Re: News International – the story continues : Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:55 pm  

Someone tweeted that "Rupert Murdoch has been deeply touched by the messages from family & friends, left on Whitney Houston's phone"

Re: News International – the story continues : Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:20 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

So, the Sun On Sunday.

Wow, right out of the blue, that one. And not at all exactly what every person in the UK knew and said they would do on the day they "closed down" NOTW.

Like you, I was completely blind sided by this, the crafty Aussie git.

Re: News International – the story continues : Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:50 pm  

cod'ead wrote:

I had to laugh when I read a tweet from "Sir Arnold Robinson", paraphrasing Kelvin MacKenzie's statement to Leveson: "Journalists outraged at an invasion of privacy by police, remember: (1) nothing to hide, nothing to fear; and, (2) privacy is for paedos"

Also interesting to see that MacKenzie bottled out of yesterday's Sunday Politics with Brillo show. He was supposed to be debating with Tom Watson but got someone to phone in and cry off. Isn't that just the way with bullies?

MacKenzie is an utter git. Second only to Littlejohn in the 'people you would never get tired of hitting with a cricket bat' stakes.

Re: News International – the story continues : Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:52 pm  

Rupert Murdoch wrote:

"But we cannot protect people who have paid public officials."

I'd be absolutely amazed if 'people who have paid public officials' didn't include him, his son and that awful red-haired bint at one stage or another.

Re: News International – the story continues : Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:15 pm  

Rock God X wrote:

MacKenzie is an utter git. Second only to Littlejohn in the 'people you would never get tired of hitting with a cricket bat' stakes.

Please don't forget Piers Morgan.

I had to laugh when someone on twitter gave an explanation of how to get your "arsehole" name. Apparently all you have to do is substitute your 1st name with Piers and your 2nd name with Morgan. Voila!

Hello : Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:21 am  

Let's not leave the tool Clarkson out. Does he still lend his journalistic prowess to the Sun? W@nker!

Re: News International – the story continues : Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:02 pm  

Just when you thought Leveson might have got a bit boring, it emerges that the Met Police 'lent' Rebekah Brookes a police horse for a couple of years ... Will the fragrant new mother try to say 'neigh' over this one?

Just when you thought Leveson might have got a bit boring, it emerges that the Met Police 'lent' Rebekah Brookes a police horse for a couple of years ... Will the fragrant new mother try to say 'neigh' over this one?

Re: News International – the story continues : Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:28 pm  

I look forward to all those charities benefitting from the Church family's donating of their £600k settlement.

Given the family are so offended by what journalists did "in order to make money for a multinational newspaper" it would somewhat hypocritical to make more money than the average person earns in 20 years out if themselves, n'est pas?

Re: News International – the story continues : Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:30 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

I look forward to all those charities benefitting from the Church family's donating of their £600k settlement.

Given the family are so offended by what journalists did "in order to make money for a multinational newspaper" it would somewhat hypocritical to make more money than the average person earns in 20 years out if themselves, n'est pas?

You're missing the point: they need that £600k to repair the emotional damage they have suffered. Bless 'em.

Re: News International – the story continues : Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:38 pm  

Rock God X wrote:

You're missing the point: they need that £600k to repair the emotional damage they have suffered. Bless 'em.

Nothing repairs emotional damage like being able to buy your entire home town.