He runs Strayan media and has ties with the govt here too.

After the last election, he (in league with the govt) forced a media blackout on reporting about the immigrant boats trying to reach Australia. That's why it appears that the boats have stopped. There's multiple sites that still post about the boats on a near daily basis but they have to s**t down and get new URLs each time they're forced to close.

Posted By: I Am Hoot on June 30th 2016 at 09:58:10

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No honor among thieves! Gove has said "Boris cannot provide the leadership the Country.. (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 30, 09:21:03
- I'd rather have Gove than Boris but I think Teresa May is a shoe in (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 30, 10:20:35
  - I think May would win the next General Election easily and with an increased majority. (General Chat) - bird table, Jun 30, 10:44:19
  - She does indeed have some lovely shoes. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jun 30, 10:44:08
  - This country is *SUCH* a fuck up at the moment (General Chat) - norway, Jun 30, 10:35:49
    - no, it really isn't (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 30, 11:15:52
      - Yes, appreciate that - context, hyperbole etc. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jun 30, 12:56:43
      - Most countries are more fucked up than the UK. Although we are trying hard to catch up (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 30, 12:48:31
      - Did it change your view on how to deal with immigration/the refugee crisis as a result? (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 30, 12:40:54
    - Yep (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 30, 11:02:36
    - I agree (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Jun 30, 10:49:34
    - Agreed. Regardless of your ideology we have a Conservative government and (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 30, 10:48:44
      - 100% (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 30, 11:04:21
      - In complete agreement, Jim. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jun 30, 10:49:51
        
        This is an historic occasion! out of chaos sometimes comes accord! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 30, 10:50:33
        
        We are the pragmatists! Haha (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jun 30, 10:50:58
        
        If only Wes could be prime minister. (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 30, 10:51:58
        
        WESminster (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jun 30, 10:58:25
        
        ... (General Chat) - mr carra, Jun 30, 10:54:36
    - She does at least seem competent (General Chat) - mr carra, Jun 30, 10:46:07
      - But making her acceptable perhaps to the 48% who voted remain. I think (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 30, 10:49:57
        
        and she said she will set up a special Leave dept, probably run by Gove (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 30, 11:04:58
        
        I think she's done a deal with Gove. He nobbles Boris and then drops out for a top job (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 30, 11:13:15
        
        I'm talking about within the Conservative party (General Chat) - mr carra, Jun 30, 10:52:18
        
        Yep. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jun 30, 10:50:38
      - I think that was a genuinely pragmatic stance on her part (General Chat) - norway, Jun 30, 10:48:39
  - And I think that (some stability) is what the country needs and also (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 30, 10:23:09
- Boris backers are pissed off (and apparently they can't spell) (General Chat) - mr carra, Jun 30, 10:09:22
  - Boris will pull out of this now I reckon. Dead in the water. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jun 30, 10:10:45
    - yep, he likes to call himself a "winner". Would prefer not to take part. (n/m) (General Chat) - mr carra, Jun 30, 10:16:30
- Michael Gove... would be a gift to the opposition. (General Chat) - CROYDONCANARY, Jun 30, 10:05:38
  - All the other MP's that are not Conservative. (n/m) (General Chat) - CROYDONCANARY, Jun 30, 10:11:48
    - The ones that are too busy concentrating on their own knife fights? (General Chat) - Bungle, Jun 30, 10:15:21
  - What Opposition? (n/m) (General Chat) - Bungle, Jun 30, 10:09:41
    - UKIP (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 30, 11:06:57
- At least we're seeing the end of Boris at long last (General Chat) - Dracula, Jun 30, 09:59:57
  - He could host Have I Got News For You, full time. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 30, 10:01:40
    - He's likely to feature quiet heavily on it for some time I suspect. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jun 30, 10:04:09
      - I am often thankful I do not have a tv licence (n/m) (General Chat) - Dracula, Jun 30, 10:14:11
- thats a bit rich from a labour supporter given they've all resigned (General Chat) - Boris, Jun 30, 09:54:18
  - Firmly agree Labour are all over the shop too Boris bor! (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 30, 09:57:36
- Comedy Gold - Johnson, Gove or Hunt. *shakes head* (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jun 30, 09:52:19
  - Painful. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 30, 09:58:45
- Even Hove's wife can't stand to be in the same room as him, seems they communicate by emai (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 09:49:34
  - yes i thought was very strange (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 30, 11:08:28
    - Obvious to me that she wanted it leaked (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 11:10:28
- Murdoch backing Gove (General Chat) - Bungle, Jun 30, 09:23:32
  - I'd go for Crab and Jarvid (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 09:51:50
    - "Immigration is a red line" for them. Should be popular with the grassroots (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Jun 30, 10:19:42
      - "Red lines" have a habit of moving all over the place (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 11:09:45
      - Both Crabb and Javid can reach out to the common people more than most tories (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 30, 11:06:17
        
        Exactly (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 11:11:56
  - It's Murdoch who runs this country and, without EU protection, will have full reign (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 09:44:23
    - He can only run it...... (General Chat) - yellowman, Jun 30, 10:57:42
    - He runs Strayan media and has ties with the govt here too. (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, Jun 30, 09:58:10
      - Lovely old free speech (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 11:11:31
  - This is why Boris looked sick as a parrot on Friday morning. (General Chat) - bird table, Jun 30, 09:30:29
    - His only interest in Brexit was as he saw it, the best chance to become PM. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 30, 09:32:46
      - Yep, pilot Leave to a narrow loss, secure the eurosceptic vote, stay pals with his banker (General Chat) - Bungle, Jun 30, 09:36:10
        
        I kind of get the impression behind closed doors a boris blub would be a huge blub. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 30, 09:41:18
        
        This seems about right (General Chat) - Bungle, Jun 30, 09:49:26
        
        Or this. It's Boris's Downfall. (General Chat) - col canary, Jun 30, 10:14:42
  - Just laughable now isn't it. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 30, 09:26:19
    - Would be if it wasn't so serious (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jun 30, 09:45:43
      - Yeah I know, laugh or cry senario. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 30, 09:47:34

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