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David Cameron was 'pressured into new Madeleine McCann inquiry by News International'

Post  sharonl on Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:02 pm

This has probably been posted elswhere on the forum but I feel that it is of such significance that it deserves a thread of its own.

Remember that one of the first reactions of the McCanns was to call Sky News, since then they have courted the media throughout. The head of the media monitoring unit was put in place in the early days as were many others. There were problems in the early days but the journalists, editors etc. were soon brought into line.

Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron have been exposed for their cosy relationship with Murdoch which now seems to be turning sour thanks to the Leveson enquiry.

How much profit has News International made from the Madeleine stories? The death of a child would have provided stories for a few weeks, maybe months and then it would have phased out, but these abduction stories, sightings etc. could go on for decades. Murdoch and News International must have been ecstatic to have one of the biggest stories ever.

So now we have Murdoch and our government ministers scratching each others backs and our Prime Minister being pressurised into ordering a biased review of the case in support of the suspects, at Scotland Yard.

So who was first to jump on the bandwagon, Murdoch or Brown? Is the Media supporting the Government or the Government support the media in return for favours?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/madeleinemccann/9225991/David-Cameron-was-pressured-into-new-Madeleine-McCann-inquiry-by-News-International.html
David Cameron was 'pressured into new Madeleine McCann inquiry by News International'

The Prime Minister came under pressure from News International to set up the new inquiry into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, according to this evening’s BBC Panorama programme - ‘Madeleine: The Last Hope?’

In 2011 The Sun printed an open letter on their front page from The McCanns to David Cameron, appealing to him as a parent to agree to a review Photo: PA

12:41PM BST 25 Apr 2012


The Home Office has declined to explain why they chose to look again at the unsolved case above any other but a source at Number 10 has said that David Cameron “acted as a sympathetic parent.”

In 2011 The Sun printed an open letter on their front page from The McCanns to Mr Cameron, appealing to him as a parent to agree to a review.

But tonight Panorama will claim there was also much more going on behind the scenes to try to influence the Prime Minister.

Downing Street sources have revealed to the programme that influence was being exerted on Number 10 by News International and by The Sun newspaper, as well as by the McCanns.

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Re: David Cameron was 'pressured into new Madeleine McCann inquiry by News International'

Post  Ashwarya on Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:52 pm

Do we think then that the British taxpayer is not after all paying for this Scotland Yard investigation? If Cameron considers it is better for us to think we are throwing millions at this one case (and ignoring all the other missing children) than to find out where the money is really coming from, the depths of corruption must be greater than anything we have previously suspected. God help us all.

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Post  sharonl on Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:07 pm

Ashwarya wrote:Do we think then that the British taxpayer is not after all paying for this Scotland Yard investigation? If Cameron considers it is better for us to think we are throwing millions at this one case (and ignoring all the other missing children) than to find out where the money is really coming from, the depths of corruption must be greater than anything we have previously suspected. God help us all.


Who knows who is picking up the tab for all this, or even how the money has been spent. Has any work at all (apart from a trip to Barcelona) been done by Scotland Yard? I would just love to see a breakdown of the costs.

With that quote from Cameron, maybe now is the time to press for a full public enquiry. After all, if he as squandered £3m of our money on an obviously biased review at the request of News International and the suspects, he owes us, doesn't he?

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Post  Spaniel on Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:17 pm

sharonl wrote:
Ashwarya wrote:Do we think then that the British taxpayer is not after all paying for this Scotland Yard investigation? If Cameron considers it is better for us to think we are throwing millions at this one case (and ignoring all the other missing children) than to find out where the money is really coming from, the depths of corruption must be greater than anything we have previously suspected. God help us all.


Who knows who is picking up the tab for all this, or even how the money has been spent. Has any work at all (apart from a trip to Barcelona) been done by Scotland Yard? I would just love to see a breakdown of the costs.

With that quote from Cameron, maybe now is the time to press for a full public enquiry. After all, if he as squandered £3m of our money on an obviously biased review at the request of News International and the suspects, he owes us, doesn't he?
I took it as a hint a couple of nights ago that the money for the review was privately funded. The figure given was 0.70% of the individual's worth.

There are some strange people visit, but now and again some very interesting ones. How to encourage the latter to stay I wonder?

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Post  tigger on Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:19 pm

I did once see a breakdown of newspaper circulation in 2007 - seem to remember sales had dropped by 14%. Which must have been disastrous.

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Post  tigger on Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:21 pm

Spaniel wrote:
sharonl wrote:
Ashwarya wrote:Do we think then that the British taxpayer is not after all paying for this Scotland Yard investigation? If Cameron considers it is better for us to think we are throwing millions at this one case (and ignoring all the other missing children) than to find out where the money is really coming from, the depths of corruption must be greater than anything we have previously suspected. God help us all.


Who knows who is picking up the tab for all this, or even how the money has been spent. Has any work at all (apart from a trip to Barcelona) been done by Scotland Yard? I would just love to see a breakdown of the costs.

With that quote from Cameron, maybe now is the time to press for a full public enquiry. After all, if he as squandered £3m of our money on an obviously biased review at the request of News International and the suspects, he owes us, doesn't he?
I took it as a hint a couple of nights ago that the money for the review was privately funded. The figure given was 0.70% of the individual's worth.

There are some strange people visit, but now and again some very interesting ones. How to encourage the latter to stay I wonder?


Could you explain Spaniel? I don't understand at all?

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Post  Woofer on Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:33 pm

I don`t condone Cameron giving in to pressure, but it`s a well known fact that the media moguls can control and bring down governments as easily as clicking their fingers. One would hope the LI will curb this but I very much doubt it.

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Post  Spaniel on Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:35 pm

tigger wrote:
Spaniel wrote:
sharonl wrote:
Ashwarya wrote:Do we think then that the British taxpayer is not after all paying for this Scotland Yard investigation? If Cameron considers it is better for us to think we are throwing millions at this one case (and ignoring all the other missing children) than to find out where the money is really coming from, the depths of corruption must be greater than anything we have previously suspected. God help us all.


Who knows who is picking up the tab for all this, or even how the money has been spent. Has any work at all (apart from a trip to Barcelona) been done by Scotland Yard? I would just love to see a breakdown of the costs.

With that quote from Cameron, maybe now is the time to press for a full public enquiry. After all, if he as squandered £3m of our money on an obviously biased review at the request of News International and the suspects, he owes us, doesn't he?
I took it as a hint a couple of nights ago that the money for the review was privately funded. The figure given was 0.70% of the individual's worth.

There are some strange people visit, but now and again some very interesting ones. How to encourage the latter to stay I wonder?


Could you explain Spaniel? I don't understand at all?
Do you mean finance tigger? I may have got it wrong, certainly no one else seemed to notice it. Friday night I think or maybe thursday, some interesting posts about double glazing owner. A mention was made on the bottom of a post stating the review cost, the double glazing man's worth and that RC was 0.70% of the DG man's worth. No one commented so I assumed I was misconstruing it.

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