John Whittingdale MP is Chairman of the parliamentary select committee on media, culture and sport. He was interviewed on Sky News today, where he suggested that his committee should do nothing at all about the fact that Rebekah Wade Brooks misled parliament and lied to the committee, at least until police investigations and the judge-led inquiry are over. Murdoch’s main priority on this visit will doubtless be to work with Cameron to get the right safe judge appointed, while Clegg poses for the tabloids with the family of poor Millie Dowler.
Whittingdale, incidentally, is the man who allegedly warned MPs on the select committee that if they interrogated Rebekah, then their personal lives would be shredded. He hardly gave her a hard time in the committee, and for a committee chairman to whom she brazenly lied, he has been notably pusillanimous since; nor did he make any real effort to do anything about her astonishingly candid admission to his committee that the News of the World paid bribes to policemen.
Is it not therefore interesting that, at least as late as the end of last week (when Rebekah hid her facebook page), Whittingdale and Rebekah were friends on facebook, along with several Murdochs?
When The British Police Tried To Investigate Phone Hacking, Their Phones Were Hacked
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/phone-hacking-police-2011-7#ixzz1Rt6KjysJ
what gave them the confidence to do that?
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Mary- No I’m not Mark Golding posting under a different monicker.
Given my 1957 vintage (I’m assuming Mr Golding is younger)I’ll post as this in future when following Craig’s blog!
Yates of the Yard has just admitted to poor decision making re the News Int hacking review in 2009, in evidence before the Select Ctte.
Committee Chair Vaz has dismissed his testimony as ‘unconvincing’.
So WTF won’t Theresa May sack the dud ?
That is so sweet. If there was another here with the same name I would have to become OldMary – literally and not metaphorically!
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‘Old Mark’ sounds like the name of the rectory ghost.
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As the sexton recounted that evening before the sputtering hearth…
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“Aye, Old Mark visits us now and then. Stands at the top o’ the stairs, he does. Whistles. Aye. They say he was murdered back in 1835, stabbed to death by his lady right here in that very bedroom upstairs where I placed your bags.”
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Sexton puffs on pipe, then continues, in a quieter voice.
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“And they say that ever since that night, his spirit has roamed the land, searching for his murderer…”
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A pause. The ticking of the grandmother clock.
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“But no need to be nervous, sir. It’s just a tale. Well, must be going now!”
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Sexton rises, quickly, and makes for the door. Turns round at the last moment.
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“Oh, and if Old Mark does appear, on no account must you look him in the eye. Good night, sir.”
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Sorry, (Not-Really-That-Old)Mark, just having a bit of fun. Dig the name.
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