[Update] The News Corp scandal - Page 46

TheDon · 17-07-2011, 13:26

Breaking news that Rebekah Brooks has now been arrested on suspicion of corruption and phone hacking!

Assuming the corruption charges relate to her paying the police for information.

Explains why she was let go, they probably were told this was coming.

Ignitionnet · 17-07-2011, 13:34

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Originally Posted by TheDon

Breaking news that Rebekah Brooks has now been arrested on suspicion of corruption and phone hacking!

Assuming the corruption charges relate to her paying the police for information.

Explains why she was let go, they probably were told this was coming.

There's one way to keep her quiet before she faces parliament, or at very least for the bent Met police to have a nice chat. Part of an ongoing investigation, should ensure the more painful details for the met can't come out.

devilincarnate · 17-07-2011, 13:36

I have just been thinking, I would like to bet that Vince Cable is laughing his sack off with all this? As he wanted to go to war on Murdoch?

Kymmy · 17-07-2011, 13:43

Link to the arrest story

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14178051

Ignitionnet · 17-07-2011, 13:45

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate

I have just been thinking, I would like to bet that Vince Cable is laughing his sack off with all this? As he wanted to go to war on Murdoch?

I'll ask him if I can catch him this weekend, if he's not on parliamentary business he might be cycling and will be around town a bit.

Not that he'll be able comment of course!

denphone · 17-07-2011, 13:53

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Originally Posted by TheDon

Breaking news that Rebekah Brooks has now been arrested on suspicion of corruption and phone hacking!

Assuming the corruption charges relate to her paying the police for information.

Explains why she was let go, they probably were told this was coming.

The question now is will James Murdoch get arrested soon.

devilincarnate · 17-07-2011, 13:58

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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

I'll ask him if I can catch him this weekend, if he's not on parliamentary business he might be cycling and will be around town a bit.

Not that he'll be able comment of course!

I think that you should be able to guess if he is smiling like the Joker?

**Damien** · 17-07-2011, 14:10

You really wonder if there is any faith to be had in the police investigation anyway, the people at the top of the Met were in bed with News International and clearly only opened the recent investigation when they were forced too. They would otherwise have been quite content to do nothing and continue doing deals with News International. It's shocking.

eto · 17-07-2011, 14:30

The real question now is

whose sword will Cameron fall on

denphone · 17-07-2011, 14:36

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Originally Posted by eto

The real question now is

whose sword will Cameron fall on

Not bringing politics into it but l do think this will have done considerable damage to Cameron;s electability at the next General election as mud generally sticks even though some of it is probably not true.

Ignitionnet · 17-07-2011, 14:56

To genuinely not bring politics into it this damages all sides of the political spectrum as all of them can be trivially and deeply linked to Murdoch.

This is why the lady doth protest so much as far as Miliband goes - preemptive attempt to detoxify himself, he knows as well as anyone that New Labour were Murdoch's bitches every bit as much as the Tories.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...-murdoch-party

TheDon · 17-07-2011, 15:01

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Originally Posted by Damien

You really wonder if there is any faith to be had in the police investigation anyway, the people at the top of the Met were in bed with News International and clearly only opened the recent investigation when they were forced too. They would otherwise have been quite content to do nothing and continue doing deals with News International. It's shocking.

I'm going to publicly admit breaking the law and see how long I can avoid being arrested. I'm guessing it'll be less than the 8 years it took for Brooks to be.

Sirius · 17-07-2011, 15:05

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Originally Posted by TheDon

Breaking news that Rebekah Brooks has now been arrested on suspicion of corruption and phone hacking!

Assuming the corruption charges relate to her paying the police for information.

Explains why she was let go, they probably were told this was coming.

More good news

denphone · 17-07-2011, 15:07

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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

To genuinely not bring politics into it this damages all sides of the political spectrum as all of them can be trivially and deeply linked to Murdoch.

This is why the lady doth protest so much as far as Miliband goes - preemptive attempt to detoxify himself, he knows as well as anyone that New Labour were Murdoch's bitches every bit as much as the Tories.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...-murdoch-party

But remember that Milliband is leader of the Labour party and Cameron is Prime Minister and as such is in a position of very high office so there is going to be a lot more of the spotlight on him and his judgement in the appointment of Andy Coulson and other things as well.

TheDon · 17-07-2011, 15:21

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Originally Posted by denphone

But remember that Milliband is leader of the Labour party and Cameron is Prime Minister and as such is in a position of very high office so there is going to be a lot more of the spotlight on him and his judgement in the appointment of Andy Coulson and other things as well.

Indeed. Cameron put his judgement on the line in appointing Coulson, it came up short and as such he should bear the responsibility of that. If the PM can't even get an appointment like that right and ignores all evidence to take a guy proven to be untrustworthy on his word, then how can he be trusted to make the decisions needed to run the country?