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Brown Moses posted:It's possible David Cameron hired Andy Coulson after he was responsible for ordering burglaries that targeted members of the Labour party. If that's the case was Cameron, or other members of his government, aware of the News of the World's activities? Oh god, considering Hunt has dragged before Leveson for his cosy relationship with NI, could he get dragged back into this again? Please, please say yes.
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I had to google Mike James. Assuming you aren't for some reason talking a NBA player, I read a few of his writings and he is quite clearly certifiable. If Talk Radio was a thing in this country, he'd be the guy at the start of Children Of The Corn on the radio, exhorting for "Amens" and the coming Holy War.
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Oct 25, 2012 12:36
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On the one hand, smell that sweet, sweet scent of desperation and panic  on the other, savour it because I doubt we're going to get any kind of meaningful statutory regulation.
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Nov 16, 2012 12:11
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God dammit you teases!
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Nov 17, 2012 18:42
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In the run up to Leveson's report, there are a large number of articles cropping up, such as this one: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/leveson-inquiry/9685774/Trust-in-the-press-has-not-died.html Its a bit long to quote but the gist is: The Leveson Inquiry didn't teach us anything new Nobody cares about press regulation (versus other issues) Regulation is a hobby horse of the Left because it will "tame the Tory tabloids" but it will ultimately harm the Left more, since targets of the Left have more to hide behind with regulation. Its been a while since I was anywhere near as informed on the Leveson/phone hacking/press reform storm as I was near the outset, how much of this article holds weight? I wasn't even aware polls had been taken.
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Nov 19, 2012 17:44
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Hugh Grants documentary about tabloids is on tonight on Channel 4 at 8pm. Be there or be square! (also try googling it, you're bound to find the usual shitehawks bawwwing about impartiality, its even funnier when they try to use this as a means of squashing it when they themselves are crying about similar things being applied to them in future)
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Nov 28, 2012 11:23
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Hugh Grant Takes On The Tabloids is on Channel 4. E: Holy loving balls I'd completely forgotten about that despicable turd McMullen and how he drove a vulnerable homeless girl to suicide. That poo poo stain should be in prison if there were any justice. PiCroft fucked around with this message at 21:29 on Nov 28, 2012 |
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Nov 28, 2012 21:11
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Chichevache posted:As one of the uninformed I would love a link to an article about that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb9cnlbzhgk About 00:46 is when McMullen starts speaking.
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Nov 29, 2012 11:59
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It was great, I enjoyed watching the twitter feed. The bit with footage of Piers Morgan telling Charlotte Church how to hack phones was one of the best bits. Also liked Free Speech Network not allowing the documentary camera into the meeting. I actually kind of like the new trend of putting up a twitter hashtag so viewers can commentate live.
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Nov 29, 2012 12:30
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I'm disappointed Hunt and Cameron basically got a free ride, but I imagine Leveson was wary of anything that might politicise the report. If Hunt and Cameron get off scot free (all but certain) I'll be angry but if it comes with the press having a significantly improved regulator I'll be mollified.
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Nov 29, 2012 15:54
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So to summarize: Cameron is saying "We'll give you another chance to do it without statutory regulation". So yeah, see you all back here in another, what, 10 years?
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Nov 29, 2012 18:35
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So has all this been for nothing then? 2 -odd years of drama and earth-shattering revelations and the final call is "Yeah. No."? How the gently caress can this be allowed to continue?
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Nov 29, 2012 22:31
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It looks like Leveson's proposals have been accepted in almost their entirety by newspaper editors, with the (obvious) exception of the statutory parts, and the Hunt-Black proposals are dead. Seems now they are waiting to see if they can come up with something that isn't statutory to back up regulation. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/dec/05/newspaper-editors-sign-up-leveson quote:
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Dec 6, 2012 15:25
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What time is this Commons vote? I'd like to watch the fireworks.
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Mar 18, 2013 10:10
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God drat. Jellyfish have more spine than these cowards.
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Mar 18, 2013 10:35
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I for one am enjoying the delicious tears of the slimy shits as they go squealing to the European Human Rights which they've been so desperate to get repealed.
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Mar 19, 2013 11:23
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Did you imagine all this when you started blogging about this BM? Because this is like, loving awesome and you deserve mad props for your efforts.
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Mar 22, 2013 15:39
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So what happens if the government goes ahead with the reform? Can the papers just say, "nah we're good thanks" and that's the end of it? Or will they be able to force the papers to accede?
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Apr 26, 2013 10:17
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Wait, is Rupe taking the piss out of his own papers' smear job on Jeffries?
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Oct 15, 2013 14:30
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Ah. That makes more sense. I hope someone tweets that to him.
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Oct 15, 2013 14:49
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I can scarecely believe that, back when Horsegate and poo poo was just emerging, all this stuff was a hopeful joke. That its possibly coming true is 
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Oct 31, 2013 15:59
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Coulson/Cameron? Wait... 
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Every paper is experiencing freefalling circulations IIRC, the Mail is no exception, its still one of the most widely read papers in the country though.
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Nov 1, 2013 11:54
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