God, those NoW journos were utter scum weren't they?

[headfairy]

apparently by deleting Milly's messages her family still had some hope that she might still be alive

This is a long thread and I've been out. Just to clarify, which supermarkets still advertise- Sainsbury? Co-Op? Tesco? I would love to boycott but these are three within my vicinity. Perhaps I should go further afield to Asda?

Is there someone on here who knows these things, willing to start a thread with the purpose of listing eg Sky, Times, Fox etc for those of us who want to make a point over this awful affair? Sorry if someone has done this already.

Looks like Andy Coulson's going to take one for the team, doesn't it.

Go through and click on all the links. Apparently Co-op have just pulled their adverts, Tesco are in an emergency meeting. Don't know about Sainsbury's or Asda, Morrisons. I think Aldi and Lidl didn't use them anyway?

And I wish Ed Miliband would step up and start leading a proper opposition. He is just ridiculous at the moment.

at least ed has bothered to show up

The Millibands are as bad as any others. Perhaps they feel they can't really stand up and spout about common human decency? Perhaps they are a little scared of what the press will come up with in retaliation? NotW have nothing much to lose from that PoV right now, do they?

Simon Hughes used to be my MP, about 25 years ago. He was pretty decent and is one reason why I've always had a soft spot for the LibDems. I used to say he and Dennis Skinner were the only decent human beings in Parliament, and then DS left. So Mr Bryant is too. Gosh, we're positively overflowing with them.

Why do we allow ourselves to be ruled by these people?

Ahh, but Andy Coulson knows where the bodies are buried.

I'm delighted to see him being hung out to dry, because I think he'll start to sing. If they don't hang together, you see, they'll hang separately.

That's just optimism on my part, mind. According to Adam Price MP, Glenn Mulcaire has been looked after financially for going down quietly and doing 6 months in prison.

Thanks. I shop online at Tescos, but am going to email them and tell them why I'm stopping that (depending on how their meeting goes).

Simon Hughes is a very very decent man.

Simon Hughes used to share a flat with Paul Kenyon of Panorama. I hope that he gives Paul all the information that he needs to make a Panorama on this.

I just read an interesting article, in the Guardian, defending tabloid newspapers' right to exist, and the good they can do. Including, just sometimes, NOTW. It's quite two-sided, with interesting first-hand accounts of the tabloid culture in the office. It does absolutely NOT support Murdoch's dominating empire, or condone the phone tapping.

The writer concludes if this row weakens the press rather than merely regulates its excesses, it will be a good day for the rich and powerful (including dodgy press barons) and a bad day for most of us. Ponder it before you throw too many bricks.

It's worth a read for anyone interested in what the future of British journalism should, or might, look like.

www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2011/jul/06/phone-hacking-not-even-news-of-the-world-all-bad?intcmp=239

Morrisons clearly can't be bothered!:-

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Nb, I just want to add that I don't necessarily agree with the above article, just it's the first thing I've seen written this week in the tabloid's defence, so it's always good to hear the other side. Especially when it comes from the newspaper that has been driving the whole investigation (along with Private Eye).

I also have a soft spot for Simon Hughes over the work he did in getting witnesses to the killing of Jamie Robe come forward. I think he is a decent MP.

This is my first ever mumsnet post as I have been moved by the many posts on here. Have long told Sky sales people that I won't take Sky 'cause I need my money more than Rupert Murdoch does. Will never subscribe now. The whole thing feels like an important historic moment, sort of like Profumo and I can't imagine there won't be long term consequences from it.

any more news on tesco? i'll be suprised if they don't pull the adds

Yes, Rossetti, we need to beware of "wrong solutions" rushed in dramatically on the back of this.

father of 7/7 victim confronts NI bigwig

Isn't he 'Straight choice' Hughes?

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OMG these are just about the worst things i have ever heard of the british press doing (and they think the west so Fucking moral and above the 3rd world countries!!!!) But just maybe a GOOD thing will come of it if the demise of Shit face's NI happens. please god.

Oh look, according to the strapline on BBC news channel, it seems that Rupert Murdoch actually knows the words "deplorable" and "unacceptable"! No no, that's his press office speaking isn't it?

emmanana - great idea re loo roll, but jules has a point - low paid women will clear it up. maybe put a piece of paper with 'Milly Dowler' written on it in the rack?

Trevorminor - stocking the rag is one thing, does Morrisons advertise in it?

alice - next time i go shopping i'm taking some post-it notes with me. i'm on mat leave so i can spend hours putting notes on the papers with milly dowler written all over them