
I'd let her off to see the Murdochs banged up. I wouldn't be surprised if Murdoch opts for a prison sentence here (assuming they can nail him with something) as he's looking at some pretty serious allegations in the US as well and they'll be much harder on him.
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Mon 18 Jul 2011, 10:58,
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Although it would be absolutely fantastic to see both the Murdochs locked up, I think that's highly unlikely.
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Mon 18 Jul 2011, 11:00,
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I think tomorrow will just be a series of "No comment".
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Mon 18 Jul 2011, 11:10,
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but the question is, can parliamentary privilege overrule the police investigation? and if it can, what actual use would it do?
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Mon 18 Jul 2011, 11:13,
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It's in no-one significant's interest for anything to come out.
I don't think it will be found that Parlimentary Priviledge will overrule the police, though I will be delighted to be proved wrong if that is the case.
I can see quite a robust defence of it being mounted, though. It will be claimed to bias the investigation.
And there's me saying you can't trust anyone who actively seeks a position of power, that the police are just bullies and politicians only interested in money and power, and I get told off for being mindlessly cynical.
Ho-hum.
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Mon 18 Jul 2011, 11:24,
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I don't think it will be found that Parlimentary Priviledge will overrule the police, though I will be delighted to be proved wrong if that is the case.
I can see quite a robust defence of it being mounted, though. It will be claimed to bias the investigation.
And there's me saying you can't trust anyone who actively seeks a position of power, that the police are just bullies and politicians only interested in money and power, and I get told off for being mindlessly cynical.
Ho-hum.

interesting because the News of the World always used the shield of the "Public Interest" to justify their gutter tabloidism.
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Mon 18 Jul 2011, 11:33,
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when you're swimming in the sea and have a piss.
They're all getting exactly the same treatment that they've made their living out of for the past 20 years.
I think that the Murdochs, Brooks et al should be forced to have cameras installed in every single room of their houses, so that the nation can play Big Brother with them, and the papers print lurid details about their every move, with eye-catching headlines and detailed pictures.
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Mon 18 Jul 2011, 11:36,
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They're all getting exactly the same treatment that they've made their living out of for the past 20 years.
I think that the Murdochs, Brooks et al should be forced to have cameras installed in every single room of their houses, so that the nation can play Big Brother with them, and the papers print lurid details about their every move, with eye-catching headlines and detailed pictures.