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Parliament to question PM Cameron on links with the Murdoch empire
British PM David Cameron cut short a trip to Africa and will fly home on Tuesday to defend himself from a scandal that has battered Rupert Murdoch's media empire, forced British police chiefs to resign and raised doubts about the prime minister's judgment. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rules“ .. Moreover, Stephenson said, Wallis was a less tainted figure than Coulson: “Unlike Mr. Coulson, Mr. Wallis had not resigned from News of the World or, to the best of my knowledge, been in any way associated with the original phone-hacking investigation,” the outgoing commissioner said....”
Jul 19th, 2011 - 05:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0Failing to mention the very expensive freebie he'd accepted from a health spa which Wallis arranged. That's why he resigned.
” ... One associate of Purdew who was less keen to trumpet his visit to Champneys was the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson, whom the spa boss says was offered a 20-night stay — valued at £12,000 — to help him get over a pre-cancerous condition. (He, too, is said to have made use of the kriotherapy facilities.) The revelation that Stephenson unwisely accepted this hospitality helped precipitate his decision to resign on Sunday....”
and yes, it's from the Mail, but it was the first reference I came to !
I am no particular fan of Cameron but I cannot see what he has done to warrant resigning. He employed someone after having checked their references and Coulson had been cleared of any wrong-doing. Where is the crime?
Jul 19th, 2011 - 08:17 am - Link - Report abuse 0The problem with newsentertainment channels is that they get over-excited when there is a big news story and run around like headless chickens looking for the next breaking revelation, rather than checking the facts.
And Ed Miliband should stop making long droning speeches stating the bleedin' obvious and make sure he gets all his homework in before the summer vac.
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Jul 19th, 2011 - 10:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0this is just [Murdoch & Intelligence Team ] purge operation !
don't think hard on the rest !
Ed Miliband , was he not the advisor to Gordon brown who not only sold of most of our gold, but who also had dealings with the press,
Jul 19th, 2011 - 02:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The pot calling the kettle black again,
They always blame the government, but very easily forget what they did in power,
Sean Hoare, a former News of the World employee who said Andy Coulson “encouraged” phone-hacking was found dead, does Murdoch, British Gov. or Scotland Yard know anything about it?
Jul 19th, 2011 - 02:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I doubt it,
Jul 19th, 2011 - 02:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0its goverment policy to deny everything is it not mmm
Will PM Cameron wear Rebekah's red mop on his head or Murdoch's custard pie mask during questions on the Parliament?
Jul 19th, 2011 - 04:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@5. Weird timing but the news atm is that it is not suspicious. Apparently he had a drink/drug habit which led to him losing he job way back before all this scandal blew up. That said, I think it is early days to draw a conclusion. I confess to finding it somewhat suspicious.
Jul 19th, 2011 - 05:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0well they do say
Jul 19th, 2011 - 05:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0being arrested-and being charged
is two different things .
They complained of political corruption and Argentina but in the UK is worse. Murdoch is Magneto (Clarin) from England, with the difference that has acted for a long time and with total impunity and consent of political power and to make matters worse laughed Argentina to the 2001 crisis and now it's up to them the default, announced by Barak Obama. It flowers from his incorruptibility and it is now an economic crisis comes up greater than or equal to Greece and Italy, and still not finished devouring everything as a black hole.
Jul 19th, 2011 - 05:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Moral: Do not laugh at the misfortunes of others. Look at the beam has its own eye and not the speck in your neighbor's eye.
No, corruption is not systemic in the UK which is why it is such a big story. Not incidentally this story is much more about a few people breaking the law and their bosses turning a blind eye. (And in my opinion culpable).
Jul 19th, 2011 - 06:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I don't know of anyone who laughed at the 2001 crisis in Argentina. Quite the opposite. Why would anyone wish that sutuation on any country? It was terrible.
Also, you should know that there will be no political will to silence newspapers in the UK. It is the role of the media to challenge the government and to report news. It might be uncomfortable for politicians but that is the price of a free society; a free press.
I actually question the 'power' of Rupert Murdoch. Any presumed power has grown out of the thin-skins of politicians. jmo
A bit over the top and very wrong
Jul 19th, 2011 - 06:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0.to find and solve corruption proves your viability to live within the law,
Argentina, among others hides corruption, and does little to extinguish it, Britain is not perfect, but we do our best to stop it, rather than condemn others first,
You then should admire us, rather that ridicule us, [should you not ]
“No, corruption is not systemic in the UK ”
Jul 19th, 2011 - 06:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Really Elaine? It's only not systemic when you have your head stuck in the ground and refuse to take it out and face reality.
What happened in Argentina in 2001 was done by the banksters and the IMF. Today, 2011, they are ready for the same tricks on the UK and Europe and Greece is just the begin.
You really do not understand the cultural differences if you think corruption is an acceptable part of UK life. It is not. That does not mean it does not exist but absolutely nowhere near the scale of countries like Italy and Argentina, to name but two.
Jul 19th, 2011 - 10:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I do not know what 'banksters' are but, using adult language, you have a point about the attack on the Euro. Just 18 months ago there was talk of the Euro becoming the international currency, replacing the US dollar. Since then there has been a sustained undermining of the currency by US credit agencies. No coincidence in my book.
With regards to Argentina, yes, they were fucked by the IMF but Argentina was all too willing to bend over. Your government at the time was in no small part culpable.
so perhaps argentina could take a leaf out of our book,
Jul 20th, 2011 - 01:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0and start a fresh page,
no better time, like the present .
# 13 Mr Fido Dido
Jul 21st, 2011 - 07:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I guess you´ll find interesting the analysis made it by Peter Apps from Reuters, as well as the reports of Transparency International about big “Elite Corruption” in UK that lead and rule the nation today.
ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE76J25L20110720?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0
www.transparency.org.uk/ti-uk-programmes/corruption-in-the-uk
Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3
http://celticmeltdown.webs.com/corruption.htm
Jul 21st, 2011 - 09:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://celticmeltdown.webs.com/corruption.htm
http://celticmeltdown.webs.com/corruption.htm
http://celticmeltdown.webs.com/corruption.htm
http://celticmeltdown.webs.com/corruption.htm
and these hypocrites, complain about great Britain,
pot kettle black.
so far so bad ,
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