[Closed] Jeremy Hunt - P45?

Alex Salmond could be in for some heat too.

Alex Salmond could be in for some heat too.

Oh please.
Nothing to do with any views on Scottish nationalism (I am broadly ambivalent unless anyone can tell me how it affects me/mine) I find him an odious little ****.

Yep he's a Copeless little Hunt. But it takes more than that to get done in politics, cos it doesn't have anything to do with him boning anyone.

Then he'd be in trouble.

Whats the dirt on Salmond?

Edit - i see it. does anyone seriously think him lobbying Westminster in favour of Murdoch would actually acheive anything? No one at Westminster owes Salmond any favours indeed the can't stand him

Just settling into TEAMSKY as well....
http://www.teamsky.com/profile/0,27291,17543_6637941,00.html

Hasn't the Sky lobbyist just admitted he hadn't actually dealt with/spoken to Mr Hunt? I suspect an 'advisor' is going to take the full brunt of this one....

TandemJeremy - Member
Whats the dirt on Salmond?

Edit - i see it. does anyone seriously think him lobbying Westminster in favour of Murdoch would actually acheive anything? No one at Westminster owes Salmond any favours indeed the can't stand him

Apparently when he 'fully disclosed' communication with New International he failed to include the emails released today.

breatheeasy - Member
Hasn't the Sky lobbyist just admitted he hadn't actually dealt with/spoken to Mr Hunt? I suspect an 'advisor' is going to take the full brunt of this one....

If he is worth his salt, Adam Smith will have kept something tasty that will protect him from the full force of the government's attempt to blame him for everything.

cameron has full confidence in hunt, the same way he did with liam fox, andy coulson, that backtowork fraudster woman

(and theresa may after the immigration thing and again after the qatada thing- even though she admitted she didnt hvae any written or e-proof that she'd checked the extradition date)

murdoch is really sticking the knife in, im sure that the hunt emails might have come to light eventually and it does make him look very compromised but there was no need to remind us all that cameron had xmas dinner with the brooks and that they discussed the bskyb takeover as an aside

Oh thats a bit naughty from Salmond Captjon.

Hunt is a dead duck tho

kimbers - Member
cameron has full confidence in hunt, the same way he did with liam fox, andy coulson, that backtowork fraudster woman

The trouble in this situation is Cameron gave Hunt the job of overseeing the BSkyB deal. It will reflect poorly on DC to sack Hunt. The government has already started the narrative pointing the finger at Adam Smith (see Channel 4 News interview with John Whittingdale MP). That is the obvious thing to do, but this story isn't over. If Hunt goes he'll resign (forced/asked).

The trouble in this situation is Cameron gave Hunt the job of overseeing the BSkyB deal. It will reflect poorly on DC to sack Hunt.

according to newsnight jeremy hunts own website called him a 'cheerleader for murdoch' how the **** did cameron get away with replacing cable with him!

Hmmm...an interesting Newsnight for sure. Wonder what Galloway is going to say?

Cos he is thick and corrupt and thinks the rest of us are thick

The list of possible recipients of money from Murdoch sounds like a who's who.
Ironically the Levison enquiry reports to Hunt as he's the Minister in charge - better than a Carry on Film!

I'm not thick but I could be corrupted.

haha jacob rees-mogg (could they have found a more upper class torry) just said you cant trust the evidence at levenson because it came from a pr man and you cant trust them........

haha jacob rees-mogg (could they have found a more upper class torry) just said you cant trust the evidence at levenson because it came from a pr man and you cant trust them........

as a "pr man" I object to that comment, in fact I object to Jacob Rees-Mogg completely and utterly.

kimbers - Member
cameron has full confidence in hunt, the same way he did with liam fox, andy coulson, that backtowork fraudster woman

(and theresa may after the immigration thing and again after the qatada thing- even though she admitted she didnt hvae any written or e-proof that she'd checked the extradition date)

And Molotov Maude!

For easy reference I use the:

[url= http://politicalhackuk.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/david-cameron-confidence-indicator.html ]David Cameron confidence indicator[/url]

thats ace lifer

I expect there are quite a few politicians sleeping badly tonight and again tomorrow. Was GG correct in claiming that this was a last hurrah for the Murdoch's as they prepare to leave the UK press? If so, could well be some scorched earth policy.

haha jacob rees-mogg (could they have found a more upper class torry) just said you cant trust the evidence at levenson because it came from a pr man and you cant trust them......

Cameron is a PR man 🙂

If so, could well be some scorched earth policy.

I certainly hope so! Who fancies toasting some marshmallows?

Scorch away i say, they've got bugger all on me.

I'm sure that's why he kept repeating it TJ -maybe he's sensing the murdochs circling in on the cabinet and getting his daggers in early
it would be nice to get the times back as a proper paper

so hunts advisor has fallen on his sword

enough to save his boss?

so hunts advisor has fallen on his sword

enough to save his boss?

Not if the boss has a shred of decency or integrity.

So yes - should be more than enough.

You cynic DrJ 🙂

DrJ - Member

"so hunts advisor has fallen on his sword

enough to save his boss?"

Not if the boss has a shred of decency or integrity.

So yes - should be more than enough.

😆

Are there any good Jeremys out there now that Beadle's gone?

Vine
Clarkson
Kyle

Call your son Jeremy, give him a false sense of self-worth it seems.

Are there any good Jeremys out there now that Beadle's gone?

Well, there's me and TJ, for a start!!

I like the way murdoch was positioning brown as his enemy at levenson today claiming that brown had been irrational and unfairly attacking notw, implying that murdoch was therefore siding with the torries.
Once more building on the narrative established by his son yesterday that NI and cameron had a very cosy relationship.

a bit too conspiratorial? I dont think so, murdoch feels scorned and hes a shrewd and canny player his last act in the british press will be to bring down cameron....

Can you imagine the people bricking it about Rupes testimony. He really does know where the bodies are buried. If he felt like it, I'm sure he could take down pretty much all of 'the Establishment'

i was thinking that binners I imagine there are some very scared people right now

you dont spend 30 + years hacking phones, from the royals down (it all started with squidgygate) and not get some serious cards to stash up your sleeve

quality

[url= http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/iainmartin1/100153447/the-night-i-saw-jeremy-hunt-hide-behind-a-tree-before-dinner-with-james-murdoch/ ]http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/iainmartin1/100153447/the-night-i-saw-jeremy-hunt-hide-behind-a-tree-before-dinner-with-james-murdoch/[/url]

[url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/so-permanent-secretary-did-jeremy-hunt-tell-parliament-the-truth-yesterday-7681804.html ]Did Jeremy Hunt tell Parliament the truth yesterday?[/url]

Dead in the water for sure. I give him a week. Cameron is shitting himself as well - already been caught out lying a couple of times.

I find it fascinating that:

Company directors and politicians 'mislead' Parliament /shareholders as if its all an accident - even when its clearly not.
Working and middle class are simply 'liars' if caught out.

Company directors and politicians 'offer to resign' if caught out
(& hounded enough by the papers). Such offer is often refused and they are praised.
Working and middle class are 'sacked' or 'dismissed'. Being lesser people, I guess they don't know how to write a resignation letter... shame as they may have been able to retain their job and be told how much the boss loves them!

🙂

fair play levenson

said its not his job to judge whether mps have broken the ministerial code

hunt gone by wednesday i reckon

is it spelt bullyingdon?

[url= http://politicalscrapbook.net/2012/04/boris-johnson-news-international-sponsorship-bbc-****ing-bollocks-video/ ]http://politicalscrapbook.net/2012/04/boris-johnson-news-international-sponsorship-bbc-****ing-bollocks-video/[/url]

[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17900567 ]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17900567[/url]

cameron showing his true colours and borris getting sucked into phone hacking now?

Ouch - that was poor. However provoked, a PM should be able to rise above that. It wasn't even said with any humour.

He is rattled and Skinner got it right.

I hope he goes. Murdoch has too much power and influence as it is without getting our government to suck on it.
http://www.avaaz.org/en/fire_jeremy_hunt_2/?rc=fb&pv=17

he is rumoured to have a temper and we know he is arrogant.

what I dont understand is why he is doing this it will just drag the whole thing out and it will end up with Hunt being referred so why not just get on with it?
Like coulson it shows poor judgement and that may be more damaging than the actual issue in the long run

Junkyard - the idea is to protect himself. So dragging out the hunt sacking, delaying things by say leveson has to deal with it etc

he is hoping people lose interest before they get to him

Rebekka Brooks has all the texts he sent her stored ready to release.

He is not just rumoured to have a temper - its well known he has and he has shown it before when people get under his skin

yes but he would be better burning Hunt now and getting it over and done with- even after Levesson he would still need to be referred.

makes no sense tbh ..perhaps someone has a smoking gun and DC has no choice?

Labour [i]have[/i] to keep pressing his buttons. But I suspect they won't.

actually i think camerons plan may work
2 week recess now for the local electons in that time im sure the torys could manage another fuel fudge-up or another random clusterfuc, to distract from hunt

well the select comittee says that murdochs not fit to run his company

apart from the four tories on the panel?

[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17898029 ]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17898029[/url]

well the select comittee says that murdochs not fit to run his company

apart from the four tories on the panel?

Surely that's just an ideological thing from the tories, not a vote of confidence in the Murcochs? That the government shouldn't interfere with the running of companies, so it's fair to criticise the company/board but not to interfere with them (let the shareholders* do that).

*Ok that's Murdoch, but the general point still stands.

so it's fair to criticise the company/board but not to interfere with them (let the shareholders* do that).

or is it that they are protecting cameron,

its painfully obvious that a control freak like rupert must have been aware that the literally thousands of stories involved were from phone hacking
and james' defence of 'i didnt read to the bottom of the email' is even less credible

louise mensch angling for culture secretary?

Oh Dear.

Doesn't sound very [url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/may/25/jeremy-hunt-must-resign-labour ]Impartial and quasi-judicial[/url] to me.

So Jeremy lobbies Call-me-Dave on Murdoch's behalf, Dave sacks Vince and appoints a known cheerleader for the evil empire.

Bets against Mr [s]C[/s]Hunt becoming the fall guy before the end of the day, to detract attention from Dave? Which will work for about 34 seconds.

Close the door on your way out Jeremy

All a bit of a dog's dinner this one. Among the main players - one clear anti-Murdoch, one clearly pro. While we all bring our own biases, to these things, it seems unlikely that either of these two would be in an ideal position to remain neutral on the business case. Hunts letter is hardly unequivocal!!

Ok, in theory, he may have acted within the rules but in practice hard to see how this was neutral. Poor judgement all round. Still even odds on Hunt surviving (“It would be totally wrong for the government to get involved in a competition issue which has to be decided at arm’s length” as evidence of his propriety.) but with a bias to not surviving - not such a straight talker after all!

But makes you think, that in any of these circumstances no one is going to be truly impartial. Hence the importance of the rules, I guess