You used to be alright... what happened?

The dust is still settling after 10 days that have rocked british Journalism to its very core, I am talking of course about somthing else and not the other thing. But I'll probably allow myself to get sidetracked from the other thing so that we can talk about Phone Tapping, news papers, a shadow network of political type stuff and ginger women.



Not that one, silly!

So, News of the World hacked the phones of Millie Downer, Holly & Jessica, and Madeline McCann... People have been very quick to ponder the morality of this issue, but they seem to be overlooking a very important point, Children this young shouldn't have mobile phones. I am personally very suprised that News International didn't use this as their first line of defence in the scandal. Perhaps Rebbecah Brooks would have kept her job had they just implied through some strategically placed editorials, some borderline racism blaming immigrants and some tits. This has been a foolproof system in the past, so where did it go wrong?



It seems that the newspaper buying public find anything to do with dead kids, soldiers and terrorist attack victims a bit touchy, this has been a fact that News international publications have capitalized on for years, so when it turns out that The phones of the families of murder victims it stands to reason that the public that the Sun and News of the World have been keeping so completely outraged for so long would eventually turn on them.

It is for this reason that Rebecca Brooks, (She changed her name from Wade a few years ago, no doubt to try to distance herself from this bloody mess.)is currently one of the most villified people in the UK. Her main line of defence from what I can ascertain is that she is trying to convince the public that not only was she unaware of the phone hacking going on whilst she was running the News of the World, but also that she is infact Murdered Todler Sarah Payne.



Go on, Kiss each other.

What has been most eye opening, is how deep this runs. Police were being paid off, People who resigned over scandals were being hand picked for media jobs in government. Prime ministers in cahoots with the murdocks who have been hiring investigators with links to the criminal underworld. Yes its frightening, but also, it is almost exactly like the Wire, multi stranded complex and unforgiving narative which needs to be followed very closely to make sure you get everything.



It is all very well acting all shocked and discusted by the conduct of the Murdoch newspapers, but be honest with yourselves, you must have had an inkling, you just have to read a few pages before you're becoming tempted to burn your local mosque after filling it with gays and immigrants whilst furiously masturbating over pictures of former big brother contestants, who have been stung by a fake Sheik...

When all is said and done, the news of the world and Murdochs right wing media empire which acts above the laws of the land, is nothing but a symptom, The News of The World was Britains best selling newspaper up until last week, they were giving the people what they want. And besides what harm did listening in on a few messages really do?