Rupert Murdoch

MaizieD, I rarely wish people ill, but I would not be sad the day his death is announced. He has far too much power, is unaccountable for his actions and is toxic. A truly poisonous individual who contributes nothing to the society. Has anyone been listening to the Maxwell biography on R4. Now that is very interesting.

Rupert Murdoch's heir apparent is his son Lachlan Murdoch, chairman of the company which controls Fox News, which is widely credited with the promotion and election of Donald Trump.

Fox News is currently being sued by the makers of electronic voting machines for repeating the lie that votes were transferred from Trump to Biden. The majority of Republican voters still maintain that Trump won and votes were "stolen".

Paradoxically some Trump supporters have attacked Fox News because they "called" the election for Joe Biden when it was obvious that Trump could not catch him up. These former Fox News viewers now prefer to watch news networks which are even further to the right, peddling white supremacy and conspiracy theories.

Varian You've made me smile today. Thank you for your humourous responses.

Murdoch's other son has little to do with him now I believe, due to disagreement on editorial policy. Besides which, his wife is a campaigner on climate change.