Missing Milly Dowler's voicemail "hacked by News of the World"

[butchersapron]

'satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.' dictionary.com

over to you

Not then "satisfaction or pleasure felt at the misfortune of gardeners or celebs"

 

[temper_tantrum]

Business isn't a gamble, it a slow grinding out of other people lives for your own benefit.

It is, of course, both.

 

[ericjarvis]

"However we are extremely concerned and disappointed that the continuous release of selected information - that is only known by a small number of people - could have a significant impact on the corruption investigation."

Like making sure the investigation doesn't get to sweep everything under the carpet. I assume that's the significant impact that worries the Met.

 

[sleaterkinney]

Milliband on the attack in pmqs

 

[editor]

The 9/11 hacking story is started to be picked up by more US media now. If any of this gets to stick, it could really hurt Murdoch, although the story's credibility is damaged by it only having one source (the Mirror) so far.
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/07/were_911_victim.php

 

[butchersapron]

Full spectrum guilty attack now. Bridges being crossed

 

[temper_tantrum]

Re: kids' medical records: Presumably they did it to Cameron's child as well?

 

[editor]

Cameron's absence in the Commons is noteworthy.

 

[London_Calling]

LOL. Somone sent me a link to this: George Michael - he's going mental on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/georgemichael

He's always gambling, business IS a gamble. This is the best tactic in the circs, though. A bold amputation to stop the gangrene from spreading.
Edit: The most important thing right now for RM is to isolate this within his UK business. He absolutely has to protect his overseas interests. The level of media coverage this was getting in the US and Australia has probably been a major worry, particularly with this lawsuit from US shareholders.

Hopefully, with the 9/11 attempted hacking, the contagion has begun...


Milliband is doing reasonably well in HoC...

 

[gavman]

Cab you take this dull and irrelevant petty spat off this thread please? In case you missed it, there's real, world-changing news going on. Thanks.

ermm....i've been trying to talk about the story. blame the pedants

 

[temper_tantrum]

Hopefully, with the 9/11 attempted hacking, the contagion has begun...

I'm reasonably sure the two things (9/11 stories and the BSkyB move) are not unconnected. As soon as RM saw that the contagion was beginning to spread, he moved to isolate it.

 

[trevhagl]

Milliband on the attack in pmqs

something about that phrase just doesn't seem right!

 

[ymu]

Hunt is going for the "we're all shit" line. Which is about right. Miliband is in danger of defeating his own purpose on this if he doesn't start hanging Blair and Brown out to dry.

 

[agricola]

Milliband on the attack in pmqs

Its not PMQs, its Miliband trying to seize headlines by taking on Hunt during Media questions. And failing.

 

[London_Calling]

Jeremy - checks to make sure the spelling is right - Hunt at the Despatch Box: "Now is not the time for party political posturing". Bless.

 

[butchersapron]

Its not PMQs, its Miliband trying to seize headlines by taking on Hunt during Media questions. And failing.

It's indicative of what labour's stategy will be though. Brazen finger pointing. It might work.

 

[agricola]

Jeremy - checks to make sure the spelling is right - Hunt at the Despatch Box: "Now is not the time for party political posturing". Bless.

He is right though, or at least he is a lot more right than a party who deliberately ignored everything that went on for at least eight years, and yet who now harp on about how bad it is. Also that point of Milibands about tampering with evidence must surely be one of the most mindbendingly idiotic things ever heard in the Commons.

 

[London_Calling]

That's the role of the Public Inquiries though?

 

[temper_tantrum]

Jeremy - checks to make sure the spelling is right - Hunt at the Despatch Box: "Now is not the time for party political posturing". Bless.

Steps to deal with a serious and rapidly-spiralling public scandal:
1) claim 'now is not the time for party political posturing'
2) 'all right-thinking people will surely be horrified'
3) 'do the utmost to get to the bottom of this'
4) 'no stone left unturned'
5) 'not our place to pre-empt these serious enquiries'
6) sit down & hope it all goes away for another 6 months.
(Edit: 7) Pray for a re-shuffle in the meantime).

 

[Santino]

Hunt has had to state publically that Cameron is a 'decent and honourable man'.

Is Cameron fucked?

 

[Idris2002]

Full spectrum guilty attack now. Bridges being crossed

What a great time to be alive this is.

 

[London_Calling]

Steps to deal with a serious and rapidly-spiralling public scandal:
1) claim 'now is not the time for party political posturing'
2) 'all right-thinking people will surely be horrified'
3) 'do the utmost to get to the bottom of this'
4) 'no stone left unturned'
5) 'not our place to pre-empt these serious enquiries'
6) sit down & hope it all goes away for another 6 months.
(Edit: 7) Pray for a re-shuffle in the meantime).

Very good!

We can now add: As PM, hide at Canary Wharf rather than speak to the HoC.

 

[AKA pseudonym]

lol @ Alan Johnston "I am surprised we have the monkey at the dispatch box and not the organ grinder"

 

[Idris2002]

Milliband on the attack in pmqs

'Turn off the targetting computer, Ed. Use the force'

 

[butchersapron]

Now is not the time for party political posturing"

Wheeled out when a party is on the rocks. Help us or we'll fuck you. Not today.

 

[temper_tantrum]

Very good!

We can now add: As PM, hide at Canary Wharf rather rather speak to the HoC.

Also, try the 'we are at war' line. 'He has matters of great gravity to deal with'. I note Hunt tried this one today as well.

 

[butchersapron]

Hunt has had to state publically that Cameron is a 'decent and honourable man'.

Is Cameron fucked?

At this point, no, he's not been helped though. As there's bucket loads left he might be.

 

[Idris2002]

lol @ Alan Johnston "I am surprised we have the monkey at the dispatch box and not the organ grinder"

"I remember when I was a child, being taken to the celebrated Barnum's Circus, which contained an exhibition of freaks and monstrosities, but the exhibit on the program which I most desired to see was the one described as 'The Boneless Wonder.' My parents judged that the spectacle would be too demoralizing and revolting for my youthful eye, and I have waited 50 years to see The Boneless Wonder--sitting on the Treasury Bench."

--Winston Churchill, January 28, 1931,

in the House of Commons, referring to Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald

 

[dylans]

The stuff about Brown is from 2006 and 2001 right. I mean the stuff about his kids was PUBLISHED by the Sun, in 2002 and 2006. So this is more info that the police have sat on for years. Why is this coming out now. Is someone leaking from within the police? I asked the same question in relation to the Milly Dowler phone hacking and still don't really get it. What is the source of all this stuff?

 

[London_Calling]

How Vince the Mince must regret impressing those two eye-fluttering reporters.....