revenge.
Hunt has asked for his evidence to be brought forward by Leveson and anyone with a fair mind would expect to await that first before deciding on guilt or innocence.
But then Reg, you are only interested in point scoring, not fairness at all.
Keith Sansum1
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barryw;
what we do want is fairness,
and for the prime minister to tell the commions he had not met murdock, was a lie
and hes been found out
his credibility already very low, is fast dissolving
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Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I see nothing fair about you and Reg with your pronouncements before Leveson has seen the whole story. If you think that's fair I just hope you never get to do jury service.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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it will be debated on and on
and views of course are given so fr
lets be fair cameron/osboune have not/could not deny the meetings
but im sure like you say theres more to the hearing, a lot more to come
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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what i found interesting was murdoch's summing up of tony blair, seeing him as a great brain and visionary.
not so complimentary about gordon brown though, i think barry has been kinder in his comments.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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there appears to be a lot of cover ups by the prime minister and his team
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They are politicians.........................
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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I don't dispute your view
but this results in even more people having no faith in there elected govt
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Brian Dixon
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cant be botherd with all this back stabbing in above title,its all tit for tat stuff.he did this they did that and so on.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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had to smile when i heard in the background denis skinner giving his view on the situation shouting "this is what rich boys do when they are in trouble, blame the servants".
I like Dennis!
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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Denis is good for a laugh
but sadly the support for his politics has long gone
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Ah yes Dennis comes out with some good ones. That one was enjoyed by all yesterday. When the going gets tough.. sack your staff!
Yes indeed Dennis is from another era but all peeps on all sides should enjoy the last ramblings of an engaging dinosaur before it's too late.
Here is a picture of a nervous looking Jeremy Hunt, Culture Secretary, in the centre of shot, surrounded by supportive colleagues yesterday.
Ah..and speaking of that word engaging...didnt Rupert Murdoch come across as an engaging chap yesterday...like a cuddly duddly uncle...or was he just hoodwinking like a wily old fox, or was he just sharpening the knife to even old scores. More from him today.
