News International and treason
Given that The Sun today includes William Hague in its not-at-all-ridiculously-hyperbolic list of ‘traitor MPs’ who dared to vote against the Blessed Tony desire to keep the streets safe and free from people who look a bit shifty, I assume that means he’ll be sacked from his News Of The World weekly column?
After all, surely no one at News International would be willing to employ a traitor, would they? I mean, one could imagine a lesser company – one run by, say, someone who’d abandon his nationality and take another one just to own a television station – taking part in a such heinous of employment, but not News International.
Hague is not a traitor, he is an MP who is doing the job he was elected to do, by protecting his constituents’ liberties.
But, if News International think he is a traitor, and they are nevertheless willing to continue employing him, then clearly News International is a nest of treason. And in these days when terrorists are on the loose, we can’t be too careful. Consequently, senior figures in News International, including Rupert Murdoch, Rebekah Wade (editor of The Sun) and Andy Coulson (editor of News of the World) should immediately be arrested, held for 90 days without charge (of course), then be charged with treason and if found guilty, imprisonsed for life.
And life should mean life.
And this is even worse. A sacking offence, I’d say.
Treason is a hanging offence isn’t it? Even now, and even with the EU.
I feel I should point out that Rebekah Wade is a traitor. Remember, static links count double like away goals.
Dave,
No offence still carries the death penalty.
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Alex: Treason is a hanging offence isn’t it? Even now, and even with the EU.
Unfortunately this is no longer the case.
A bit shortsighted of Blair. Would have been a useful option for securing his Commons majority.
I have always thought that the educational system of this country should have one goal; to give people the sort of skills of critical media consumption that would mean that The Sun could not possibly stay in business – not by virtue of its politics, which blow with the populist wind, but rather as a result of its duplicitous manipulation of the opinions of its readership. I would have written ‘attempts at the manipulation’, but I am well aware that they are very succesful.
“Tell Tony He’s Right!!”
Andrew Bartlett: I have always thought that the educational system of this country should have one goal; to give people the sort of skills of critical media consumption that would mean that The Sun could not possibly stay in business
Makes sense to me!