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It is only a cynical, window dressing exercise by Murdoch to protect his takeover over BSkyB. The space will only be filled by The Sun On Sunday, which will be more of the same rubbish, as bad as NOTW. This closure is only a stunt additionally to get the advertisers who had left the NOTW, to move in a few weeks, to the “Sun On Sunday”. The last thing the public should do, is reward Murdoch by allowing his takeover of BSkyB and more control of British media. Talk about rewarding the devil! As bad as he is now, he’d be much worse if he got his way – and treating 200 to 400 workers as fodder for his maneuvers is not the actions of someone honourable.
…And for that alone, he should be sent packing – never mind still backing and employing Rebekah Brooks who was head at the time of the paper and who has been allegedly named by a phone hacker as being allegedly complicit with the phone hacker, allegedly present at meetings discussing the hacking and materials gained from said activities, etc.
Admin don’t think the
closure of the NOTW all that much great news to be honest – and say why.
1. Its a ploy so that Murdoch can go a head now with his takeover in time, when
this PR exercise is over.
2. 200 staff (from printers to factory floor staff) are now out of work. None
of the present lot (getting sacked) are/were involved in the hacking.
3.There was going to be cuts anyway
in the NOTW production lines anyway too according to the Financial Times.
4. Rebeka Brooks is STILL
employed – even after being named by the hacker involved as also being in on the hacking.
5. Those
that are/were going to sue the paper, will be effected now more so in their case in regard to limits of liabilities, seeing
as the paper will now be closed come Monday. (There was reports that there may be 4,000 victims, with a total settlement cost
of £120 million (€133.5 million ) – see: http://tinyurl.com/6zxxdcx.)
6. There WILL be a Murdoch newspaper
replacement. Its already in the works – so nothing there will change. Murdoch will still eventually produce more of
the same.
As for Murdoch saying
the paper was doomed when advertisers pulled out – cobblers!
HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS DOING
Those pulling out of advertising would be doing so for the long foreseeable future while LONG investigations continue (by
two inquiries alone).
The loss financially would run into hundreds of millions, if not more.
So now as its
emerged to the world, in a short while there will be an alternative new Murdoch Sunday paper with a different name.
Whats
the betting those advertisers that pulled out of the tainted NOTW, will now instead advertise with the new Murdoch paper right
away? Murdoch would know this – and thus we also get a partial PR exercise…
One large loss for a LONG time
– versus – one shorter loss then back to normal with a ‘new’ alternative version with a different
name…
Murdoch is a businessman.
He’s not a fool by any means.
For the sake of a MUCH smaller loss and he gets the PR of supposedly closing a bad
imaged paper, he gets to be allowed to continue his BILLION worth takeover.
Would any of us rather lose a few million
in the short term (with another paper on the way anyhow to take up the slack!) – or Billions in the long run?
As regards those that was going to sue the paper, the limits of their financial exposure might be limited now and/or seeing at officially the company will be closed, they cannot be sued directly – more so their insurers will have to pay out and not Murdoch’s company itself.
(Its a legal way of passing the buck – For example: Land of Furniture in Ireland/England did this it seems when they additionally became possibly liable for toxic sofas they were selling – so they eventually closed down. All of a sudden on the same properties weeks later “Cost Plus Sofa’s” appeared – possibly with the same staff, properties and same stock and suppliers! Anyone now suing the previous legal registered name entity for damage done – has to take on their insurance company, not the company itself.)
How can this be done? …Because as the saying goes “The law can be an ass.”
Add to the previous, one report in Reuters said the following aspect:
Here’s some News of the World news to spin the heads of American lawyers. According to British media law star Mark Stephens
of Finers Stephens Innocent (whom The Times of London has dubbed “Mr Media”), Rupert Murdoch’s soon-to-be
shuttered tabloid may not be obliged to retain documents that could be relevant to civil and criminal claims against the newspaper—even
in cases that are already underway. That could mean that dozens of sports, media, and political celebrities who claim News
of the World hacked into their telephone accounts won’t be able to find out exactly what the tabloid knew and how it
got the information.
If News of the World is to be liquidated, Stephens told Reuters, it “is a stroke of genius—perhaps evil genius.” Under British law, Stephens explained, all of the assets of the shuttered newspaper, including its records, will be transferred to a professional liquidator (such as a global accounting firm). The liquidator’s obligation is to maximize the estate’s assets and minimize its liabilities.
So the liquidator could be well within its discretion to decide News of the World would be best served by
defaulting on pending claims rather than defending them. That way, the paper could simply destroy its documents to avoid the
cost of warehousing them—and to preclude any other time bombs contained in News of the World’s records from exploding.
“Why would the liquidator want to keep [the records]?” Stephens
said. “Minimizing liability is the liquidator’s job.” That’s a very different
scenario, Stephens said, from what would happen if a newspaper in the U.S. went into bankruptcy. In the U.S., a plaintiff
(or, for that matter, a criminal investigator) could obtain a court order barring that kind of document destruction. In the U.K., there’s no requirement that the estate retain its records, nor any law granting plaintiffs
a right to stop the liquidator from getting rid of them.
Source: http://tinyurl.com/6eatynu
Murdoch is NO fool.
Anything
he has done – is going to do – is with long term profit in mind and nothing less.
People and countries are
just fodder for him to play around with!
THE BSKYB TAKEOVER SHOULD BE CANCELLED!
– DO NOT BUY THE SUN ON SUNDAY
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Possible Open Threats Of Revenge From Fianna Fail Upon Wicklow? 02 March 2011 It seems Fianna Fail does not like to have itself voted out of office especially in Wicklow and this was indicated never more so than the words stated by David Grant, Dick Roache's electoral agent. He stated for the media upon the the defeat of his employer "These people have short memories. People must remember that the wheel turns and Fianna Fail's day will come back and some of those who are cheering here today will be on the receiving end of that another day." No doubt Fianna Fail will at some stage seek to distance themselves from such comments later, if only to win back voters in a PR exercise for any future candidates in the Wicklow country. Such bitter vitriol from Fianna Fail representitaves its been commented on Irish forums such as Boards.ie, comes across as that Fianna Fail might be betraying their parties true overall attitude toward the people of Wexford and maybe the country in general and its people. Further news details can be found here.  Ex-TD's walk away with €90,000 severance payoffs 28 Feb' 2011 The Irish Independent reports this morning that ex-TD's walk away with €90,000 severance payments. Under present rules, ex-TD's get at least two years compensation for losing their once elected roles. Fine Gael supposedly has plans to change this rule but it remain to be seen if they will go through with that election promise. Full story: click here. For those who ran, but failed to get re-elected, from The Journal Michael Ahern: €235,368.58 lump sum payment, €53,291 pension Barry Andrews: €146,218.33 lump sum payment, €31,278.13 pension Chris Andrews: €99,215.50 lump sum payment, €9,415.62 pension Bobby Aylward: €99,215.50 lump sum payment, €9,415.62 pension Aine Brady: €105,368.54 lump sum payment, €15,568.66 pension Cyprian Brady: €99,215.50 lump sum payment, €9,415.62 pension Johnny Brady: €185,185.31 lump sum payment, €36,563.24 pension Thomas Byrne: €99,215.50 lump sum payment, €9,415.62 pension Pat Carey: €240,225.41 lump sum payment, €91,603.34 pension Sean Connick: €102,363.77 lump sum payment, €12,563.89 pension Mary Coughlan: €312,239.56 lump sum payment, €130,161.98 pension Margaret Conlon: €99,215.50 lump sum payment, €9,415.62 pension Ciarán Cuffe: €139,948.69 lump sum payment, €25,008.49 pension John Curran: €143,079.03 lump sum payment, €28,138.83 pension Frank Fahey: €235,368.58 lump sum payment, €53,291 pension Michael Fitzpatrick: €99,215.50 lump sum payment, €9,415.62 pension Paul Gogarty: €136,925.99 lump sum payment, €21,985.79 pension John Gormley: €212,274.07 lump sum payment, €63,652 pension Mary Hanafin: €250,986.98 lump sum payment, €102,364.91 pension Sean Haughey: €220,289.42 lump sum payment, €57,893.93 pension Maire Hoctor: €142,890.67 lump sum payment, €27,950.47 pension Billy Kelleher: €226,320.22 lump sum payment, €58,395.21 pension Peter Kelly: €136,925.99 lump sum payment, €21,985.79 pension Brendan Kenneally: €196,299.96 lump sum payment, €41,777.11 pension Michael Kennedy: €99,215.50 lump sum payment, €9,415.62 pension Conor Lenihan: €207,653.76 lump sum payment, €59,031.69 pension Martin Mansergh: €108,507.84 lump sum payment, €18,707.96 pension Tom McEllistrim: €146,164.51 lump sum payment, €31,224.31 pension John Moloney: €185,185.31 lump sum payment, €36,563.24 pension Michael Mulcahy: €136,925.99 lump sum payment, €21,985.79 pension Darragh O’Brien: €99,215.50 lump sum payment, €9,415.62 pension Charlie O’Connor: €136,925.99 lump sum payment, €21,985.79 pension John O’Donoghue: €310,370.98 lump sum payment, €128,293.40 pension Mary O’Rourke: €310,370.98 lump sum payment, €128,293.40 pension Christy O’Sullivan: €99,215.50 lump sum payment, €9,415.62 pension Peter Power: €146,164.51 lump sum payment, €31,224.31 pension Sean Power: €235,368.58 lump sum payment, €53,291 pension Dick Roche: €274,160.69 lump sum payment, €94,782.31 pension Eamon Ryan: €164,014.75 lump sum payment, €49,074.55 pension Trevor Sargent: €230,164.88 lump sum payment, €57,410.49 pension Eamon Scanlon: €99,215.50 lump sum payment, €9,415.62 pension Mary White: €101,960.15 lump sum payment, €12,160.27 pension TOTAL: €7,054,373.02 (lump sum payments), €1,711,658.48 (pensions per annum) For those who did not stand for election - courtesy of the Tribune Bertie Ahern, 34 years' service, €388,855 lump sum; €155,892 pension Dermot Ahern, 24 years' service, €328,469 lump sum; €111,120 pension Noel Ahern, 19 years' service, €268,403 lump sum; €73,008 pension Bernard Allen, 30 years' service, €273,941 lump sum; €64,586 pension Sean Ardagh, 14 years' service, €186,219 lump sum; €38,702 pension Ulick Burke, 9 years' service, €186,219 lump sum; €33,947 pension Paul Connaughton, 30 years' service, €263,432 lump sum; €66,119 pension Seymour Crawford, 19 years' service, €222,508 lump sum; €46,070 pension Noel Dempsey, 24 years' service, €328,469 lump sum; €111,120 pension Jimmy Devins, 9 years' service, €58,800 lump sum; €21,573 pension Olwyn Enright, 9 years' service, €129,800 lump sum; €22,542 pension Michael Finneran, 9 years' service, €283,429 lump sum; €48,504 pension Beverley Flynn, 14 years' service, €186,219 lump sum; €33,947 pension Mary Harney, 30 years' service, €343,087 lump sum; €118,837 pension Jackie Healy-Rae, 24 years' service, €186,219 lump sum; €33,947 pension Michael D Higgins, 25 years' service, €328,478 lump sum; €80,876 pension Tony Killeen, 19 years' service, €276,163 lump sum; €68,984 pension Tom Kitt, 24 years' service, €283,429 lump sum; €77,743 pension Padraic McCormack, 22 years' service, €229,863 lump sum; €48,495 pension Liz McManus, 19 years' service, €280,618 lump sum; €59,523 pension Arthur Morgan, 9 years' service, €129,800 lump sum; €22,542 pension MJ Nolan, 24 years' service, €229,855 lump sum; €48,492 pension Rory O'Hanlon, 34 years' service, €328,469 lump sum; €111,119 pension Batt O'Keeffe, 21 years' service, €328,469 lump sum; €94,366 pension Jim O'Keeffe, 34 years' service, €263,438 lump sum; €68,639 pension Ned O'Keeffe, 29 years' service, €263,429 lump sum; €63,600 pension Brian O'Shea, 22 years' service, €263,438 lump sum; €63,603 pension PJ Sheehan, 25 years' service, €229,864 lump sum; €49,345 pension Noel Treacy, 29 years' service, €263,429 lump sum; €77,743 pension Mary Upton, 11 years' service, €151,072 lump sum; €26,672 pension Mary Wallace, 21 years' service, €263,429 lump sum; €72,868 pension Michael Woods, 34 years' service, €328,469 lump sum; €111,120 pension TOTAL €8,075,781 (lump sum payments) €2,125,644 (pensions per annum) More details can be found here.
Report Exposes Further Possible
Corruption And Cronyism Within Fianna Fail And Previous Independents. 9th April 2011 TD Michael Lowry and the former Kerry TD Jackie Healy-Rae struck secret deals over state board jobs with Brian Cowen and Bertie Ahern according to a report released. The Irish Independent says (here) that Lowry and Healy-Rae were both given three positions on state boards to give out to supporters one of which is now occupied by Healy-Rae’s son Michael who also took his father’s Dáil seat in Kerry South at the last election. The deals were struck in return for the two independent TDs’ support for the Fianna Fáil-Green Party coalition. Lowry is reported have filled the three positions he was allocated with people
from Tipperary where he held his seat at the last election. He defended the appointments. Healy-Rae claims he (conveniently?) cannot remember the contents of the deal or if he got any state board positions.
The exposure of corruption and cronyism intermingled with Fianna Fail Ahern, Cowen and and co is continuing...
We Ain't Got No Money! 2nd March 2011 Reports that Fianna Fail are cash strapped had been floating around for some time before they ran in the latest Irish election. Now that its over and they were well and truly defeated, further confirmation of their dire monetary problems comes from a write-up in The Herald (here). The Herald reports that new leader Michael Martin is to try and boost the organisation and its possible finances by himself taking a nationwide tour. Not an easy thing to do when at present the public on the whole want nothing to do with Fianna Fail and the organisation many see as corrupt, full of cronyism and has let too many of its friends and donaters previously off the hook for their own misdeeds and further possible indictable crimes. Enter content here |
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Seeking Political Alternatives?
Tired of what the main parties represents? Think Ireland needs change? Here is a few alternatives.
If anyone wishes to add to this list Email: Admin@unitedpeople.ie Interresting Topics On The Web * Food for thought and fun * The Irish People Have Suffered Enough. Europe Should Back Off. Click here The Catholic Church should not have control of our children's education! Click here 20 Things About The Irish Election Campaign Click here Why Most Shampoos Are A Waste Of Money Click here Is Diet Soda Really A Healthier Soft Drink? Click here Biggest Ever Movie Mistakes! Click here JFK Assassination: Facts & Theories Click here The Imagine Wimax Experience
Continues... Click below to go to section.   Calling All Ex-Mosney Staff Lets be hearing from you. Click on the Mosney picture above to take you to a facebook page where people are trying to get together for a reunion. Thee Book Every Irish
Person Should Read!  In March 2008, Bertie Ahern announced his resignation as Taoiseach, prompted by ongoing evidence in a planning
inquiry that uncovered he had received large sums of money when minister for finance. Yet, even in defeat, he remained the
most popular politician of his generation, one for whom the defining 'Teflon Taoiseach' tag had not entirely slid
away. However, what made Bertie Ahern unique was not his enormous popularity or the revelations about his personal finances,
but his dependence on a power base largely separate to Fianna Fail: 'the Drumcondra Mafia', a largely unknown, fiercely
loyal, close-knit group of friends.
When Ahern was Taoiseach the centre of power was arguably as much in St Luke's, the legendary constituency office bought by the Drumcondra Mafia, as in Government Buildings. Bertie Ahern and the Drumcondra Mafia takes the reader inside the organisation and examines how they not only established the most efficient electoral machine in the country but put 'their man' in the most senior political office in the state. It also details how, in his rise to power, Ahern acquired substantial sums of money while propagating the image of a man with no interest in money. Finally, it tracks his descent with the investigation into his finances, a descent punctuated by one final victory, in the 2007 general election. This is the story not just of Bertie Ahern but of the men and women who travelled with him on his extraordinary journey. Click on image above for further details. Essential Reading
Two other well recommended books that the public should read are the following:  "Wasters" by Shane Ross, Nick Webb. See here.This great book and the one below it besides in paperback at any good book sellers, is available as Amazon Kindle (on Amazon site) and Sony eReader format (Waterstones site) too. Well researched over years, it lists many of those deep involved with cronyism and other governmental antics. Admin of Unitedpeople can't recommend this and the following book enough!  "The Bankers" by Shane Ross. See here. A story of extraordinary collusion between banks, regulators and the government. This is the story Shane Ross -- journalist, independent Senator, and long-time champion of citizens against misbehaving corporations -- tells in The Bankers, going behind the scenes and the headlines to explain what happened, how it happened, and who made it happen. They're all here: Sean Fitzpatrick and the other bank bosses; Patrick Neary and the other members of Ireland's failed regulatory apparatus; the property developers, who dominated the banks' lending to a ruinous degree; and the politicians, who inflated the property bubble and have allowed the banks to dictate the terms of their bailout to an astonishing degree. Update 27th Feb' 2011: Congratulations to Shane Ross
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- Comment - Times Are A Changing? 27th Febuary 2011 Yesterday and today has been a monumental time in the life and times of Ireland. Both politically in vote, by changed attitudes of the public and the way in which they respond. There is a HUGE lesson to be learned (or be reminded of) from yesterday and the outcome of the vote - and this just don't apply to Fianna Fail, Fine Gael better take note too! - the public is unwilling to accept the ways of old, the ways of self-interest and inner party corruption. The lesson/reminder is that if those ways still continue to persist, expect nothing eventually in time but near total and utter revenge/destruction upon a party/organisation. We all have seen the awakening in the Arabic countries and they voicing, demanding change. We too in a growing simmering but big way too have said "enough is enough - we don't have to take this crap any more!" Fine Gael - you have been warned! Ye better pay attention or too pay an eventual price/backlash! Revitalising Fianna Fail: it doesn't want revitalising, it wants a good clean out of the ways of corruption, cronyism, self-interest and an open admittance of what the rest of the public knows - that FF have sinned big time in far too many ways and have gotten away with it equally by their corrupt methods. But listening to a female FF'er last night on Vincent Brown, then now it appears she (and the rest at higher levels) are unwilling to take what MUST be that first step. If ye don't do that, ye are totally wasting your time and efforts. The younger Ogra are much better off separating and setting up their own fresh, cleaner, better and more open organisation - than be tainted by the living in denial, toxic dying org that is now Fianna Fail. Its time for FF youth to decide to walk the walk, not just talk the talk - and if they are not able/willing to do that, then go their own way for the eventual betterment of themselves and thus the public they wish to serve. We're talking here of a generation of inbred people and their ways of doing things, thus the old guard won't go easily. Lord knows we have seen that in the Dail alone. With that living in denial head now of FF running things, Admin don't see much hope for the Orga to bring about change. Ye will get the pretense of being listened to, pandered to and then the already systemic still installed old guard will likely carry on with their old ways. Admin would like to be wrong but has seen nothing yet - absolutely nothing - that shows any different and token PR efforts don't count or swallowed so easily! They haven't even gotten to stage one above - nor is likely to with Michael Martin and his ilk still leading things! FF does not need "revitalising" - to do that means bringing life back to what ALREADY there and/or put more energy back in same. Its not a revitalising that is needed - it is a complete and utter clean out of the dirt and rot within the party organisation and structure. Anything less and the remaining youth within are wasting their time and only fooling themselves - and possibly attempting to fool the public! Some of us won't fall for it. Admin "Educate Together" A
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