the BBC wrote:...The business secretary told Today: "Let's understand what's going on here. The Sun's owner, News International, has made a decision to support the Conservative Party.
"They've effectively formed a contract, over the head, incidentally, of the newspaper's editor and their readers, in which they are sort of bound to one another.
"What the Sun can do for the Conservatives during the election is one part of the contract and, presumably, what the Conservatives can do for News International if they are elected is the other side of the bargain.
"Now, I'm not so much worried about this, because it's plain to see and, frankly, they are welcome to each other and the public will be the judge.
"But there is a wider question. When the Sun creates the news in this way, this is then followed up by Sky News, which then puts pressure on the BBC to follow suit...
Mandelson speaks truth!!!!!!!!!! :shock:
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Mandelson speaks truth!!!!!!!!!! :shock:
I never thought I'd live to see the day!

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I hate The Sun so much.
Libertarianism: The belief that out of all the terrible things governments can do, helping people is the absolute worst.
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I hate News International so much.Animavore wrote:I hate The Sun so much.
When is a major political party going to stand up and tell the truth, that News International are not a news organisation at all, they are a trans-national political lobbying organisation with unprecedented media access.

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