Hackgate continues
Twitter seems to have named the events Hackgate and it seems like a good name to me so I will borrow it when talking about the events in future.
Not only was Rebekah Brooks arrested as part of a pre-arranged arrest yesterday but Sir Paul Stephenson stepped down as head of the Met Police. If the Met thought that the arrest of Brooks would take the focus off of Sir Paul then they are mistaken. Wherever you look today the newspapers and television shows are full of the news of his resignation and connections with Neil Wallis at NOTW.
Of course this is also a test for Cameron. He is stuck between losing the loyalty of his friends as he is forced to cut ties with them and finding himself in the first situation he has been in where he has no real power and has to watch events play out. Not only this but Ed Miliband has come out of this looking better than him and Cameron has to hope that Miliband doesn't know what to do with his new power.
Whatever the effects on anyone the climate of Hackgate seems to be changing all the time. There may be much more to come on this. The only thing I hope is that we do not lose sight of other things that are going on around us. This is brilliant sensationalism and I, like everyone else, have throughly enjoyed watching the whole thing play out. The fact remains though that we need to keep an eye on other political issues and ensure that nothing slips under the radar while we are focused on this. I think though that we are all keeping such a close eye on Cameron to see where he takes this next that we should have no problem here.
Oh and one last thing. The good thing about Rebekah Brooks's arrest is that at least James Murdoch may be called in by police to give evidence. This is getting better and better.
Not only was Rebekah Brooks arrested as part of a pre-arranged arrest yesterday but Sir Paul Stephenson stepped down as head of the Met Police. If the Met thought that the arrest of Brooks would take the focus off of Sir Paul then they are mistaken. Wherever you look today the newspapers and television shows are full of the news of his resignation and connections with Neil Wallis at NOTW.
Of course this is also a test for Cameron. He is stuck between losing the loyalty of his friends as he is forced to cut ties with them and finding himself in the first situation he has been in where he has no real power and has to watch events play out. Not only this but Ed Miliband has come out of this looking better than him and Cameron has to hope that Miliband doesn't know what to do with his new power.
Whatever the effects on anyone the climate of Hackgate seems to be changing all the time. There may be much more to come on this. The only thing I hope is that we do not lose sight of other things that are going on around us. This is brilliant sensationalism and I, like everyone else, have throughly enjoyed watching the whole thing play out. The fact remains though that we need to keep an eye on other political issues and ensure that nothing slips under the radar while we are focused on this. I think though that we are all keeping such a close eye on Cameron to see where he takes this next that we should have no problem here.
Oh and one last thing. The good thing about Rebekah Brooks's arrest is that at least James Murdoch may be called in by police to give evidence. This is getting better and better.
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