I have been watching, off and on, the Leveson enquiry grilling my mate 'Rupe'. (He's my mate because he sent me a brand new 'do-flicker-thingie' that allows me to record things on the 'telly' with the eae of a child's toy - which is about my level!) My loathing for Leveson and the oleaginous little creep who is conducting the interrogation has now reached record heights. The 'little creep' has just spent about 10 minutes giving a free puff to The Graun, of all things, as though it were Holy writ! Then he and Leveson became frightfully haughty because, without saying so, 'Rupe' indicated slightly less than full-hearted agreement with some Cocklecarrot called Eady who had been 'shocked, I tell you, shocked' that a 'Screws of the World' reporter had suggested to one of the 'Nazi tarts' cavorting with Max Mosley that her face could be pixillated out in return for the inside story. Quite right, that man, give him a Pulitzer prize for doing what any indecent but proper hack should do, that is, get the story and tell us what these shits are up to!
I fear for our press freedom from the judgment of Whig 'Cocklecarrots' like Leveson who appears to inhabit a dream world somewhere between The Guardian and Enid Blyton! In the meantime, let us all agitate for my mate 'Rupe' to renounce his American citizenship and revert to being a subject of Her Maj. Then we can all get behind him and make him prime minister because he is obviously shrewd, clever and successful - and he's nearly lost his Aussie twang, so that's alright! No doubt when he enters No. 10 he will be calling on my services although I am not sure in what capacity. Foreign Secretary, perhaps? The Home Office, possibly? You tell me where best my talents might be employed. Sorry, didn't quite catch that . . .
Rupe won't give you press freedom, DD. He'll give you entertainment, and he'll give you the sort of news that he thinks that you need in order to advance his financial interests. Specifically, he'll tell us that a particular political party will be the right one to govern the UK, because the leader of said party promised him something approaching a monopoly of our media.
You are right about the attempts to control the press being an insulting waste of time.
I think true freedom of news is closer to what you are doing than any of the major corporations. Rupe will lie because he fears financial loss. So will the hypocrites at the Graun. Cameron will lie because he wants to stay in office. So would Miliband. There are no constraints on you speaking your mind, though, are there? Keep at it, DD, you might become cutting-edge!
Posted by: Whyaxye | Thursday, 26 April 2012 at 14:31
Ouch!
Posted by: David Duff | Thursday, 26 April 2012 at 14:53
It was meant to be a compliment!
Posted by: Whyaxye | Thursday, 26 April 2012 at 15:40
Ambassador to China perhaps?
Posted by: JK | Thursday, 26 April 2012 at 16:18
'W', my reply was meant to be a joke!
"Not bloody likely", JK, Prince Phil reckons Beijing is "Ghastly!"
Posted by: David Duff | Thursday, 26 April 2012 at 17:07
Ah, but you David'd be the best man to look under the covers for what happened to your countryman recently.
Might be best you start out with Bo's ex-wife!
Posted by: JK | Thursday, 26 April 2012 at 17:57
Bit tricky that, DM, I gather she is 'helping the Chinese security services with their enquiries' and so she's not answering her 'phone!
Posted by: David Duff | Thursday, 26 April 2012 at 19:33
How'd you like a posting to the Antipodes?
Rupe can probably arrange it.
Just see how my damehood is coming, would you?
Posted by: Andra | Friday, 27 April 2012 at 08:00
I'll have a word with Her Maj!
Posted by: David Duff | Friday, 27 April 2012 at 08:22