[Update] The News Corp scandal
03-03-2018, 19:25
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Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
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Originally Posted by Maggy J
I'm not worried about snowflakes or celebs..I'm worried about those who have no access to legal resources who get picked on and libelled and can't fight back. I'm even more concerned about how tight the police and politicians are with the media..and that was what Leveson part 2 was to address. Frankly I am not surprised it's been abandoned by our politicians. Too much self interest and fear of the power of the current press.
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Maybe so, but yet another inquiry was never going to solve this.
What you need is political will, without which any number of inquiries will not resolve this. In most cases, the setting up of an inquiry is just an excuse to kick the can down the road.
Let’s not waste any more of OUR money.
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04-03-2018, 08:27
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Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
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Maybe so, but yet another inquiry was never going to solve this.
What you need is political will, without which any number of inquiries will not resolve this. In most cases, the setting up of an inquiry is just an excuse to kick the can down the road.
Let’s not waste any more of OUR money.
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It wasn't another inquiry..it was a continuation..and it's MY money as well and I want corruption weeded out between politicians,police and the press because it would lead to better government,press and police ethics.
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04-03-2018, 16:46
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Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
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It wasn't another inquiry..it was a continuation..and it's MY money as well and I want corruption weeded out between politicians,police and the press because it would lead to better government,press and police ethics.
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And a continuation of this inquiry will achieve what exactly? Diddly squat, I reckon, millions of pounds later.
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04-03-2018, 16:57
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Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
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And a continuation of this inquiry will achieve what exactly? Diddly squat, I reckon, millions of pounds later.
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So you are happy then with continuing corruption between politicians ,the police and the press?.
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04-03-2018, 18:29
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Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
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So you are happy then with continuing corruption between politicians ,the police and the press?.
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That is not the question, Den, and it is not my point.
The question is, would millions of pounds of public money, OUR money, spent on continuing this inquiry actually achieve anything?
If you are looking at ways of spending shedloads of money, wouldn't it be better to stop the waste and start spending money on the poor people of this country?
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04-03-2018, 18:33
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Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
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That is not the question, Den, and it is not my point.
The question is, would millions of pounds of public money, OUR money, spent on continuing this inquiry actually achieve anything?
If you are looking at ways of spending shedloads of money, wouldn't it be better to stop the waste and start spending money on the poor people of this country?
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So no accountability for corruption because it would cost too much for the inquiry? Seriously? Just let them slink into the woodwork and we forget all about it..Just in case the money would be spent in on the poor instead. Dream on.
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04-03-2018, 18:44
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Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
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That is not the question, Den, and it is not my point.
The question is, would millions of pounds of public money, OUR money, spent on continuing this inquiry actually achieve anything?
If you are looking at ways of spending shedloads of money, wouldn't it be better to stop the waste and start spending money on the poor people of this country?
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That is the question OB and typical of a politician you don't answer the question but obfuscate your way around it.
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05-03-2018, 07:51
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Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
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So no accountability for corruption because it would cost too much for the inquiry? Seriously? Just let them slink into the woodwork and we forget all about it..Just in case the money would be spent in on the poor instead. Dream on.
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I didn't say that. I said the outcome of continuing this inquiry would lead to diddly squat. Our money could be much better spent.
If there is a case to be heard, let's take it through the criminal courts. We already have corruption laws, don't we? If they need to be tightened, then let's tighten them, but let's stop this pretence that another 7 years of this costly inquiry is going fo achieve anything. It won't.
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That is the question OB and typical of a politician you don't answer the question but obfuscate your way around it.
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Sorry, Den, but it is you who has got the wrong end of the stick here!
Of course we should prosecute the corrupt. So if we think they are corrupt, prosecute them!
Let's stop pussy footing around.
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05-03-2018, 08:41
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Re: [Update] The News Corp scandal
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I didn't say that. I said the outcome of continuing this inquiry would lead to diddly squat. Our money could be much better spent.
If there is a case to be heard, let's take it through the criminal courts. We already have corruption laws, don't we? If they need to be tightened, then let's tighten them, but let's stop this pretence that another 7 years of this costly inquiry is going fo achieve anything. It won't.
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Sorry, Den, but it is you who has got the wrong end of the stick here!
Of course we should prosecute the corrupt. So if we think they are corrupt, prosecute them!
Let's stop pussy footing around.
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I don't recall part 1 taking 7 years..
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