Leveson Inquiry

Watching her now, I thought it was on a bit later and missed a bit.

www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/hearings/ And she hasn't tied her flippy hair back.

Rebekah Brooks today.

I am utterley amazed at the amount of amnesia there is amongst all our leaders and those associated with them - doesn't bode well for running the country, they could so easily forget agreements done with other countries etc and what was said at the time

Couldson is talking in very vague terms e.g. 'I'm sure I would have' or 'I don't really recall but it's possible I .....' and 'there may well have been....' I'm waiting for them to pin him down!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18016820 oops

Yes - he is on live now http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18016820

Is Coulson on the television today? only would like to watch it

Thank you - very interesting link.

www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/

Just in case anyone has the time or inclination......

POGS

Thanks for that - any info is very welcome

whitewave.
Core Participants can be represented by a barrister and can also cross examine witnesses, also make opening and closing statements. They have advanced access to e.mails and evidence before it is presented in court. All Core Participants sign a confidentiality agreement and cannot leak witness statements, hence the bad behaviour of the person who wrote to Leveson to apologise for not adhering to his agreement.

I am not aware that they have any power to request information can be withdrawn. The list of Core Participants is huge, varying from Victims, Police,
Newspaper Groups, Labour M.P's etc. This subject has surfaced because the government ministers are late in the day to ask for Core Participant Status. All the others applied earlier. There is no conspiracy but after the public outcry over Hunt it is wise for them to take advantage of Core Participant Status, just like all the other witnesses before and after them.

It certainly will be interesting.

POGS

Thanks for the info be watching with interest. So the person who suggested that some information can be withdrawn on request is wrong?

whitewave. The government have applied for and obtained Core Participant Status. This was granted by Leveson and as he clearly stipulated this gave the government no enhanced treatment but it gave them the same rights as the other Core Participants. Other Core Participants include Brooks, Murdochs and Labour MP.s such as Tom Watson and co. Tom Watson brought out a book last week I beleive. I understand a Labour M.P. has written an apology to Leveson as he had acceeded his Core Participant Status and spoke about something that he should not have in the House of Parliament so they have to be very considerate as to their actions.

I believe that Coulson and Brooks are at Leveson this thursday and friday.

Yes, if it's meant to be open we should know. Given that Cameron was saying this weekend that it was, after all, he that said there should be an enquiry, I don't envisage anything stupendous being allowed out.

It would be better if any stuff withdrawn/withheld by the government/ or Murdoch was listed for us to read then it would give us an idea of what is being suppressed.

Rupert Murdoch has had far too much influence for far too long. My only worry is they wont get what they deserve!!!

Yes that is what I am on about - Brooks has been forced to give up all the e-mails between herself and Mr C, who apparently used to contact her up to a dozen times a day - and Leveson has told the government that they now have a right to see in advance all this stuff which is fine but then someone suggested that the government also has the right to withdraw some of it - which isn't fine if that is correct.

Aren't there to be more revelations about David Camerons' communication with Wade and the Murdochs this week? I'm waiting with interest.

when is Rebekka Brooks on - is it this week? also Coulson, bet it is an anticlimax. Someone suggested yesterday on one of the television programmes that the government has a right to withdraw anything it isn't happy with is that right?

Well all I can say not having followed every detail and confessing to not understanding everything, anything that gets rid of Murdoch has to be a blessing. The media have been dominated by his views on practically every front (except the Guardian?) for years and as most people are too busy to keep up with it all they base their decisions on voting etc. on the headlines.

Yes what a good idea put it on the curriculum but could we trust the state run schools to teach ALL view points? or the private, church, quaker, Steiner schools not to highlight their own views?

As for voting does the one with the most votes=best?

I think most successful business people will have put in place a good management structure in case of their own absence.
I think that the lemming-like resignations of journalists, advisors, and police officers give a pretty good indication of guilt. Watching Murdochs pere and fils being grilled is quite entertaining - it would be more fun if their lies were not quite as obvious and easily disproved. They both appear to be claiming partial amnesia - not useful for people running big businesses.
I wonder why some people are anxious to give them the benefit of the doubt?

Isn't the Leveson enquiry an independent panel and mostly legal people not politicians? The panel call the various witnesses and will eventually write a report of recommendations. It may recommend that the DPP investigates /prosecutes but think police are onto that already! It is suggesting that the evidence shows Murdoch is not a fit person to run the type of global media business and so the managing bodies (OFCOM?) will then have to decide what to do! Do not think you need to be in business to see when it is corrupt.

Sugar even...!

Alan Sugaar? He seems to find time to do plenty of other things!