BSkyB takeover referred to Competition Commission as more revelations emerge
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt referred the News Corporation/BSkyB takeover bid to the Competition Commission today, as further sickening revelations emerged.
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Hypocrite Murdoch tells us how to vote yet avoids billions in tax
The decision to consult Ofcom on whether Rupert Murdoch would be a “fit and proper” person to own BSkyB poses more questions than merely those of media plurality.
Public turn on Murdoch: 70% oppose BSkyB takeover, 72% say he has “too much influence”
Public opinion is firmly opposed to Rupert Murdoch’s proposed takeover of BSkyB, with voters finally waking up to the fact he has way too much influence over UK politics.
Brooks: “Worse to come”; Guardian: “Millions of emails” deleted by NI
Another day, another slew of staggering developments in the News of the World phone hacking scandal, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
Murdoch’s empire is turning gangrenous – here and in the US
The momentum behind the phone hacking scandal is starting to spread from the News of The World and infect other tectacles of Rupert Murdoch’s empire.
News of the World goes down in flames – but will a ‘Sunday Sun’ replace it?
The News of the World has been well and truly screwed – this Sunday will be the last edition – but will it be replaced by a ‘Sunday Sun’ asks Shamik Das.
Without Legal Aid how do victims’ families take on the News of the World?
Following David Cameron’s savage Legal Aid cuts, how will the ordinary victims of the News of the World phone hacking scandal afford to take Rupert Murdoch to court?
News Corp/BSkyB takeover decision “delayed until September”
Jeremy Hunt will delay his decision on News Corporation’s takeover bid for BSkyB until September, the Financial Times reports this lunctime, reports Shamik Das.
Now the right turn on Cameron over hackgate
For David Cameron, the phone hacking scandal – that started as a minor irritant, and then a mild headache – is fast turning into his worst nightmare, reports Shamik Das.
MPs were warned off probing Brooks & Coulson, “because there could be consequences”
The latest on the News of the World phone hacking scandal, including reports from the past that MPs were warned off probing Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson.