Brooksgate, Hackgate or however they'll gate it

Alex Massie is usually a genial chap, but he got his razor out today:-

An exclusive look at a strategy memo prepared for Rebekah Brooks this afternoon:

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You were only doing your job and your job was giving the punters what they wanted. (Yeah, we're going to have to drop the it's "inconceivable" that you knew stuff; everyone can conceive that you did. Tough break but there you have it.)

No, if you sinned it was because you loved the readers  - the Great sodding British public - not wisely but too well. They're a prurient, censorious, malignant bunch of bastards and we gave 'em a paper to match. If they've got a problem with that they should look to their own consciences first. Never mind the motes, look at the beams matey.

Read it all.