Power to the People

So they're closing down News of the World. So what! The Sunday Sun or the Sun on Sunday or whatever it will be called will be NOTW Mark II.

It doesn't detract from the main issues:

Corrupt police officers
Criminal employees paying bungs/bribes
Illegal hacking of private material

Additionally, we have politicians cosying up with self-interested media parties, indicating that people such as the Prime Minister (and previous PMs) listen more to the media power brokers (who don't even pay UK taxes never mind the fact they aren't even UK citizens) than to the public and constituents.

As usual, they're all in each others' pockets, sniffing around the trough of power, seeing what they can all get for themselves with little regard for equality and fairness.

David Cameron is a prime example. Friendships abound with the likes of Rebekah Brooks and Andy Couseland. How can people trust a PM who doesn't have the capabilities to ascertain who he should associate with and who he shouldn't? If he can't even be a good judge of character, what are his other shortcomings?

Does the PM actually think that NI should hold a major percentage of the media in the UK? Can NI be trusted to inform the people of the UK on national and world events, business information and everything else that falls under the auspice of news and information? Can they be entrusted to deliver news and information in an un-biased manner? I wouldn't rely on any information that comes from NI?

I have never been seduced into subscibing to BSkyB and never felt the need to buy any of the newspapers that come from the NI stable. I never, ever wanted to provide NI with my money, I never wanted to contribute to the Murdoch gameplan. Others should do the same. People have choices. So you don't watch as much Premier League football as you once did. You rent out a dvd instead of downloading it from your satellite service. So what? Is that really a hardship to suffer?

Around the world there are millions suffering. Starvation, homelessness, drugs, human trafficking, dictatorships and more.

Suffering the loss of your satellite channels is hardly a cross to bear.

Let News International feel it where it hurts. In their pockets. That is the only thing that the people that run these types of companies understand. It is about wealth, money and power. The chances are they don't give a damn about the average worker, except what percentage of their income is spent on what NI offers.

If people protest with their pockets, News International will soon understand that the power does not lie with them, but with the majority.