2 Birds With One Stone - Labour Up/Murdoch Down

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The comment this week by Labour MP Tom Watson calling James Murdoch a 'Mafia Boss' over the hacking scandal, was in my opinion, puerile and insulting - and does more to highlight the poor mindset of the accuser than demean the accused. But the BBC see this as an opportunity to not only carry on their attack against the Murdoch regime, but also to boost one of their beloved Labourites, regardless of merit.

So tomorrow they plan to profile this Labour imbecile, presenting him as a 'hero for his role in taking on the Murdoch empire', which is a load of rubbish. But lack of accuracy and good judgement has never troubled the BBC before in the pursuit of their own agenda.

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The Labour MP Tom Watson compared James Murdoch with "a Mafia boss" while questioning him about phone hacking this week. He has lead the charge in Parliament against News International, and has been forensically campaigning on phone hacking for years.

While many of his Labour colleagues regard him as a hero for his role in taking on the Murdoch empire, Watson wasn't always so popular. A close ally of Gordon Brown, he called for Tony Blair to resign in 2006, although he denied Brown conspired with him to bring down the Prime Minister.

Edward Stourton profiles the pioneer blogger and populist campaigner, who is unafraid to take on powerful figures in and out of politics.

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Any doubt (not that there was any) that the above story was not pre-planned has been dispelled today with a new development.

First just ask yourselves if you would buy a used car off this man.


This is Tom Watson, and if I ever shook hands with him I know I'd be counting my fingers right after.

Here's what he made public today.

Tom Watson attacks BBC's Nick Robinson over phone hacking
Tom Watson, the Labour MP, has accused BBC political editor Nick Robinson of being too busy “kissing Andy Coulson’s a---” to investigate the phone hacking scandal.

Mr Watson criticised the journalist in a blog post in which he explained that he was taking legal advice after being told that every member of the culture select committee on which he sits had been put under surveillance by the now defunct Sunday tabloid.
He also attacked Lord Patten, chairman of the BBC Trust, who told the annual Society of Editors conference that the corporation could not pursue the story as vigorously as others because it would be construed as political bias.

Mr Watson, who had been due to appear at the conference, wrote: “Had I been there, I would have made the case for editors getting on the front foot and coming up with their own reform position – one that protects the noble tradition of robust, no-nonsense journalism that typifies the British newspaper industry but that ensures editors put matters right when they get them wrong.

“I would also have taken a pot shot at Lord Patten’s lugubrious speech justifying the BBC not being able to adequately investigate the phone hacking scandal. The DCMS committee published a report that found Rupert Murdoch’s executives guilty of ‘collective amnesia’.
“We found it ‘inconceivable’ that others were not involved in hacking. Where was Nick Robinson, the most powerful political editor in the land, during this period? Kissing Andy Coulson’s a---”.

Mr Coulson, a former News of the World editor, resigned as Prime Minister David Cameron’s communications director earlier this year before he was arrested in connection with phone hacking and making corrupt payments to police officers.

Mr Watson, who accused News International chief James Murdoch of being a “mafia boss”, claimed that he had been the target of covert surveillance by News Corp at least three times.
He has previously accused Mr Robinson of “missing the story of his life”, claiming that BBC political journalists had not taken the phone hacking story seriously.

The latest allegation was made by Roy Greenslade, a media commentator, who said News of the World staff were scrambled to follow “every single member” of the committee investigating phone hacking in mid-2009.

The surveillance reportedly lasted between three and 10 days before it was abandoned when various News International staff voiced concerns about the resources it would involve.

Louise Mensch, a Tory MP and fellow committee member, said: "If it's true then it's very, very serious. Members will want to know if their families and children were under surveillance."

There is nobody who has not been in a coma for the last few months, that couldn't think the BBC have devoted most of their news broadcasts and commentary to the hacking affair, with the prime goal of eliminating the Murdoch's from affecting their sway on the public. Pure personal agenda.

So now Watson makes this accusation that the BBC didn't give it enough air time, purely to try and change peoples perceptions of history, and nothing to do with fact.

Any doubt they are scratching each others back?

Watch this space!