Thanks Ammonite, thought that might throw a spanner in the works.

I’m sure that OLOers will grant you dispensation on “considerable incomes” on the basis that some considerable income is not as large as others.

I thought this was an issue of “organizational practices and behaviors” but obviously I’m wrong and missed the fact that your case is “conditional”

OUG

>> ha ha..the buck dont stop
but if you stop the buck$
they can be held to account

but as revealed...they will only re-frame the debate
by closing down the paper...and opening *another <<

Sad but true, I understand that there is already another rising phoenix like from the ashes of News World as the remaining Murdoch tabloid the Sun.

How to stop the dollars?

Instead of bailing out Wall Street the US government could've paid out the home loans. Imagine how much the average working stiff would have had to spend in the economy instead of finding somewhere else to live.

Instead of sacking workers, the executive staff of News Corp could be held to account by garnishing their salaries for compensation to people whose lives have been disrupted by the invasion into their private phones.

The CEO of BP did lose his crown, but BP (and the majority of its executives) continues to mine in environmentally sensitive areas. Perhaps greater costs need be set from the start to compensate for loss of income (by small business), repairs to environment, percentage of profit put towards research into clean energy sources - current 'carbon tax' is not sufficient.

you cant stop the greedy
as long as those in power need them

we need to take money motives out of powwer
[govts lost the right to make its own money
now its time to stop money controling them]

make any polital gift criminal
even party support...[ie running your election for you]

we need a skills based leadership
where govt is a course...a skill..
they need to prove ability..to handle all that power

nominate specificly
what pool of govt funds the seek control over
name specificly why they DESERVE their power
or can be trusted once they got it

lying should be a jailing offence

we need to know we got leaders..with skills
[not just all former lawyers/or failed docters]

going into the slush buckett
to get govt funding
back to their pay-masters.

who bought the whole game
with cash and spin...from working groups/media

the advantaged..
seeking further advant-age

OK I congratulate you on the topic, waited for some one to post it.
It will be a long one.
As my posting style and beliefs do not suit you I now leave YOUR thread.
Having never OWNED a thread I posted.

It really is funny, Ha Ha that is.

There is an interest group of people who continually bleat that the ownership of media organisations must not be allowed to control the content of that media. Typically these people don't want to invest in a risky business, just control the output of same.

Now we find the same people who, when we find the ownership have devolved daily & content control to employees, mostly unionists I gather, want to hold the same ownership responsible for the failure of those employees.

Do come on folks. If you want ownership to step back from control, you can't then expect them to control the ethics of their output.

Meanwhile, who on earth expects a high moral behaviour from journalists. Just a few seconds viewing of any current affairs program should convince anyone that the two have no place together

Untill I get more info, my initial thoughts are:-

No one can say Rupert is indecisive.

James would no doubt have spoken to dad.

He has made sure this time the problem will not be repeated at NOTW.

Must not be easy to throw away a billion or more of your own money.

Not over yet as some staff will face criminal charges.