48 hours to stop Murdoch's UK media takeover

The phone-hacking thing barely scratches the surface. It's almost a distraction.

Instead, my problem is with the deluge of crass, misinformed, culturally-erosive absolute shit that is peddled by the so-called right-wing media, reigned over by Murdoch. He is, clearly, a man with few scruples and is possibly more accountable than any other individual for our pathetic, bullying, sexist, racist, homophobic and generally unpleasant media. A media that does nothing to raise the quality of public life, despite the godlike leverage it is capable of exerting when it feels like it. For profit. In short, he is a cunt and ought to have the book thrown at him. Instead, we (or rather the weak, malleable authorities) allow his organisation to flout expectations about monopoly and fairness that would impede you or I should we ever arrive at such a juncture. Because he has money and, in turn, power. To anyone civilised, he is a villain.

I should like to deposit a stool in his lavatory and leave without flushing the chain.

whooooaaaahhh

This has made me like Hugh Grant - what the hell is going on????
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14052690

Bloody hell, Hugh Grant repped!

Yep. And what a weasel that other cunt seems.

It's weird how people actually look like bad people?

Dunno if others got this but

Dear Lillian,

Could this be the week we finally turn the tide on Rupert Murdoch? Pressure to weaken his grip on our media and our democracy is building. Let's work together to get the clean-up operation started.

Disgust at the behaviour of Murdoch's newspapers has pushed politicians to start speaking out. [1] But we need to make sure our MPs follow through with real action. If MPs start hearing directly from thousands of their voters, we can push them to finally stand up to Murdoch.

It only takes 2 minutes to email your MP. Click to get started:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/Murdoch-MP

For far too long, MPs have been scared of Rupert Murdoch. Now they need to be brave. If they have the guts, there are three things they can do immediately to stop the rot in the UK media:

1. Stop Murdoch taking control of BSkyB [2]
   
2. Start a Public Inquiry, led by an independent judge, right now [3]
   
3. Start an investigation by media regulator Ofcom into whether Murdoch is a "fit and proper" media owner [4]
   
   

Yesterday, we finally heard some MPs admit to the way Murdoch calls the shots over our democracy. "We've fallen for threats", they said, and "we were not courageous enough", "we've colluded for too long". [4] That's a start, but now they need to act to match their words. Together we can push them to overcome their fear of the Murdoch press and listen to their voters.

Tell your MP it's time to be brave and stand up to Murdoch:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/Murdoch-MP

Time and again, as 38 Degrees members work together to campaign for a fairer, greener, more democratic Britain, we come up against the might of Murdoch. Whether it’s protecting our health service or our environment, or getting real action to tackle the excesses of bankers, too often his papers do all they can to get in the way.

Murdoch's papers have behaved appallingly. But some good could still come of it. This could be our chance to finally level the playing field and get politicians answering to voters, not media barons – let's work together to seize it!
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/Murdoch-MP

Thanks for being involved,

David, Hannah, Becky, Johnny, Marie, Cian and the 38 Degrees team

PS: We'll be delivering our 100,000-strong petition to the official consultation into the BSkyB power grab just before the deadline at midday tomorrow. There's still time to add your name in 30 seconds – here: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/Murdoch-deal-petition

NOTES:

[1] Full timeline from BBC here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12253968
[2] More on that here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14059572
[3] See for example: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/06/phone-hacking-inquiry-full
[4] Telegraph piece on Ofcom: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8621586/Phone-hacking-News-Corp-bid-for-BSkyB-may-be-scuppered-by-fit-and-proper-owner-test.html
[5] See the whole debate in parliament here: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm110706/debtext/110706-0002.htm#11070680000004

yep got it twice.

Last ever edition of the NOTW this weekend.

He's only gone and folded it.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media

Can't believe it.

Mark my words though. There will be a Sunday edition of The Sun before long.

Will the Sunday Sun be any different? Can't imagine so.

Sunday Sun already existing oop north. Soaraway Sun?

WOW power to the people
wonder where the ginger minger will turn up ? editor of The Sun-day

I hope the little fish in that pond get jobs elsewhere otherwise there's a good few people being made redundant surely?

Bets on Coulson being arrested in time for the evening news?

so next on the hitlist The Sun
where does murdoch make most of his money ? sun ? sky ? sea ? fox ?

Bloody hell, Hugh Grant repped!

• nuff
  
  

"Jordon, some footballer, yeah you should try real journalism you might be good at it"

KAPOOOW right in the kisser!

Interesting talk at work as to which charities would actually be willing to take the charitable proceeds of the last ever NOTW edition that are being offered.

We can't find anyone that would even contemplate considering it.

RBL have withdrawn with disgust, Help for Heroes are swimming in cash already... dirty money when it's this direct is never easy to give away.

Hmmm.. Time to try and fake a charity?

londonfgss.com 5th birthday party ?

The Little Murdoch Urban Achievers

Last ever edition of the NOTW this weekend.

He's only gone and folded it.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media

i like the way Tescos didn't bother to react and pull their advertising.. nice...

boycott tesco's ?

Don't start me on Tescos! Building a megastore at the top of my parents road, bulldozing through half a park, tearing down period houses, closing a community centre, turning a three lane road into a single lane road (DUH!) and all so they can be within less than a mile of another two Tescos, an Asda superstore, two Co-ops and numerable smaller shops. ARGGGGHHHH.