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White Steel
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Posted: Thu May 31st, 2012 04:23 pm |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18273297
So just before he was given control of the bid, Hunt congratulated the Murdochs on an issue related to the bid. If he didnt disclose this to No. 10 then the question must by "why?". If he did disclose it then the question must be "why the hell did Cameron still give him the role?".
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Posted: Thu May 31st, 2012 04:56 pm |
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Sprout wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18273297
So just before he was given control of the bid, Hunt congratulated the Murdochs on an issue related to the bid. If he didnt disclose this to No. 10 then the question must by "why?". If he did disclose it then the question must be "why the hell did Cameron still give him the role?".
Cable was deemed unfit to oversee the bid because he made negative comments about the bidders. Hunt was complimentary about the bidders, but that was deemed ok, because everybody knew about it. Well we all knew what Cable thought?
There's only one reason Hunt is still in a job and they are hanging on to him for as long as possible. He's Cameron's human shield. He'll go at some point, but as long as he stays, he is deflecting much of the attention from his leader, who at the moment is just being criticised for hanging on to him. Once he goes, more questions will be asked of him.
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Posted: Thu May 31st, 2012 08:28 pm |
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I can totally understand the theory that Hunt could still be objective. But he hasn't shown any evidence of that and doesn't it mean by implication he is saying Cable was unable to be impartial whilst holding an opinion, after all why was he removed from the job?
Not really sure wether this is a real life example of doublethink or that 'they're all honorable men' as spat by mark antony.
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Posted: Thu May 31st, 2012 08:39 pm |
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d-f-b wrote: I can totally understand the theory that Hunt could still be objective. But he hasn't shown any evidence of that and doesn't it mean by implication he is saying Cable was unable to be impartial whilst holding an opinion, after all why was he removed from the job?
Not really sure wether this is a real life example of doublethink or that 'they're all honorable men' as spat by mark antony.
Let's be honest, most of them are as bent as nine bob notes!!
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Posted: Fri Jun 1st, 2012 08:45 am |
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d-f-b wrote: I can totally understand the theory that Hunt could still be objective. But he hasn't shown any evidence of that and doesn't it mean by implication he is saying Cable was unable to be impartial whilst holding an opinion, after all why was he removed from the job?
Not really sure wether this is a real life example of doublethink or that 'they're all honorable men' as spat by mark antony.
This is probably the issue. I'm not convinced Hunt has proved he didn't act impartially, although it was in a strange way by using his special adviser to get News Corp to up their proposed remedy incrementally and then seeking advice on each increment when standard practice is to refer a bid if the first proposed remedy is unsuitable. Nevertheless, I think he did get the bid into the position where media plurality questions were addressed by measures further than News corp wanted.
But with what had gone on before he should never have been given the job in the first place. Now it seems clear he left the appointment decision to Cameron and Osbourne who fully knew his close links, so Hunt never broke the Ministerial Code.
The real problem then is with Cameron and Osbourne wo used doublethink to try and rig the game for Murdoch.
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