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

[Kizmet]

If James Murdoch goes to prison, a few lags are going to find themselves with a column in the son.

 

[gavman]

top punage

 

[binka]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...nior-mps-secret-links-to-murdoch-2315111.html

The MP who will lead the attack on Rebekah Brooks and Rupert and James Murdoch this week over their roles in the phone-hacking scandal has close links with the media empire, it is revealed today.

John Whittingdale, the Conservative chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport committee, admitted he was an old friend of Mr Murdoch's close aide, Les Hinton, and had been for dinner with Ms Brooks.

How many MPs do you think have never had dinner with someone from NI?

 

[two sheds]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...nior-mps-secret-links-to-murdoch-2315111.html

How many MPs do you think have never had dinner with someone from NI?

Well "no such thing as a free lunch"

 

[elbows]

I enjoyed seeing the details of how many times Cameron met NI executives since becoming PM, and the Coulson Chequers visit months after resignation. Ho ho ho.

( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14173150 story is not so new now, Im just catching up with todays events )

 

[Gingerman]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jun/30/rupert-murdoch-monopoly-news-corp?commentpage=8
Oh dear ,fucker's been keeping a very low profile over the last week or so,wonder what the chances of him being dragged into the scandal?

 

[MellySingsDoom]

Gingerman - just read that McKenzie piece in the Graun, and it's borderline hilarious - I think my favourite bit is this:

Why has Rupert a monopoly? Simple: nobody else had the guts, the nerve or the stunning management skill to take on the establishment. When he was losing literally hundreds of millions on Sky, his competitors were delighted. Now he has made the greatest television success in all our lifetimes, they scream foul.

Kelvin knows all about television successes - after all, he gave us the wonderful and memorable Live TV (Topless Darts, anyone?), which we're all still fond of to this day.

 

[butchersapron]

Culture chairman, who will this week quiz media moguls, is friends with Les Hinton and Elisabeth Murdoch, R Brooks

The MP who will lead the attack on Rebekah Brooks and Rupert and James Murdoch this week over their roles in the phone-hacking scandal has close links with the media empire, it is revealed today.


John Whittingdale, the Conservative chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport committee, admitted he was an old friend of Mr Murdoch's close aide, Les Hinton, and had been for dinner with Ms Brooks.

The Independent on Sunday has also learnt that Mr Murdoch's daughter Elisabeth, seen as the future saviour of the company, has also met Mr Whittingdale a number of times. Among her 386 "friends" on Facebook, the only MP she lists is Mr Whittingdale. He is also the only MP among 93 Facebook "friends" of Mr Hinton.

It is also understood that the MP for Maldon was invited to Mr Hinton's wedding reception in 2009 but declined to accept in light of the committee's ongoing investigation into hacking.

 

[London_Calling]

Does it matter then, the Committee theatre this week?

 

[Gingerman]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...BBC-Left-is-using-hacking-to-get-revenge.html
Another contender for the 'missing the point' award

 

[Kaka Tim]

How many people get to have one to one meetings with the prime minister 26 times in 15 months? Thats a meeting every 2 or 3 weeks.

I would think not many. Only Senior cabinet ministers and top civil servants. Does Nick Clegg enjoy that sort of of access? And only Cameron's personal advisors and closest allies would meet him more often then that. So thats pretty indicactive of how important News Interantional are in government - unofficial cabinet member at least.

 

[claphamboy]

I was going to the miss the live Muppet Murdoch show on Tuesday afternoon, because I had an important meeting, which has taken bloody months to set-up, so I didn't want to bugger around with that.

I've just got an e-mail asking if he could re-arrange the meeting, because he doesn't want to miss the show - game on.

I am so looking forward to it.

 

[frogwoman]

If James Murdoch goes to prison, a few lags are going to find themselves with a column in the son.

 

[frogwoman]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jun/30/rupert-murdoch-monopoly-news-corp?commentpage=8
Oh dear ,fucker's been keeping a very low profile over the last week or so,wonder what the chances of him being dragged into the scandal?

I saw that a few days ago, i'd say the chances are pretty high ... and that's another one for the "shit the guardian says" thread

 

[frogwoman]

Gingerman - just read that McKenzie piece in the Graun, and it's borderline hilarious - I think my favourite bit is this:



Kelvin knows all about television successes - after all, he gave us the wonderful and memorable Live TV (Topless Darts, anyone?), which we're all still fond of to this day.

Live TV was basically a televised version of the sunday sport no?

 

[ferrelhadley]

 

[laptop]

Guardian: The questions the select committee must ask Rebekah Brooks, James and Rupert Murdoch

Any missing?

 

[laptop]

Meanwhile: Spot the invisible woman.

 

[DexterTCN]

Nothing to back it up but I'm sure Wendy will be in or around China working on that market.

 

[articul8]

How is it there have been no Met casualties yet - heat should stay on Yates, Stephenson, Hayman et al

 

[Voley]

 

[paolo]

Verrrr good.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Has Ali Dizaei entered the fray yet?

I'm sure that his own toe-to-toes with various high-ups at the Met, and the fracas with Mahmood Mazher and the News Of The World, might lend him an interesting perspective.

 

[laptop]

How is it there have been no Met casualties yet - heat should stay on Yates, Stephenson, Hayman et al

You want it all at once? Split-screen/multi-stage frenzy?

Give the story some air, some room to develop so people can follow.

Murdoch, Met, Mail

 

[claphamboy]

lol

 

[ViolentPanda]

Well I liked it and it obviously had an impact on you, given that you remembered it I was exaggerating for comic effect ofcourse, but I do think that individuals like Klass play incredibly malignant roles in society through using their celebrity to promote cosmetic surgery (which as far as I'm concerned is a close cousin of eugenics) and to give murderous tyrannies like Dubai the veneer of glitz and glamour. It is precisely through such seemingly benign mediums that ruling class values are transmitted in liberal democracies.

Jeff, cosmetic surgery has nothing to do with eugenics, but everything to do with people being sold that uniquely American idea that surface is all that matters. Eugenics, however twisted the idea became, at base attempted to "improve the herd", which cosmetic surgery doesn't. It merely provides the individual with a veneer that supposedly masks their flaws.

 

[ViolentPanda]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...BBC-Left-is-using-hacking-to-get-revenge.html
Another contender for the 'missing the point' award

It's Janet Daly, who was originally a creature of Conrad Black. Of course she misses the point!

 

[butchersapron]

Brooks arrested by 'appointment' earlier - possibly, it's a 42 year old woman, she's 43 according to wiki but hari probably edited that. edit: saying 43 now.

 

[paolo]

Brooks arrested by 'appointment' earlier - possibly, it's a 42 year old woman, she's 43 according to wiki but hari probably edited that. edit: saying 43 now.

Whole big bags of "yay"

So, Rbbbbkkkka, you were saying, how you were leading the investigation into yourself? Err, no. No you weren't.

 

[butchersapron]

MET:

The MPS has this afternoon, Sunday 17 July, arrested a female in connection with allegations of corruption and phone hacking. At approximately 12.00 hrs a 43-year-old woman was arrested by appointment at a London police station by officers from Operation Weeting together with officers from Operation Elveden. She is currently in custody.

She was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to intercept communications, contrary to Section1(1) Criminal Law Act 1977 and on suspicion of corruption allegations contrary to Section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906. The Operation Weeting team is conducting the new investigation into phone hacking. Operation Elveden is the investigation into allegations of inappropriate payments to police. This investigation is being supervised by the IPCC.

It would be inappropriate to discuss any further details regarding these cases at this time.