Murdoch Helped Foment the Disastrous Iraq War

The Press, the PM and a threat to our freedom

10th July 2011 - This newspaper endorsed David Cameron at the Election and has been supportive of his conduct of the Coalition. Even so, there have always been aspects of Mr Cameron’s behaviour which have given cause for concern. And on Friday he made a grave error.

He tried to knock away one of the chief pillars of our free society, an independent Press. He declared that the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) should be swept away and replaced. But with what?

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But the interwoven relationship between the political elite of this country and the Murdoch empire is at least equally disturbing.

Mr Murdoch’s media – it should not be forgotten – must take much of the blame for fomenting the disastrous Iraq War. But Mr Murdoch does not only want wars.

When Rebekah Brooks abruptly ended News International’s long and slavish support for New Labour and switched allegiance to the Tories, this should surely have given the Conservatives cause for doubt. It did not. read more>>>