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August 5, 2012 1:20 pm

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As the Tories rolled out the red carpet for Rupert Murdoch at the Olympics on Friday, it’s safe to say that it wasn’t the most humble day of his life…

But why on earth would Rupert Murdoch be interested in them? Surely not because:

I’m sure they just share a healthy interest in sport…

 

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  • Derek

    Simple answer : the corrupt will always will be attracted to each other .

    • treborc1

      Wonder if Blair has spoken to Murdoch?.

  • trotters57

    It’s obvious the next election is going to be a very dirty.
    The Tories will be backed to the hilt by Murdoch and Miliband had better watch his back.

  • Amber Star

    The Tories & their supporters don’t ‘get’ it. They still believe we can go back to business as usual. They will cling like a monkey with a nut to anything which they perceive as having been an advantage in the past. There’s no need to pry their fingers loose but we must win the public over to seeing it for what it is – the last gasp of yesterday’s men.

    • http://twitter.com/Chas_Boz David Arrowsmith

       If  Murdoch is yesterday’s then so are those who supported him like Tony Blair.

      • treborc1

         Ah yes but of course Labour have stated they are not that kind of party.

      • Amber Star

        Yes, indeed.

  • Daniel Speight

    It does seem that so far the Met have failed to act on what appears to be a corporate cover-up attempt at News International of the phone hacking crimes. It would be difficult to see this occurring in the US.

    One of the problems our political establishment has is that if they do go after those involved in the attempted cover-up, the email trail leads directly to James Murdoch. It would be a shame if the Met is being leaned upon by politicians not to allow him to be judged by jury. I guess, not being a lawyer, that a charge of perverting the course of justice similar to those against the Brooks husband and wife for their personal attempts at losing evidence, could be brought against the younger Murdoch, Tom Crone and Colin Myler.

  • AnotherOldBoy

    Mr Murdoch’s company (well not quite his, yet), BSkyB has poured countless millions into British sport. 

    Mr Murdoch also has the distinction of having saved the newspaper industry in this country with his inspired move to Wapping. 

     Of course he should be among the many guests of our government.

    • Mr Chippy

      Without football I doubt whether Sky TV would have taken off. They need each other –  hence Sky overpays for the rights and the PL clubs overpay their players. If the British public liked Opera that is where the money would have gone.

      On your second point the NoW established itself as the best selling newspaper through dubious means now being exposed. If saving the industry is typified by the content of the Sun and the former NoW then it would have been better if it died.

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