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

[gabi]

Apparently he never read newspapers when he was PM. Which either makes him a liar or a total idiot.

 

[Streathamite]

Brown is being utterly predictable, rather dull stuff, although him repeatedly drawing attention to the News Corp policy agenda & the Conservative support for it is worth the odd smile.

I'm surprised, I'd have thought someone that vindictive would have a real go at NI

 

[Orang Utan]

Apparently he never read newspapers when he was PM. Which either makes him a liar or a total idiot.

Why?

 

[gabi]

it's not rocket science OU

 

[Orang Utan]

A Prime Minister doesn't have time to sit about reading newspapers!

 

[Lord Camomile]

It probably wouldn't be too ludicrous to suggest he was kept informed of any major issues stemming from newspapers by aides, rather than reading through stuff himself.

Still a bit unusual to suggest he never read newspapers though.

 

[butchersapron]

A Prime Minister doesn't have time to sit about reading newspapers!

A party leader does though.

 

[Orang Utan]

It probably wouldn't be too ludicrous to suggest he was kept informed of any major issues stemming from newspapers by aides, rather than reading through stuff himself.

Still a bit unusual to suggest he never read newspapers though.

I'm pretty sure he didn't say 'never'. I think he said 'rarely'.

 

[gosub]

A Prime Minister doesn't have time to sit about reading newspapers!

wot, too busy playing fruit ninja?

 

[Roadkill]

Hmm. Might just have got interesting...

alan rusbridger ‏@arusbridger
GB directly contradicts Rupert M's sworn evidence tt GB threatened to declare war after Sun withdrew support #Leveson

11:51 AM - 11 Jun 12 via TweetDeck · Details

 

[butchersapron]

Hmm. Might just have got interesting...

Which if true, means RM perjured himself.

 

[Ted Striker]

Yep, polar opposites of opinion called - will be a case of who draws first with regards to proving the call was made, which is pretty much in Murdochs court now

 

[Lord Camomile]

Aye, but how could it be proved?

And "he did something dickish", "no I didn't" is hardly a surprising turn of events.

I'm pretty sure he didn't say 'never'. I think he said 'rarely'.

Sorry, was taking it second hand.

 

[gosub]

Which if true, means RM perjured himself.

or Brown did

 

[butchersapron]

or Brown did

No, not 'if true'.

 

[elbows]

I'm surprised, I'd have thought someone that vindictive would have a real go at NI

Other objectives cause him to limit his attacks to a few narrow areas. He is happy to have a go at them over the stories about his child, James Murdochs very public policy objectives, his own reputation being attacked over Afghanistan, and anything to do with the Tories. But he won't concede anything that makes himself or Labour look like they bent to the will of the papers, hell he won't even acknowledge that he has a fiery temperament.

All I've really learnt today is that Browns attitude towards drugs was quite a part of the story as to why cannabis classification downgrading was undone.

 

[Ted Striker]

Aye, but how could it be proved?

Well I was expecting a rebuttal of the softer side of the details - if not the 'tone' and the slamming of the phone, but the words - though GB is denying the call was ever made. If Rupes brings up a phonebill or otherwise GB's face will be a lot more palm sweat smeared over it.

I must admit, GB is doing better IMO than I keep reading people's opinion, though that may just be wishful thinking as I'm sympathetic to his cause.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Ah, righto. Sorry, I just thought he'd denied "declaring war". I really should start following it live

 

[elbows]

Browns evidence about aides and briefing against colleagues lacks credibility. I've always had some sympathy with some of Browns policies, especially compared to the Blairites, but this shit is not endearing.

 

[gabi]

my god he's a droning dullard

 

[teqniq]

my god he's a droning dullard

And this is News???

 

[ViolentPanda]

Apparently he never read newspapers when he was PM. Which either makes him a liar or a total idiot.

It sadly makes him yet another MP who reads precis (precises?) of the news prepared by their advisors, rather than the papers themselves. A shamefully widespread practice.

 

[two sheds]

It sadly makes him yet another MP who reads precis (precises?) of the news prepared by their advisors, rather than the papers themselves. A shamefully widespread practice.

I disagree - a one-word precis ('shite') of most papers would do very well. Admittedly two words ('utter shite') might be better.

 

[Ted Striker]

"I don't envy your job but I do know you're doing a great job" Oh do fuck off.

 

[Streathamite]

A Prime Minister doesn't have time to sit about reading newspapers!

a PM who's not properly and consistently briefed on media coverage is a PM who needs to sack his spinners

 

[butchersapron]

OK - North Fife NHS says one of their staff leaked the info on GB's son to the Sun. The Sun claimed at the time that its source was the father of another child in the hospital with the same problem as GB's child and that they have a sworn affadvit stating this.

 

[Lock&Light]

OK - North Fife NHS says one of their staff leaked the info on GB's son to the Sun. The Sun claimed at the time that its source was the father of another child in the hospital with the same problem as GB's child and that they have a sworn affadvit stating this.

I don't think that Fife NHS said "to the Sun". As far as I can see they say info was leaked but not specifically to whom.

 

[elbows]

Indeed there may be no contradiction, the member of staff may have said too much to someone else at the hospital, e.g. a parent of another patient, who then spoke to the Sun.

 

[butchersapron]

I wonder if they meant to the Sun?

 

[Lock&Light]

Indeed there may be no contradiction, the member of staff may have said too much to someone else at the hospital, e.g. a parent of another patient, who then spoke to the Sun.

That's what I think happened. It's just not what butchers said.