Re: News International – the story continues : Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:32 am  

John_D wrote:

He shouldn't, but the weight of e-mails relating to Hunt have allowed him to get away relatively unscathed - for the moment at least. Murdoch dropped him right in it late on yesterday.

Uncle Rupe today. Strap in.

I honestly think the muck is gunna hit the fan today.
Rupert has no scruples, I he thinks he can save himself by sellling everyone else down the river he will of that I have no doubt.
Hunt fighting for his job is just the start IMHO.

Re: News International – the story continues : Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:37 am  

I'm waiting for Rebecca Wade to finally face criminal charges, I reckon she'll sing louder than Tommaso Buscetta and nobody involved will be safe.

Re: News International – the story continues : Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:48 am  

cod'ead wrote:

I'm waiting for Rebecca Wade to finally face criminal charges, I reckon she'll sing louder than Tommaso Buscetta and nobody involved will be safe.

This is also very true.
In all honesty 'Call me Dave' has made the biggest mistake of his political career creating the Leveson enquiry and making it open for the public to view (I understand he didn't have much of a choice but still).
Big heads will roll still of that I have no doubt.

Re: News International – the story continues : Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:23 am  

You can see either something hitting the fan or more likely a whitewash coming on here.

JM gave a warning shot to the government yesterday. I forsee political pressure being brought to bear on the enquiry rather than too much pressure on the Murdochs. If pressure is brought to bear on the Murdochs / News Corp, the government may well fall.

What is incredible to me is how JM seems to struggle to recall key, seemingly significant facts which may shed him / the company in a negative light but has an astonishing memory for detail of seemingly less important facts which allow former employees, etc to apparently be stitched up. I am guessing his dad may have similar memory deficiences / clarity, especially clarity should the politicians have not played ball.

[John_D]

Re: News International – the story continues : Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:26 am  

Dally wrote:

I forsee political pressure being brought to bear on the enquiry rather than too much pressure on the Murdochs.

I doubt this. The inquiry has taken on a momentum of it's own now. Leveson and the undoubted star of the show so far, Robert Jay, have shown that they can be pretty single-minded and any pressure from above will look even worse for the government than.. y'know... all that other stuff.

Re: News International – the story continues : Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:41 am  

Dally wrote:

You can see either something hitting the fan or more likely a whitewash coming on here.

JM gave a warning shot to the government yesterday. I forsee political pressure being brought to bear on the enquiry rather than too much pressure on the Murdochs. If pressure is brought to bear on the Murdochs / News Corp, the government may well fall.

What is incredible to me is how JM seems to struggle to recall key, seemingly significant facts which may shed him / the company in a negative light but has an astonishing memory for detail of seemingly less important facts which allow former employees, etc to apparently be stitched up. I am guessing his dad may have similar memory deficiences / clarity, especially clarity should the politicians have not played ball.

Yesterday proved that a whitewash wasn't going to happen.
Hunt is central to the olympic scheme if it was going to get whitewashed it would have started yesterday.

Re: News International – the story continues : Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:43 am  

Fascinating viewing though isn't it.

Re: News International – the story continues : Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:52 am  

Although let's not fall into the trap of suddenly believing everything Howling Mad and his son say just because it's nice to do so.

Re: News International – the story continues : Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:55 am  

Look who's just turned up:

Re: News International – the story continues : Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:56 am  

If Mr Jay keeps on laying into him as he is Murdock is going to take the gloves off eventually.