Guest sibon Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Telegraph are owned by Barclays. Cable's looking at taxes on banks, such as Barclays. Telegraph do a cheap, unfairly staged sting which harms future MP/constituent trust. Cable gets caught being honest - the government is shoving through ideological reforms too fast with no scrutiny and we DO need a war on Murdoch. And it all = Cable as pantomime villain? THIS is why the country's going to hell in a handcart - we're being told what to think by the bank/Fox owned media and WE'RE FALLING FOR IT. The Telegraph have been after the Coalition since its inception. As attractive as your conspiracy theory is, I think it is more likely that the high Tories find the coalition too left wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 I'm more interested in the "Daily Telegraph" angle, rather than what Cable said. After all, "Lib Dem says one thing, means another" is hardly news is it? However, "Newspaper of the Tory grandees smears prominent Lib Dem"... that is news. Interesting that the Telegraph chose not to highlight his attack on Murdoch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atticus Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Murdoch is trying to buy the remaining 60% of shares that he doesn't own in BskyB. Vince Cable will make the final decision on whether or not he is allowed to, on New Years Eve (i think). That will be an interesting call for him to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Murdoch is trying to buy the remaining 60% of shares that he doesn't own in BskyB. Vince Cable will make the final decision on whether or not he is allowed to, on New Years Eve (i think). That will be an interesting call for him to make. That's if he is still in the job. BBC news is suggesting he might not be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Interesting that the Telegraph chose not to highlight his attack on Murdoch. Yes it is. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/liberaldemocrats/8217253/Vince-Cable-I-have-declared-war-on-Rupert-Murdoch.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Yes it is. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/liberaldemocrats/8217253/Vince-Cable-I-have-declared-war-on-Rupert-Murdoch.html It had nothing about those remarks this morning. They were leaked to Robert Peston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 It had nothing about those remarks this morning. They were leaked to Robert Peston. No, I meant you're right, it is interesting. Why did they not publish and then do so? Maybe because the article touches on themselves in a business sense, it needed to get referred to a higher authority. But it's only a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 No, I meant you're right, it is interesting. Why did they not publish and then do so? Maybe because the article touches on themselves in a business sense, it needed to get referred to a higher authority. But it's only a guess. Or that on the issue of Murdoch The Telegraph agreed with his sentiments. I'd gain no pleasure from seeing him sacked due to the machinations of either the Telegraph or News International. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Latest - he is to remain as business secretary but many of his responsibilities have been stripped and given to the culture secretary. He will no longer have any say over the Murdoch take-over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 After all, "Lib Dem says one thing, means another" is hardly news is it? . Why as it taken months for people to realise the obvious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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