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Re: The Sun

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 11:45 am
by Abernathy
The out-of-court settlement with Tom Watson and Harry Windsor by Murdoch's NGN is, let's acknowledge, fucking MASSIVE.

Finally, an admission of guilt has been wrung out of these fucking brigands. Of perjury, illegal practices, of the appalling ruination of many peoples' lives.

I think that we all owe Tom and Harry a debt of gratitude for their persistence - and courage - in bringing their case to trial.

I really feel for poor Tom, and his former wife Siobhain. I hope today's settlement is of some comfort to them both.

Re: The Sun

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 11:48 am
by Andy McDandy
Littlejohn will be dragging out his "Nonce finder general" script for Friday, along with his tales of journalists being treated like criminals, just for doing things that were against the law.

Re: The Sun

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 12:08 pm
by Rosvanian
Abernathy wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2025 11:45 am The out-of-court settlement with Tom Watson and Harry Windsor by Murdoch's NGN is, let's acknowledge, fucking MASSIVE.

Finally, an admission of guilt has been wrung out of these fucking brigands. Of perjury, illegal practices, of the appalling ruination of many peoples' lives.

I think that we all owe Tom and Harry a debt of gratitude for their persistence - and courage - in bringing their case to trial.

I really feel for poor Tom, and his former wife Siobhain. I hope today's settlement is of some comfort to them both.
Meanwhile, over on Mail Online, 99% of the commentators are furious. It still never fails to amaze me how so many people STILL don't grasp that tabloid newspapers, the people who publish them and the terrible people who produce them, are the absolute dregs of our society and that they'll fuck over anyone for a penny, INCLUDING THEM. Just baffling.

Re: The Sun

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 12:23 pm
by Abernathy
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Re: The Sun

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 12:31 pm
by Killer Whale
Rosvanian wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2025 12:08 pm Meanwhile, over on Mail Online, 99% of the commentators are furious. It still never fails to amaze me how so many people STILL don't grasp that tabloid newspapers, the people who publish them and the terrible people who produce them, are the absolute dregs of our society and that they'll fuck over anyone for a penny, INCLUDING THEM. Just baffling.
Yeahbut he married a darkie.

Re: The Sun

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 2:31 pm
by Youngian
Andy McDandy wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2025 11:48 am Littlejohn will be dragging out his "Nonce finder general" script for Friday, along with his tales of journalists being treated like criminals, just for doing things that were against the law.
We can drag out some comfort for accused tabloid hacks by reminding them that prisons are like holiday camps.
I understand the Mail group is up next and they’ve been even more vociferous in their denial of any wrongdoing.

Re: The Sun

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 4:00 pm
by kreuzberger
Piers Morgan's arse must now be going tanner-half-crown. Good.

Re: The Sun

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 6:32 pm
by Bones McCoy
A win, but ...

Nobody goes to Jail.

Creepy Uncle incurs another "cost of doing business".
Unlikely to be on the scale of Fox's "Lying about voting machines" penalty.
And it'll be indirectly tax deductible, as somewhere they'll write down some profits.

Re: The Sun

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 8:58 am
by Samanfur
From a friend on FB:

Just so you know, he’s a bloody hero.

I suspect strongly that you may see a fair amount of lies about Harry Windsor tomorrow.

But here’s the truth.

Under English law - if the other party offers to settle the case, and you turn them down, and then go on to win, then you have to pay their legal fees.

Yeah, read that again.

Which is why - everyone before, everyone (except Harry and Tom Watson) settled.

But the thing that Harry did was get the admission of guilt from Murdoch.

Yes - he settled. But you basically have to if you are up against someone who can offer you more cash than you might get awarded by a court. Can you imagine winning a years long case - getting substantial damages and then being bankrupted by the outcome? That’s why Hugh Grant had to settle. That’s why everyone settles.

Harry has done a great thing.

Murdoch just had to admit what they did.

That’s all Harry wanted.

It’s a great thing he’s done. And question what you read tomorrow when you see this reported. He did not do this for money. And if you take the trouble to read the admission of guilt by News Group - then you’ll understand what I’m saying if you know the context.

This is a fine man. That’s all I’m saying.

Re: The Sun

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 10:53 am
by Youngian
Did Harry shout 'Britain’s gone woke mad' on a train and everyone clapped?
Next to no one in America knows or give a toss what the Limey fag Red Coats are up to.

Re: The Sun

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 11:59 am
by Tubby Isaacs
I saw that. Ordinary (not online) Americans seem to have become a whole lot more interested in Britain than whenever I've met them. No snark intended, no reason why they should be bothered with us.

Happy coincidence that they all say what Harry Cole wants to say anyway.

Re: The Sun

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 1:21 pm
by Bones McCoy
In my experience, there's nothing Sun readers enjoy more than Americans advising us on how to run our country.

Re: The Sun

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 1:27 pm
by Youngian
Did Murdoch call Cole over to California for a crisis meeting?
Selling Trump and US hegemony to the Brits just got a whole lot harder.

Re: The Sun

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 4:13 pm
by davidjay
Right back to Reagan and Thatcher the only time the Sun has criticised a Tory government has been when they've disagreed with the President.

Re: The Sun

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 8:04 pm
by The Weeping Angel
They've made us look like idiots to Americans over this.



Five Guys isn't posh. It's overpriced.

Re: The Sun

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 8:43 pm
by Abernathy
They made look like idiots to Americans ovet this
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Re: The Sun

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 8:47 pm
by The Weeping Angel
Don't get you're knickers in a twist it's been sorted.

Re: The Sun

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 8:49 pm
by Killer Whale
The Weeping Angel wrote: Tue Apr 08, 2025 8:47 pm Don't get you're knickers in a twist it's benn sorted.
If that was deliberate, then hats off to you.

Re: The Sun

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 8:51 pm
by The Weeping Angel
No it wasn't. Look it's been sorted you can get on with the rest of your evening.

Re: The Sun

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 8:54 pm
by The Weeping Angel
Small favour can you please not gang up on me and treat me like dirt over what were relatively minor errors that have now been fixed.