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, Nov 11, 13:26:21