Finally, our leaders are outraged. The claim that the mobile phone of the murdered teenager Milly Dowler was hacked by the News of the World has been described as "truly dreadful" (David Cameron), "totally shocking" (Ed Miliband) and "grotesque" (Nick Clegg). Could this be the moment that Britain's spineless politicians begin to break free from the pernicious grip of the Murdoch media empire?
In recent years, there has been no more sickening - and, I should add, undemocratic - spectacle in British public life than that of elected politicians kneeling before the throne of King Rupert. Paying homage in person to the billionaire boss of News Corporation became almost a rite of passage for new party leaders. Tony Blair, famously, flew out to address News Corp's annual conference on an island off Australia in 1995. "We were thrilled when Tony was invited to be the keynote speaker," writes Blair's ex-chief of staff, Jonathan Powell, in his memoir. More...
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