And on the subject of hated odious men...

...I heard the following on Today this morning and nearly keeled over in shock - I found myself agreeing with Peter Mandelson...

Backgound is Murdoch and The Sun's switch of allegiance to the Tory's with a dollop of Ms Jane's* letter thrown in for good measure...one shouldn't lose sight of some sour grapes on Mandelson and the rests behalf, but he's right that it is something to be concerned about:

"Let's understand what's going on here. The Sun's owner, News International, has made a decision to support the Conservative Party.

"They've effectively formed a contract, over the head, incidentally, of the newspaper's editor and their readers, in which they are sort of bound to one another.

"What the Sun can do for the Conservatives during the election is one part of the contract and, presumably, what the Conservatives can do for News International if they are elected is the other side of the bargain.

"Now, I'm not so much worried about this, because it's plain to see and, frankly, they are welcome to each other and the public will be the judge.

"But there is a wider question. When the Sun creates the news in this way, this is then followed up by Sky News, which then puts pressure on the BBC to follow suit.

"I think this has wide implications for the election, which I think is of wider public concern."

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*not the one mbk is in love with

Posted By: Fierce Panda on November 11th 2009 at 13:26:21

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And on the subject of hated odious men... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 11, 13:26:21
- Murdoch's losing his grip on reality (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 11, 13:56:22
  - unfortunately, the reality will eventually be that most full news stories won't appear on (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 11, 14:07:43
- he's just gutted he didn't get in there with the deal first (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 11, 13:34:19
  - On this occasion I disagree... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 11, 13:36:18
    - not for a moment suggesting that what the Tories are going to do is right (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 11, 13:42:51
      - the papers have almost always aligned themselves to one party or the other (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 11, 13:51:36
        
        agreed, i'd love it if they had to abide by the same fair coverage rules that TV has to at (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 11, 13:58:08
        
        shameless hypocrites (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 11, 14:02:48
        
        I've just heard some representative of the Sun being taken to task on that "bloody shamefu (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 11, 13:59:59
        
        you were still 2nd with the big news (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 11, 14:02:49
        
        Yeah, schoolboy error: foon in coat pocket hangin up on other side of the room. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 11, 14:06:24
        
        Oh, I beg your pardon, on the FA's website, not on TV. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Nov 11, 14:01:25
- I agree (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 11, 13:28:42
  - they only backed them in 97 because it was a no-contest (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 11, 13:54:17
  - Err, he's a politician!! (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 11, 13:50:12
  - big difference between backing and bullying (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 11, 13:31:26
  - True but Cameron and Murdoch weren't 'mates' then... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Nov 11, 13:31:01

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