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New thread to continue from God those NoW journos were utter scum weren't they?

Murdoch will not survive that.

"I am so grateful for all the messages of support."

All two of them, I would guess.

"I leave with the happiest of memories and an abundance of friends."
namely, David Cameron, Tony Blair etc etc etc.

Sorry, the quotes were from RB's statement of resignation.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14166162

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14166162

Burn the witch

pleased that she has resigned, and interesting about the paragraph in the letter about being more free to answer to the Select Committee now.

I wonder, are they going to hang her out to dry?

NI seem to be coupling this resignation with a press release that they are oging to take out full page adverts in all the weekend newspapers with apologies.

Do they therefore think that if they can win back the general populus by giving up Brooks and public apologies, that the media furore will die down?

I do doubt it now. There will of course be quieter periods of this investigatrion, but I think it's gone way too far now for there to be much chance of NI coming out unscathed.

Gossip mill is suggesting that Elisabeth Murdoch is far less pleased with Brooks and claims she "ruined" NI.

I hate to be an utter sceptic, but doesn't all this coverage seem a little planned? Each day, there's one big revelation handed out, with a flurry of saller ones around it. Today is "Rebekah Brooks Resigns Day", even though it's also "The day the FBI launched their investigation into phone hacking of 911 victims"...

Blimey, I've actually found myself agreeing with claig for once... "I'm not supporting NI. It was reprehensible some of the things they are claimed to have done. But all those who courted them, went to their parties, dined with them and now act like saints and accuse them of being sinners also doesn't ring true."

It's incredible how fast people who schmooozed them in the past are deserting them. Rats leaving a sinking ship methinks.

The non-fake Sheikh was insistent this morning on the BBC that Brooks should go. He is the second biggest shareholder in NewsCorp after Murdoch himself and when the man with the money speaks things apparently happen.

I would have thought a guillotine more appropriate?

I wonder how much of a pay off she will get. I guess it will eventually be disclosed as NI is a subsidiary of a listed company.

I'm looking forward to Tuesday,

cameron hasn't completely condemned brooks or NI though.... which i find intriguing. he's been very careful to tread the "if" line all the way through. e.g. "if i were rebekah brooks, i'd consider my position".

Bornsticky I think you're right to be sceptical... kind of "its a good day to bury bad news" (who was it who said that? Must haunt them for ever more!) Although the 9/11 inquiry was breaking yesterday. I think Rebekah Brooks resignation was long overdue and totally the right thing to do. I'm not so sure about the character assassination. She made some terrible judgements (either that or she was a shockingly crap and ignorant editor which somehow I don't think is right) and she was seduced by the macho crappery abundant in the tabloid world, but I don't think she's an inherently evil person.

Well! I've just switched on and oops!

I can't see it dying down any time soon. The non-Murdoch media have waaaay too much to gain to let it go. They were almost at orgasm on the BBC last night at the prospect of the Murdochs appearing before the select committee.

I don't think anybody comes out of this covered in glory, Murdoch et al, police, the ligging, schmoozing politicians. They all lose credibility. Embarrasingly I didn't realise Gordon Brown was still an MP. I am glad I am not his constituent, I would be moderately annoyed that the only time he bothers his arse to get up and make a speech in parliament is when he wants to plug his own cause. Prat.

headfairy wow! hadn't realised how recent that was, or howrelevant in the context...

"A famous reference to this practice occurred when British Government press officer Jo Moore used the phrase "It's now a very good day to get out anything we want to bury", (widely paraphrased or misquoted as "It's a good day to bury bad news"), in an email sent on the day of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The furor caused when this email was reported in the press eventually caused her to resign." from wiki.

I was talking to my sister yesterday who is also hugely cynical about the whole thing. She thinks somebody is on the make here possibly Murdoch but what is the endgame for him? Is it that the BSkyB deal could be back on the table in as little as 6 months? I dunno. I don't see how he can claw back from this almight mess, particularly if the alleged 9/11 hacking turns out to be true - the American's will kick his ass.

FDH, to be fair to GB he's been doing lots of constituency work apparently, hence his invisible status in parly..

Midnightexpress Arent' you looking forward to Tuesday? I can't wait to hear what they have to say for themselves. I'm gutted I'm not actually at work that day so the chances of actually being able to watch much are slim.

I agree with Claig too. NI might be a bunch of reprehensible shits but Parliament turned a blind eye because it suited them. Has there been any point to voting for the past 30 yrs as the Murdoch family seem to have been running this country?

Glad Brooks has resigned as it means the Murdochs have no one to hide behind.

Do they therefore think that if they can win back the general populus by giving up Brooks and public apologies, that the media furore will die down?

Closing NOTW has reduced the chances of that. Vox pop a day or two ago had man-in-greasy-spoon who'd switched newspaper because of "making decent working folk unemployed".

It's as if NI are working their way round the nation's demographic finding ways to piss off each bit.

Bornsticky Jo mooore of course it was... what a bloody fantastic gift she gave to the headline writers when she uttered that phrase!

FDH I too am sceptical about much of this. Someone somewhere will be doing well out of all of this. Although I've heard that the board of BskyB have been unhappy about Murdoch effectively running NI and NC as his family enterprise and wanting to make BSkyB a family business. The purchase of Shine (Elizabeth Murdoch's production company) pissed them off big time. Hasn't James Murdoch been removed as head of the board of directors at BSkyB? I know they are not happy at the way Murdoch wants it run, ie in the family's interest rather than the shareholders interests.

About fucking time. Don't know anybody that will be sad to see her go....hands down one of the most unpleasant people I've ever met - and (in media) that's up against some pretty stiff competition!

maybe George Soros can make some money out of it.... Now that would be a bitter pill for Fox and News Corp to swallow.

In seriousness though, I bet the shareholders (sans Murdoch) will make money/capital from this. That and if they break up the company, anyone buying parts or brands within it stands to make a few bucks.

The loss on the share values and company worth now will recoup at some point in time. There may be a bargain to be had here... either that or a big black hole to sink your cash in.

Oh, and the other winners - any other major media outlet.