DEM not gonna CON dis NATION: Rolling UK politics in the short-lived Cleggeron era

'After a thorough investigation, I can conclude that I was on holiday at the time'

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IT takes a special sort of person to be a copper.

You need tact, diplomacy, humour and good judgment.

You also need courage - bags of it.

Tonight, The Sun will lead the way in celebrating that courage at our 2011 Police Bravery Awards, organised with our friends in the Police Federation.

Earlier, the 59 nominees will meet the Prime Minister at a reception in Downing St.

The Awards are a highlight of The Sun's year. We are honoured to pass on the nation's thanks to those who keep our streets safe and put their lives on the line for the rest of us.

We are also delighted today's ceremonies are being marked by another welcome outbreak of Government common sense.

Employment Minister Chris Grayling tells The Sun that 999 workers need never again worry about falling foul of health and safety rules if they take risks to save lives.

That builds on last week's good news that nannying regulations spoiling school trips are being scrapped.

Tonight's ceremony will end with one officer being crowned Britain's bravest.

But throughout our country, coppers show heroism every day.

To them all, The Sun is proud to say: Thank you.

We will never forget the sacrifices you make to keep us safe.

In a hat.

IT takes a special sort of person to be a copper.

You need tact, diplomacy, humour and good judgment.

You also need money - bags of it, left behind the radiator in the waiting room in Victoria Station

facepalm.jpf on Brooks leading the internal investigation. Sheesh.

Man, I do a pub quiz with a guy who used to be a Met copper, I am dying to meet him and hear what he was to say on all this

and the Met commissioner in in charge of the Met investigation.. and Cameron is insisting that the parliamentary inquiry be headed by an MP.

so that's all right, then.

It's the British way

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-14061332

I was coming here to post that very story!

i'm waiting for the bit where Thatcher walks out of the shower now and the last 21 years have been a dream

Hope she at least wears a towel.

You know what she's like these days, she'd forget her head if wasn't sewn on, tut tut

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-14053649

A more detailed version of the Sheridan story

"lawyers for Jesus H. Christ, son of God, say the conviction on which his AD33 crucifixion was based may be thrown into doubt by new revelations that Andy Coulson had authorised payments to Sanhedrin investigators who stood very close to Mr Christ so as to overhear what he said to others in private conversation"

Some hilarious trolling: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/07/david-cameron-protect-rightwing-newspapers

Mr Coulson, who was then Prime Minister David Cameron's director of communications, gave evidence that he had no knowledge of illegal activities, including payments to police officers.

^ this is him fucked, basically

Exactly.

One reason why Britain is a conservative nation is that newspapers like the Sun, Mail and Express champion the public mood.

SNP should use this in their next campaign literature

the Sheridan thing was such a stitch-up from start to finish, it merits an entire miniseries all its own

He kinda stitched himself up by being a lying sleazeball tbh

was about to say

Yeah, but it's that old tradition of "fabricating or getting evidence by illegal means is alright if the defendant really is guilty anyway"

not gonna get into that discussion; also not gonna get worked up about people lying about sex

While everyone pulls out of advertising qith the NOTW, The Sun seems to have escaped unscathed. I presume it's because they didn't do any phone hacking.

I'm happy for him to go free if it lands Cameron in even hotter water (xxp)

Which "him" ?

While everyone pulls out of advertising qith the NOTW, The Sun seems to have escaped unscathed. I presume it's because they didn't do any phone hacking.

― Ned Trifle (Notinmyname), Thursday, July 7, 2011 1:07 PM (1 minute ago)

yah i think it's only the bskyb decision that's giving this episode any sense of reflecting a corporation rather than one shitty newspaper

srsly can't u just see notw being killed and a sunday versh of the sun replacing it

Which "him" ?

Tommy, yer granny's favourite Socialist firebrand (manqué)

another humble foot-soldier martyred for the cause

THE SEVEN-DAY SOARAWAY SUN!!!

yeah, I can see that.

Oh yeah, I was assuming he's not in teh jail right now.

For a mo, I thought you meant Coulson. Or was unsure...

there really is something singularly vile about news corp execs

coulson looks like he just raped someone in a city chainpub toilet

really worth reading to the end of this article joe posted yesterday -

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/06/news-of-the-world-rebekah-brooks

where the two murder suspects who paid a top NOTW reporter to spy on the police detective investigating them are described this way, in a kind of "where are they now" graf:

Charges against both men were later dropped, although Rees was convicted of plotting to plant cocaine on a woman so that her ex-husband would get custody of their children, and Fillery was convicted of possessing indecent images of children.

kid i went to school with was the son of an news int higherup, father seemed like a creep, kid had serious behavioural problems

Ah, good old Wikip.

Initially (sheridan) was held in Barlinnie prison in Glasgow, but after several weeks he was moved to a semi-open wing in Barlinnie, and on 21 June he was moved to Castle Huntly open prison. He could be released with an electronic tag as early as October.[40][41]

Hmm, maybe even earlier!

srsly can't u just see notw being killed and a sunday versh of the sun replacing it

― nakhchivan, Thursday, 7 July 2011 12:12 (5 minutes ago) Bookmark

Never underestimate papers' powers of resilience, cf. Daily Mail Hitler support.

who will protect Scotland from this crazed menace

xpost

Lock up your dochters

Martin Lewis, the Money Grabbing Expert:

I’m torn and have been wrestling with myself over this for a couple of days due to the association. While I strongly believe it’s important this type of irresponsible, morally bankrupt behaviour that gives my industry a bad name is both punished and stamped out, that needs to be balanced against my campaigning passion for educating people about their money, and helping as many people as possible.

If I pulled from the paper now, it wouldn’t stop the hideous past, nor would it stymie the investigations and punishments due to those involved. It would just mean News of the World readers got less information about money.

Hah, I've just read that Oborne article and it's extraordinary. I don't think I've ever seen the Telegraph dish out such a savaging to a Tory leader, let alone Prime Minister.

I notice Boris is calling for an enquiry. Purely in the interests of decency and not with any ulterior motive at all, of course.

FT reporting BskyB decision postponed till september

still going to happen obv

Don't get to say this often, but Gaunty OTM:

Former Sun columnist Jon Gaunt said last night Rebekah Brooks won't resign as chief executive of News International because to do so would put her boss James Murdoch in the firing line.

Gaunt worked for The Sun for six years, first as a columnist, then as the presenter of the paper’s shortlived attempt to launch an internet radio station, SunTalk, which closed last July.

Speaking at a debate held as part of the launch party in London for the website Huffington Post UK he said: “I think what she should do is look hard in the mirror because if that was somebody who ran Easyjet or ICI or any other big public company they would probably say the buck stops with me.

“So Rebekah should probably think on that. I’m not going to sit here and say she should go.

“I don’t think she will go because if she goes the attention will change on to James. James Murdoch is the heir apparent and I don’t think Rupert Murdoch will allow that so that’s why I think she will probably survive. I would look in the mirror and say I’ve messed up.”

With a grimace, Chris Bryant recalls the last time he met Rupert Murdoch's embattled lieutenant Rebekah Brooks face to face.

"She came up to me and said, 'Oh, Mr Bryant, it's after dark - shouldn't you be on Clapham Common?"

"At which point Ross Kemp [the ex-EastEnders actor and her then husband] said, 'Shut up, you homophobic cow'."

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23968124-some-mps-suspected-a-year-ago-but-nobody-wouldve-believed-it.do

so many bizarre tangents to this story.

"At which point Ross Kemp [the ex-EastEnders actor and her then husband] said, 'Shut up, you homophobic cow'."

hahahaha

You slaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag! Bet he got a right doing when he got home though.