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I'm genuinely curious, who and how do those people have a "vested interest in keeping the UK on the European fringes"?

by McP 13y ago

arethuza 13y ago
I'm not so clear on the why, but the who is pretty easy: http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/editor-blog/162/just-why-does-rupert-murdoch-dislike-europe-so-much http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/editor-blog/162/just-why-...
- junto 13y ago
  The why: In a separate article for this website Professor Antony Glees wrote: "Sky News itself is having a field day with the eurozone crisis. Of course, Murdoch never liked the euro or the EU for that matter." Murdoch's anti-EU stance could quite possibly stem from the desire to avoid regulation of his media empire, from Brussels. We know for sure that he had plans for even greater penetration and influence in the UK media market. I mean, whether you are a Europhile or a Eurosceptic, do we really believe that Murdoch is interested only in defending British institutions like the pound rather than expanding News Corporation's portfolio in mainland Europe and beyond? Read more: http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/editor-blog/162/just-why-does-rupert-murdoch-dislike-europe-so-much#ixzz2YdqXJibz http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/editor-blog/162/just-why-...
junto 13y ago
The UK media is a Murdoch monopoly, that legally doesn't appear to be a monopoly according to the powers that be and apparently only lefties believe that to be the case [5]. I personally feel that his media interests are a cancer in British society. The Leveson inquiry demonstrated just how poisonous his corporate interests are [1]. As I see it, potential prime ministers go visit Murdoch on his private yacht [3]. They apparently don't discuss anything that interesting, but the Murdoch media do seem to then back that horse in the next general election. Murdoch wanted the BSkyB deal done. Whether that was the deal, nobody will ever know publicly. The BSkyB deal got canned after the phone hacking scandal and the 'powers behind the throne' took the gloves off on the Murdoch empire. The current Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to give up on his society friend, the former NoW editor Rebekah Brooks and also his former press secretary, Andy Coulson [2], who are both currently facing serious charges (and trying desperately to weasel their way out of it [4]). They tried to 'influence' the old 'establishment' (i.e. old money and power). They did so for years. Maybe even through the use of information obtained illegally [2]. In the end, they played the game, lost and the establishment is now going to keep kicking them while they are down, until they don't get up again. David Cameron has to watch it, knowing damn well that he had to feed them to the wolves or join them. It doesn't appear to be bothering him that much. - [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leveson_Inquiry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leveson_Inquiry - [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_hacking_scandal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_hacking_scandal - [3] http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/oct/24/david-cameron-rupert-murdoch http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/oct/24/david-cameron... - [4] http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/28/rebekah-brooks-andy-coulson-phone-hacking http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/28/rebekah-brooks-andy... - [5] http://www.thecommentator.com/article/310/rupert_murdoch_doesn_t_have_a_monopoly_now_quit_whining http://www.thecommentator.com/article/310/rupert_murdoch_doe...

I'm genuinely curious, who and how do those people have a "vested interest in keeping the UK on the European fringes"?

by McP 13y ago

I'm genuinely curious, who and how do those people have a "vested interest in keeping the UK on the European fringes"?

I'm not so clear on the why, but the who is pretty easy: http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/editor-blog/162/just-why-does-rupert-murdoch-dislike-europe-so-much http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/editor-blog/162/just-why-...

junto 13y ago
The why: In a separate article for this website Professor Antony Glees wrote: "Sky News itself is having a field day with the eurozone crisis. Of course, Murdoch never liked the euro or the EU for that matter." Murdoch's anti-EU stance could quite possibly stem from the desire to avoid regulation of his media empire, from Brussels. We know for sure that he had plans for even greater penetration and influence in the UK media market. I mean, whether you are a Europhile or a Eurosceptic, do we really believe that Murdoch is interested only in defending British institutions like the pound rather than expanding News Corporation's portfolio in mainland Europe and beyond? Read more: http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/editor-blog/162/just-why-does-rupert-murdoch-dislike-europe-so-much#ixzz2YdqXJibz http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/editor-blog/162/just-why-...

junto 13y ago

The UK media is a Murdoch monopoly, that legally doesn't appear to be a monopoly according to the powers that be and apparently only lefties believe that to be the case [5]. I personally feel that his media interests are a cancer in British society. The Leveson inquiry demonstrated just how poisonous his corporate interests are [1]. As I see it, potential prime ministers go visit Murdoch on his private yacht [3]. They apparently don't discuss anything that interesting, but the Murdoch media do seem to then back that horse in the next general election. Murdoch wanted the BSkyB deal done. Whether that was the deal, nobody will ever know publicly. The BSkyB deal got canned after the phone hacking scandal and the 'powers behind the throne' took the gloves off on the Murdoch empire. The current Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to give up on his society friend, the former NoW editor Rebekah Brooks and also his former press secretary, Andy Coulson [2], who are both currently facing serious charges (and trying desperately to weasel their way out of it [4]). They tried to 'influence' the old 'establishment' (i.e. old money and power). They did so for years. Maybe even through the use of information obtained illegally [2]. In the end, they played the game, lost and the establishment is now going to keep kicking them while they are down, until they don't get up again. David Cameron has to watch it, knowing damn well that he had to feed them to the wolves or join them. It doesn't appear to be bothering him that much. - [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leveson_Inquiry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leveson_Inquiry - [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_hacking_scandal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_hacking_scandal - [3] http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/oct/24/david-cameron-rupert-murdoch http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/oct/24/david-cameron... - [4] http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/28/rebekah-brooks-andy-coulson-phone-hacking http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/28/rebekah-brooks-andy... - [5] http://www.thecommentator.com/article/310/rupert_murdoch_doesn_t_have_a_monopoly_now_quit_whining http://www.thecommentator.com/article/310/rupert_murdoch_doe...