Merrick
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Re: Phone Hacking the big fat nothing
Jul 18, 2011, 19:17
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The Sea Cat wrote: I'm convinced that Murdoch has a lot on Call Me Dave, which he will unleash with both barrels.
I hope you're right but fear you're not. Bribing a cop is an offence in itself. more, NI is an American corporation, and bribing state officials anywhere on earth is an offence under American law. If NI admit it all, they lay themselves open to hefty court cases.
Still, with the Met losing the chief and assistant in 24 hours, we're really moving here. Practically the only ones involved still standing are Cameron and the Murdochs. I note that Ladbrokes have drastically shortened the odds in their ongoing 'who will be the next minister to resign?' table and have Cameron at 12-1.
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Kid Calamity
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Re: Phone Hacking the big fat nothing
Jul 18, 2011, 19:30
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My cynicism was pleasantly proved somewhat inaccurate, too. Blimey, it's all coming down like a house of cards. I love perusing the front pages of the tabloids when I'm out shopping. Not had the chance for a few days, but it would seem the saw away Sun may have missed a particularly conspicuous story in favour of more lottery related shite.
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Merrick
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Re: Phone Hacking the big fat nothing
Jul 18, 2011, 19:31
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Incidentally, one of the smaller spinoff stories in case you didn't catch it:
The absolute top brass of the Met including the commissioner himself paid two visits to the Guardian (two months after hiring Wallis) to tell them their coverage was 'exaggerated' and there shouldn't be any implication that the police were complicit in the hacking.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/15/phone-hacking-met-police-guardian
This story is moving so fast - and seemingly still gathering momentum - that the Guardian have a live updates page, the way they do from trials and inquests!
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Kid Calamity
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Re: Phone Hacking the big fat nothing
Jul 18, 2011, 19:32
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Ha ha ha!! Or not! Hurrah for The Guardian and proper investigative journalism.
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carlyclub
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Re: Phone Hacking the big fat nothing
Jul 18, 2011, 19:53
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Blimey, indeed...
News of the World phone-hacking whistleblower found dead
Death of Sean Hoare – who was first named journalist to allege Andy Coulson knew of hacking – not being treated as suspicious
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/18/news-of-the-world-sean-hoare
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ratcni01
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Re: Phone Hacking the big fat nothing
Jul 18, 2011, 22:51
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You might be ok holding your breath, given how fast this is all moving! I'd not bother though ;-) Better to hold someone else's breath, Scratcher would be a good start 8^D
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Robot Emperor
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Edited Jul 19, 2011, 02:04
Re: Phone Hacking the big fat nothing
Jul 19, 2011, 01:44
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carlyclub wrote:
And what's in the bag? Computer and papers found in a bin outside Rebekah Brooks's house. Give the security guard a medal, bet its revenge for years of down the nose rudeness.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/18/mystery-bag-bin-rebekah-brooks.
Hugging myself with glee. Who's going to be playing who in the film?
Haha, just seen there is already a script being touted round - bit of a work in progress then. Actually we need to get this cast thing sorted out. Jim Broadbent as Vince Cable I reckon. If Cameron does exit stage as a baddy then Alan Richman is a shoe-in. As long as he plays him the same as his baddy in Die Hard. John Carpenter's "The Thing" can come out of retirement and play Ed Miliband. Rupert Murdoch? Davros.
Rebekah? Rupert Grint.
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The Sea Cat
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Re: Phone Hacking the big fat nothing
Jul 19, 2011, 10:07
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Merrick wrote: Incidentally, one of the smaller spinoff stories in case you didn't catch it:
The absolute top brass of the Met including the commissioner himself paid two visits to the Guardian (two months after hiring Wallis) to tell them their coverage was 'exaggerated' and there shouldn't be any implication that the police were complicit in the hacking.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/15/phone-hacking-met-police-guardian
This story is moving so fast - and seemingly still gathering momentum - that the Guardian have a live updates page, the way they do from trials and inquests!
Even The Telegraph's doing live coverage, and it's had the knives out re. Cameron for a while now. Now it's Boris's turn:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8645899/Phone-hacking-Boris-Johnson-denies-controlling-Scotland-Yard.html
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Merrick
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Re: Phone Hacking the big fat nothing
Jul 19, 2011, 10:38
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Robot Emperor wrote: Who's going to be playing who in the film?
Charlie Brooker has some suggestions...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/17/charlie-brooker-rupert-murdoch
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Toni Torino
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Re: Phone Hacking the big fat nothing
Jul 19, 2011, 10:48
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Merrick wrote:
Charlie Brooker could play Charlie Brooks.
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