News of the World phone hacking scandal

grizzleb

grizzleb

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We also shouldn't forget Vince Cable in all this, and the time he went all alpha-politician in front of some giggling fittie reporters. Bskyb deal might have been dust if it not for that too. The cunt Murdoch is a jammy and slippery bastard, I'd still be surprised if the bid gets rejected or amended with any significant changes.
 
IdleRich

IdleRich

IdleRich
Not so sure, Cameron voting for the motion saying that they should withdraw the bid is a very public dissociation from Murdoch, it will be difficult for him to change his views afterwards. Also, I'm enjoying watching this happening right at the eleventh hour, I think it can be most damaging at this point and watching all the mps squirming to change their minds whilst looking as though they haven't is fantastic entertainment too.
 
luka

luka

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as it stands its dacre that will gain. a lot of people seem to be expecting the mail will get cuaght up in all this and perhaps they will. if not then all our crowing and schadenfreude will seem a bit hollow as murdoch is the lesser evil. i said before that the NoftW was a brillaint paper in many respcts and i meant it. the times did not suffer under murdoch either. most people would admit he was a very good owner of the times.
 
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crackerjack

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luka said:
as it stands its dacre that will gain. a lot of people seem to be expecting the mail will get cuaght up in all this and perhaps they will. if not then all our crowing and schadenfreude will seem a bit hollow as murdoch is the lesser evil. i said before that the NoftW was a brillaint paper in many respcts and i meant it. the times did not suffer under murdoch either. most people would admit he was a very good owner of the times.
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The Times is a brilliant paper, probably the calmest, most honest we have. I'm not sure about Dacre being the beneficiary - not only will he have his own scandal to ride out (it'll come, for sure), but this changes everything. Papers simply won't be able to operate that way anymore.
 
luka

luka

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not for a few weeks or so no....
i also am assuming the mail will get caught up but who knows.
 
luka

luka

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the sydney morning herald used the "no sight more ridiculous than the British public in one of its periodic fits of morality” quote today and by coincidence my dad did too in an email. i think they are both right. it will have big repercussions for nws international but it wont change how things work in a more genereal way. or at last i will b suprised if it does.
 
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crackerjack

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Hayman's mock outrage when asked about bribe-taking was hilarious. Looked like it was the result of hours and hours of practice, just winds up like a massive flashing 'guilty' sign. He'd have been better off giving it the 'how very dare you?'
 
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muser

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crackerjack said:
Hayman's mock outrage when asked about bribe-taking was hilarious. Looked like it was the result of hours and hours of practice, just winds up like a massive flashing 'guilty' sign. He'd have been better off giving it the 'how very dare you?'
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yea that was a terrible performance, i'm hoping the guardian hacks brookes or murdochs phone as it starts to quiet down a bit.
 
IdleRich

IdleRich

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Yeah, they're enjoying it too much, they're acting like little kids. To be honest it's exactly how I would behave too.
 
grizzleb

grizzleb

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The Times is a fucking establishment propaganda rag, I'm sorry. The editorials are full of utter guff, week by week.
 
luka

luka

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its the times. of course its establishment for fucks sake. thats its raison d etre. if you want the socialist worker you buy the socialist worker.
 
grizzleb

grizzleb

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I use that as a basis on which to judge a newspaper. Just because it punts out a certain expected line with aplomb and consistency doesn't mean it's a quality newspaper. Eg - I'd magine the last 20 editions of the EDL's newsletters have been pretty consistent in their horrible content.

It's a rag.
 
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crackerjack

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grizzleb said:
I use that as a basis on which to judge a newspaper. Just because it punts out a certain expected line with aplomb and consistency doesn't mean it's a quality newspaper. Eg - I'd magine the last 20 editions of the EDL's newsletters have been pretty consistent in their horrible content.

It's a rag.
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consistency and quality aren't the same thing - you can be consistently shit (which I imagine the EDL's paper would be, if they have one). personally, i value good points well made when reading a paper, regardless of their line (up to a point).
 
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