Jon Snow?
― Spotify, Spotify me (DJP), Monday, 18 July 2011 14:18 (twelve years ago) link
... and Part II is......... Life! They got that one arse over tit there.
― R. Stornoway (Tom D.), Monday, 18 July 2011 14:19 (twelve years ago) link
xpost -- is this the real life, is this just fantasy, etc.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 July 2011 14:21 (twelve years ago) link
A sick masochistic part of me wants to turn on Fox News today.
― Josef K-Doe (WmC), Monday, 18 July 2011 14:21 (twelve years ago) link
Why are you bored of the scandal? You wpn't find it reported there.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Monday, 18 July 2011 14:22 (twelve years ago) link
ha, true. Just thought Doocey might do some more spinning, but Fox & Friends is already over today.
― Josef K-Doe (WmC), Monday, 18 July 2011 14:23 (twelve years ago) link
Death is four pages longer than Life :(
― R. Stornoway (Tom D.), Monday, 18 July 2011 14:26 (twelve years ago) link
Thankfully it's mostly footnotes.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 July 2011 14:27 (twelve years ago) link
Meantime I note Sullivan's back blogging and has things to say, thus here and here. I admit to being amused:
I've lived in America for twenty-five years, and yet I can come home as a native son and personally knew at college the current Mayor of London (an Oxford Union successor), the Foreign Secretary (an Oxford Union predecessor), the editor of the Economist (Magdalen history), and from Reigate Grammar School, the director of strategy at Number 10, the director of public prosecutions and, last but not least, Fatboy Slim.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 July 2011 14:30 (twelve years ago) link
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― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 July 2011 15:27 (8 minutes ago) Bookmark
http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/150571/150571,1247024235,1/stock-photo-human-feet-with-toe-tag-bar-code-33300391.jpg
― Aa Bb Obscure Dull Blue (#000066) (schlump), Monday, 18 July 2011 14:37 (twelve years ago) link
I love how this reads:
15.40 Theresa May says the Met is stronger today than when Sir Paul Stephenson took over. She has agreed he should leave "as swiftly as possible".
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 July 2011 14:44 (twelve years ago) link
News America was led by Paul V. Carlucci [who engaged in unethical and illegal practices that eventually forced settlements exceeding $500 million], who, according to Forbes, used to show the sales staff the scene in “The Untouchables” in which Al Capone beats a man to death with a baseball bat. Mr. Emmel testified that Mr. Carlucci was clear about the guiding corporate philosophy. According to Mr. Emmel’s testimony, Mr. Carlucci said that if there were employees uncomfortable with the company’s philosophy — “bed-wetting liberals in particular was the description he used” Mr. Emmel testified — then he could arrange to have those employees “outplaced from the company.” … So what became of him? Mr. Carlucci, as it happens, became the publisher of The New York Post in 2005 and continues to serve as head of News America, which doesn’t exactly square with Mr. Murdoch’s recently stated desire to “absolutely establish our integrity in the eyes of the public.”
According to Mr. Emmel’s testimony, Mr. Carlucci said that if there were employees uncomfortable with the company’s philosophy — “bed-wetting liberals in particular was the description he used” Mr. Emmel testified — then he could arrange to have those employees “outplaced from the company.”
…
So what became of him? Mr. Carlucci, as it happens, became the publisher of The New York Post in 2005 and continues to serve as head of News America, which doesn’t exactly square with Mr. Murdoch’s recently stated desire to “absolutely establish our integrity in the eyes of the public.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/18/business/media/for-news-corporation-troubles-that-money-cant-dispel.html
― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Monday, 18 July 2011 14:46 (twelve years ago) link
The Guardian's fault for the typo but even so:
May concludes by saying that many Met officers serve the public bravely. An officer was short in the course of his duties only three days ago. It is for their sake that these inquiries need to be successful.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 July 2011 14:50 (twelve years ago) link
Now, since ‘News International Associated Services’ is a News International subsidiary based in Wapping, it’s fairly clear that the GLA has paid a Murdoch company several thousand pounds for something, reasonably regularly, during 2009/2010.Around that time, we know that the now defunct Murdoch freesheet The London Paper was running advertorials for Boris’s shiny new Story of London festival:Publicity for the Story of London Festival was mainly through the GLA website, poster campaign and pamphlet supported by articles in the ‘londonpaper’.Yes, if you close down your ‘Pyong-Yang style freesheet’ you effectively end up paying, well, Rupert Murdoch to print your PR.
Around that time, we know that the now defunct Murdoch freesheet The London Paper was running advertorials for Boris’s shiny new Story of London festival:
Publicity for the Story of London Festival was mainly through the GLA website, poster campaign and pamphlet supported by articles in the ‘londonpaper’.
Yes, if you close down your ‘Pyong-Yang style freesheet’ you effectively end up paying, well, Rupert Murdoch to print your PR.
― James Mitchell, Monday, 18 July 2011 14:55 (twelve years ago) link
4.23pm: PoliticalBetting is taking the prospect of David Cameron quitting quite seriously, reports Paul Owen.The website's respected guru Mike Smithson reports that Ladbrokes has tightened the price on Cameron's being the next cabinet member to quit the government from 100/1 ten days ago to 12/1 now. Stan James offers 7/1 against Cameron not lasting the year.Of the frontrunners to replace Cameron, David Davis represents "outstanding value" at 33/1, and Smithson has put some money down. Boris Johnson is top of the heap at 4/1, despite his not being an MP. Paul's own tip to replace Cameron would be William Hague, whose reputation and image as a statesman have steadily and markedly improved since he was last Tory leader – give or take a few embarrassing stories about his sleeping arrangements.
The website's respected guru Mike Smithson reports that Ladbrokes has tightened the price on Cameron's being the next cabinet member to quit the government from 100/1 ten days ago to 12/1 now. Stan James offers 7/1 against Cameron not lasting the year.
Of the frontrunners to replace Cameron, David Davis represents "outstanding value" at 33/1, and Smithson has put some money down. Boris Johnson is top of the heap at 4/1, despite his not being an MP. Paul's own tip to replace Cameron would be William Hague, whose reputation and image as a statesman have steadily and markedly improved since he was last Tory leader – give or take a few embarrassing stories about his sleeping arrangements.
Ugh, Boris.
― scraping wheatus off the wheel (NickB), Monday, 18 July 2011 15:28 (twelve years ago) link
Paul's own tip to replace Cameron would be William Hague, whose reputation and image as a statesman have steadily and markedly improved since he was last Tory leader
bleeeaarrghhhhh
― lex pretend, Monday, 18 July 2011 15:29 (twelve years ago) link
THOUGHT WE WERE RID OF HIM A DECADE AGO >:(
He's back and balder than ever.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 July 2011 15:31 (twelve years ago) link
does he still have his beard
― MY WEEDS STRONG BLUD.mp3 (nakhchivan), Monday, 18 July 2011 15:35 (twelve years ago) link
Inquiries inquiries inquiries:
• IPCC oversight of Operation Elveden:Operation Elveden, looking into corruption, is being supervised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. As soon as individual suspected officers have been identified, IPCC investigators will lead an independent investigation of those officers. Both of these matters will then be considered by the Leveson Inquiry, already established by the Prime Minister.• Review of police-press relations: Elizabeth Filkin, the former Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, has "provisionally agreed to examine the ethical considerations that should, in future, underpin the relationships between the Metropolitan Police and the media, how to ensure maximum transparency and public confidence, and provide advice".The management board of the Met has "agreed a new set of guidelines relating to relationships with the media, including recording meetings and hospitality and publication on the internet".• Investigation into police corruption:Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) has been asked to consider "instances of undue influence, inappropriate contractual arrangements and other abuses of power in police relationships with the media and other parties".• Review of IPCC powers:IPCC chief executive, Jane Furniss, has told the Home Secretary she has the power she needs for now but the Home Secretary has "commissioned work to consider whether the IPCC needs further powers, including whether it should be given the power to question civilian witnesses during the course of their investigations".Ms May said: "Given that the IPCC can at present only investigate specific allegations against individual officers, I have also asked whether the Commission needs to have a greater role in investigating allegations about institutional failings of a force or forces."
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 July 2011 15:36 (twelve years ago) link
Oh and:
16.35 Breaking: David Cameron will now curtail his Africa trip - having already shortened it once and insisted earlier today he would not do so again.
At this rate he'll be refused reentry as an undesirable.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 July 2011 15:37 (twelve years ago) link
i so want one of the principles to try to flee the country while they can
― lex pretend, Monday, 18 July 2011 15:38 (twelve years ago) link
Re: Hague. Let's put the (purely platonic) bed sharing with attractive pouting young (male) political "advisers" to one side then, shall we?
― R. Stornoway (Tom D.), Monday, 18 July 2011 15:38 (twelve years ago) link
PRINCIPALS
godfkndamnit
The principles themselves having long since gone.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 July 2011 15:40 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.5chicago.com/theindex/jamie-principle/photo.jpg
― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Monday, 18 July 2011 15:42 (twelve years ago) link
4.38pm: My colleague Vikram Dodd tells me that the home affairs committee has Lord Macdonald, director of public prosecutions at at the time of the first phone hacking prosecution in 2007, to appear before it tomorrow in a special session. Macdonald has been criticised because he has subsequently agreed to do some work for News International.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 July 2011 15:47 (twelve years ago) link
it is seriously difficult to keep all this shit straight
― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Monday, 18 July 2011 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
Everyone is arresting everyone else before they resign during a committee appearance.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 July 2011 15:51 (twelve years ago) link
isn't it gonna be quicker to pull in everybody who hasn't been paid by News Corp?
― dave lool (Noodle Vague), Monday, 18 July 2011 15:51 (twelve years ago) link
The room would be empty.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 July 2011 15:56 (twelve years ago) link
Meanwhile, speaking of committees and things:
Paul Dacre tells draft defamation bill committee he's never encountered hacking or blagging by journalists
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 July 2011 16:03 (twelve years ago) link
or anything resembling "journalism", in his newsroom.
― Upt0eleven, Monday, 18 July 2011 16:04 (twelve years ago) link
Related:
Dacre, when asked re hacking and blagging ever justified:"Goodness me, deep waters"
Who is this guy again? Besides being the Daily Mail doofus and all.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 July 2011 16:04 (twelve years ago) link
Uh
No.10 confirms it missed off PM media meetings list last wk a "social engagement" with RBrooks."It was administrative error"
https://twitter.com/#!/paulwaugh/status/92974742927196160
― Samantha Mumbahton (seandalai), Monday, 18 July 2011 16:05 (twelve years ago) link
Way too many of those admin errors IMO.
― natalie imbroglio (suzy), Monday, 18 July 2011 16:07 (twelve years ago) link
Betting odds do not mean "lol he might go"
It's basically the lowest price that can attract people to buy a ticket for lolreasons...
― Mark G, Monday, 18 July 2011 16:08 (twelve years ago) link
14.54 Boris Johnson appears to have lost his temper at a question from Jon Snow
Hold up, the Night's Watch is now involved?!?
― online pinata store (Nicole), Monday, 18 July 2011 16:08 (twelve years ago) link
so anticipating dacre's downfall - surely imminent, if he had nothing to hide surely he'd be GOING IIIIINNNNN right now
― lex pretend, Monday, 18 July 2011 16:08 (twelve years ago) link
DJP already got there. ;-)
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 July 2011 16:11 (twelve years ago) link
LOOOOOOOOOOOOL, R4 PM just opened with this as the intro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE
― natalie imbroglio (suzy), Monday, 18 July 2011 16:14 (twelve years ago) link
Oh dear, looks like Murdoch using his goons to send Cameron a 'don't fuck with me' message:
Sky's Adam Boulton says there was a social meeting between Ms Brooks, James Murdoch and the Prime Minister that was not originally revealed.
― James Mitchell, Monday, 18 July 2011 16:18 (twelve years ago) link
i need this to be the intro music to a news programme v soon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_-GiF77St0
― lex pretend, Monday, 18 July 2011 16:21 (twelve years ago) link
5.23pm: John Yates has just given a public statement about his resignation. Here are the key points.• Yates said that he had acted "with complete integrity" and that his conscience was clear.• He said that "ill-informed" and occasional "downright malicious gossip" was making it impossible for him to carry on doing his counter-terrorism job.• He said that he looked forward to the inquiry showing that he behaved properly when he reviewed the phone hacking case in 2009.
• Yates said that he had acted "with complete integrity" and that his conscience was clear.
• He said that "ill-informed" and occasional "downright malicious gossip" was making it impossible for him to carry on doing his counter-terrorism job.
• He said that he looked forward to the inquiry showing that he behaved properly when he reviewed the phone hacking case in 2009.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 July 2011 16:28 (twelve years ago) link
• That would be £500 please
― dave lool (Noodle Vague), Monday, 18 July 2011 16:33 (twelve years ago) link
Mr Miliband continues on Mr Cameron: "He must take ultimate responsibility for the conduct of his Government. I'm not saying he should go, but he should come clean."
― James Mitchell, Monday, 18 July 2011 16:33 (twelve years ago) link
it would be totally hypocritical of me not to give anyone a free pass for admin errors at all times :/
― lex pretend, Monday, 18 July 2011 16:34 (twelve years ago) link
Yes, but your admin errors really ARE admin errors.
― natalie imbroglio (suzy), Monday, 18 July 2011 16:36 (twelve years ago) link
John Yates has just given a public statement about his resignation
aka Yates' whines lodged
― scraping wheatus off the wheel (NickB), Monday, 18 July 2011 16:36 (twelve years ago) link
The ExNOTWJourno2 Twitter feed is making something of this:
Boss of the parent group of UK mobile phone networks Orange and T-Mobile is standing down for "personal reasons"
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 18 July 2011 16:44 (twelve years ago) link