Phone hacking hypocrisy
Jul 20th 2011 | 5:26 am
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Re: Phone hacking hypocrisy
Sorry, Bil, you'd have to scroll through the news for the past 50 years or so.
Let's be honest, our Cops and MPs are directly drawn from society, and reflect exactly what sort of society we live in.
I remember seeing a corruption table somewhere and the UK came just above Spain in public corruption levels, I think we came in at number 14 in world levels, Mexico came top.
Let's be honest, our Cops and MPs are directly drawn from society, and reflect exactly what sort of society we live in.
I remember seeing a corruption table somewhere and the UK came just above Spain in public corruption levels, I think we came in at number 14 in world levels, Mexico came top.
Jul 20th 2011 | 5:30 am
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Re: Phone hacking hypocrisy
Unfortunately I think you may be right.
What I really don't understand is how Stephenson (on C£250k pa) accepted the stay at Champneys and Yates forwarded an email CV to get someone a job. Whatever way you look at it they should have known better.
What I really don't understand is how Stephenson (on C£250k pa) accepted the stay at Champneys and Yates forwarded an email CV to get someone a job. Whatever way you look at it they should have known better.
Jul 20th 2011 | 6:16 am
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Re: Phone hacking hypocrisy
I'd take resignation as admitting guilt.
Jul 20th 2011 | 6:23 am
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Jul 20th 2011 | 6:35 am
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Re: Phone hacking hypocrisy
I wonder what thoughts there are regarding Murdocks very lengthy pregnant pauses before replying to the questions.
To me it seemed a tad strange that he needed quite that long to think up a reply, even allowing for his age.
A number of ppl. on other forums are strongly of the opinion that he was simply relaying answers provided to him by his adviser/lawyer through a remote device or tiny earpiece.
His wife was in exceptionally close attendance also, close enough to swiftly deal with the intruder, though that may well have no great significance.
To me it seemed a tad strange that he needed quite that long to think up a reply, even allowing for his age.
A number of ppl. on other forums are strongly of the opinion that he was simply relaying answers provided to him by his adviser/lawyer through a remote device or tiny earpiece.
His wife was in exceptionally close attendance also, close enough to swiftly deal with the intruder, though that may well have no great significance.
Jul 20th 2011 | 6:47 am
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Re: Phone hacking hypocrisy
Murdoch must have done something right, the shares rose 6% after the questioning!
Jul 20th 2011 | 7:03 am
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Jul 20th 2011 | 10:44 am
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Re: Phone hacking hypocrisy
I saw that the select committee headed by Vaz have already submitted their recommendations, which really aren't worth commenting on.
The irony is astounding, the two most squeaky-clean top police officers in the country have been forced to resign by Keith Vaz, the sleaziest and most corrupt MP in parliament.
Yates, especially, must be scratching his head. He specialised in tackling police corruption throughout his career, and rose right to the top because of his apparent honesty. And there he was, being grilled by Vaz, dishonest as the day is long, and even looks it.
One of the saner members of the committee, an intelligent lady, said that listening to some of the comments made her think that she had just fallen down a rabbit hole.
I thought that all the way through, and by the looks of it, so did old Rupert.
The irony is astounding, the two most squeaky-clean top police officers in the country have been forced to resign by Keith Vaz, the sleaziest and most corrupt MP in parliament.
Yates, especially, must be scratching his head. He specialised in tackling police corruption throughout his career, and rose right to the top because of his apparent honesty. And there he was, being grilled by Vaz, dishonest as the day is long, and even looks it.
One of the saner members of the committee, an intelligent lady, said that listening to some of the comments made her think that she had just fallen down a rabbit hole.
I thought that all the way through, and by the looks of it, so did old Rupert.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...m-mansion.html
Jul 21st 2011 | 8:12 pm
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Re: Phone hacking hypocrisy
http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/query-over...och-evidence-1
So it seems James was telling the MPs porkies.
Surprise, surprise.
Also a little more evidence has come to light regarding dodgy activities in the States.
So it seems James was telling the MPs porkies.
Surprise, surprise.
Also a little more evidence has come to light regarding dodgy activities in the States.
Jul 21st 2011 | 10:46 pm
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Re: Phone hacking hypocrisy
http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/query-over...och-evidence-1
So it seems James was telling the MPs porkies.
Surprise, surprise.
Also a little more evidence has come to light regarding dodgy activities in the States.
So it seems James was telling the MPs porkies.
Surprise, surprise.
Also a little more evidence has come to light regarding dodgy activities in the States.
Jul 22nd 2011 | 12:10 am
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Re: Phone hacking hypocrisy
meanwhile, tucked at the bottom of the page...MP's are still on the gravy train. 173 still employ family members, paid for by the taxpayers. Phone hacking didn't cost us anything and they are all getting fat pay-outs. Max Clifford got £700,000. Another gravy train for the lawyers.
Jul 22nd 2011 | 12:31 am
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meanwhile, tucked at the bottom of the page...MP's are still on the gravy train. 173 still employ family members, paid for by the taxpayers. Phone hacking didn't cost us anything and they are all getting fat pay-outs. Max Clifford got £700,000. Another gravy train for the lawyers.
all in a day of the life of the good and great in the Mother of Parliaments
Jul 22nd 2011 | 1:49 am
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meanwhile, tucked at the bottom of the page...MP's are still on the gravy train. 173 still employ family members, paid for by the taxpayers. Phone hacking didn't cost us anything and they are all getting fat pay-outs. Max Clifford got £700,000. Another gravy train for the lawyers.
Jul 22nd 2011 | 1:50 am
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Re: Phone hacking hypocrisy
The Aztecs used to choose a king every year, and at the end of the year, he would be ritually killed. I'm thinking that maybe it's time we tried a system like that with politicians.
