Ian Huntley Murdered

[Troll]

I thought this country was actually being run by the media... as in the papers decide which policies get focus.... and Blair reacts

[Mordac]

Actually this is quite interesting - Joe Public seem to be of the opinion that newspapers give a far greater reflection of public opinion than the average politician. What does the panel think?

Absolutely - politicians jump on bandwagons, which are mostly started by the media. Look at the Megan's Law thing they are considering bringing in over here. No politician would actually have proposed that off the cuff, but when the press gets a campaign going, the government responds.

[John Galt]

Actually this is quite interesting - Joe Public seem to be of the opinion that newspapers give a far greater reflection of public opinion than the average politician. What does the panel think?

[Mordac]

It's great news - if it's true.

[MrsGoof]

oops
skulks off into corner

[John Galt]

This is spoof news - Radio 2 are running a discussion at the moment - what would it be like if the tabloid editors ran the country and kicked out all the politicians. Sounds like a damn fine idea to me

[MrsGoof]

is this news?
who cares?