The Murdoch Manoeuvre

As we all know, the last few weeks have been a veritable orgy of headlines and revelations about the murky goings on at the News of the World and other organs of the Murdoch empire.

Not one day goes past when the media and politicians aren't in our face telling us (with breathless excitement) about the latest "revelation".

Yesterday was no exception, with the "news" that Sara Payne may (or may not) have been targeted by the News of The World.

At this point may I raise my head above the parapet, and make a few observations?

1 Do people really think that these sort of shenanigans are solely the preserve of the Murdoch empire?

2 When people pick up a tabloid (or for that matter a "quality" paper) that spills the beans on some Z list celebrity and his/her "peccadilloes", how the hell do the readers think that the paper gets its information? Yonks ago Prince Charles had one of his calls to Camilla (about tampons etc) recorded and placed in the public domain (ermmm..wasn't that phone hacking?).

3 The level of shock and hysteria about the methodology of the Murdochs et al, is all very well. However, if we are all so shocked, why the hell do papers such as the late News of the World sell so many copies?

4 The politicians, police and journalists have been at this for years (feeding each other secrets and lies, in exchange for money or favours). Why now, suddenly, are they all so shocked and keen to address the problem?

5 Why are the media and politicians focussing solely on this trash, and filling up each day's news agenda with "Hackgate" stories?

There are many more serious issues facing us eg; the US debt ceiling fiasco, the imminent collapse of the Euro, Greek default, famine in Africa, the state of the economy, the future of the NHS, the Middle East and public sector etc etc.

Am I being cynical, or are Nanny and her chums using the Murdoch issue to divert us from the really important issues (the issues that Nanny knows she has contributed to, but doesn't want to be held to account for)?

The focus on Murdoch by the incestuous "family" of Nanny, the media and the police serves them well and can be described (as one might describe a tactical manoeuvre in war) as the "Murdoch Manoeuvre".

We are being very poorly served by Nanny, the media and the police.

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Off Their Heads

I wonder if our "respected" local councils have any idea how idiotic they look, and how much they are despised by their local residents?

I ask, because of a recent article in the Mail about Test Valley Council sacking one of their bin police, because he was too aggressive and confrontational.

Why oh why do local councils waste our money on hiring people for non jobs, such as "bin policemen"?

Why do local councils insist on pushing their residents to the point of revolt, by using jobsworths to impose absurd and petty rules?

Why are many councils facing open conflict with their voters/taxpayers?

I really don't understand why councils act as they do.

They must be clearly off their heads, as well as being enemies of the people.

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Nanny's Database

Nanny cannot resist building databases, and hates to remove data from these databases once she has uploaded it.

Therefore it should come as no surprise to learn that Nanny has reneged on a promise to remove the DNA profiles of people arrested but not charged by the police with a crime, ie one million innocent people, from the police DNA database.

Police will retain the DNA profiles in anonymised form, leaving open the possibility of connecting them up with people's names, ministers have admitted.

Currently, in England and Wales, the DNA profiles of everyone arrested for a recordable offence are retained by the police, regardless of whether they were charged or convicted.

The police national DNA database holds over five million profiles, including one million people with no criminal conviction.

Given that our police seem happy to sell personal details and to leak like the Titanic to the press, this is not exactly a very "welcome" development!

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Nazi Tourettes

I see one of News Corps's proteges has caused a storm on his new radio show.

Glenn Beck (who has just left Fox News - part of News Corp) has compared the summer camp where the Norway massacre took place to a Nazi Hitler Youth camp.

"There was a shooting at a political camp, which sounds a little like, you know, the Hitler youth. I mean, who does a camp for kids that's all about politics? Disturbing."

Aside from the fact that this is disgracefully insensitive to the victims and their families, and that fact that it is bollocks, it also ignored one small fact.

Followers of Beck's 9/12 Project – which aims to "recapture the spirit of the day after America was attacked" – hold youth summer camps as well.

Organisers of the "vacation liberty schools", held in several states, teach children as young as eight a Tea Party endorsed curriculum spanning religion, economics and political principles.

Glenn Beck has Nazi Tourettes.

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The Dangers of The Sun

As we bask in the warm fuzzy feeling of a post Murdoch world (if the politicians and police who sucked at his teat have their way), let us not forget the children!

Nanny, now that the school holidays are once again foisted upon the adult world, is more than a little concerned about the adverse effects that the Sun (the star not the paper owned by News Corp) may have on kids.

It should therefore come as no surprise to learn that the All party Parliamentary Group on Skin (FFS! don't our politicians have better things to do with their time? - one trusts that it has no connection with cosmetic companies that produce skin care products?) recently conducted a survey of some parents and found that (shock horror!) 40% of their sprogs had got some sunburn at some stage at school.

Big deal!

I regularly had sunburn when playing cricket at school too!

It happens.

Very sensibly our school also insisted that jackets still be worn when outside in the sun, dignity and dress sense should always come before personal comfort;)

Anyhoo, Richard Clifford of Skin Cancer UK says that this sunburn issue is "entirely unacceptable" (why?) and wants mandatory sun rules for schools.

Current guidelines are not compulsory.

It seems that some people want teachers to apply suncream to the kids..now you know what happens next don't you children?

Yes, that's right, the teachers (if they started liberally applying cream to little Johnny and Millie) would be done for child molestation!

The solution?

Obvious isn't it?

Never ever let the kids out in the sun!

That way the schools will never run the risk of being sued by some parent on the make for little Johnny's sunburn.

BTW, I am also gemused to read that in some parts of Britain rickets has made a return.

What causes rickets?

A shortage of vitamin D.

What's a good source of vitamin D?

The Sun!

Aha!

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Leaks

Given the recent hysterical hue and cry over police bribes, phone hacking and email hacking (something that the political "elite" have known about for years) one would be forgiven for thinking (at least that's how the politicians etc are playing it) that these activities only ever "allegedly" took place wrt News International.

However, I read in today's Telegraph the following:

"Police sources said last night that no drugs had been found at the £2m house.."http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

I thought that, as per the way that the hacking story has been portrayed by the state and the media, that the police only leaked info to News International?

Evidently not!

RIP Amy Winehouse.

Wrt the media who ruthlessly hunted her in packs, as though they were hunting a wounded animal, bear this in mind: addiction is not a spectator sport or soap opera.

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