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Secret monarchists
Not me.
Other love stories from the U.K.:
"Kiss-in held at UK pub that booted gay men" April 16, 2011|Associated Press
LONDON — Two gay men said their first-date kiss got them thrown out of a London pub — and turned them into a Twitter sensation....
I'm glad I don't tweet.
Anger snowballed after Jonathan Williams tweeted about the incident late Wednesday, and within 24 hours, the story was on the front page of Britain’s Guardian newspaper and the pair were describing their ordeal at the John Snow pub in London’s Soho, normally known as one of London’s gay-friendliest neighborhoods, on national radio.
I thought the "left-wing" Guardian was supposed to be a good paper.
The pub closed its doors yesterday afternoon after hundreds signed up to a Facebook group promising a three-hour “kiss-in’’ at the Snow. That did not stop the protesters. A crowd was gathering outside the pub last evening, and a rainbow flag was draped outside the closed door....
Did it have a Star of David in the middle?
Hundreds of thousands of people turned out to watch the parade yesterday and few people seemed deterred by the downpour. Among those who braved the elements was the Rev. Stephanie Spellers (top, right) of The Cathedral Church of St. Paul and an enthusiastic Lisette Murphy (bottom, right) of Jamaica Plain. (Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff Photos)
Just wondering what one has to do with the other.
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Why am I not surprised? It certainly explains the agenda-pushing AmeriKan media's preoccupation with the subject.
Attitudes toward homosexuality are generally relaxed in Britain, where civil partnerships are accorded the same legal standing as marriages and politicians of all stripes eagerly emphasize their gay-friendly credentials.
As they drop to their knees they are eager to please!
But controversies over homosexuality still creep into the news....
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You know what? I will take KISSING over KILLING any day!
In fact, I think I'll make a call for a date:
"British tabloid admits liability in phone hacking case" April 09, 2011|By Raphael G. Satter, Associated Press
LONDON — One of Britain’s biggest-selling newspapers admitted yesterday that it was responsible for hacking into the phones of high-profile figures and eavesdropping on their voicemails — its first admission of liability in a case that has shaken the country’s political, police, and media establishments....
Critics of the The News of The World tabloid say that hundreds or even thousands of people were targeted by scandal-hungry reporters.
It’s a humiliating turnaround for the Sunday tabloid, which long insisted that the hacking was limited to a single rogue reporter and the private investigator he worked with. The pair were jailed in 2007 for eavesdropping on voicemail messages left for royal staff, including some by princes William and Harry.
The newspaper lied? Your kidding?
The paper, owned by Rupert Murdoch, is famous for its titillating exposés and lurid tell-alls, but critics say the tabloid routinely got its sensational scoops by breaking the law.
Murdoch’s News International Ltd. owns four British national newspapers — the tabloids The Sun and News of the World as well as The Times and The Sunday Times. News International is a subsidiary of Murdoch’s News Corp., whose US media outlets include Fox Television, the New York Post, and The Wall Street Journal.
Rival media organizations, former News of The World journalists, and alleged victims have detailed a well-organized system of espionage in which tabloid employees hacked into their targets’ cellphones and listened in on their voicemails....
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"British courts protect privacy of stars in recent sex cases" April 22, 2011|By Paisley Dodds, Associated Press
LONDON — A topless model has juicy details of a six-month affair with a married soccer star. A prostitute wants to dish the dirt about a sex romp with a British actor.
But British courts have barred the women and journalists from reporting the lurid details or the men’s identities.
The cases are the latest in a series of British court orders issued to protect the privacy of public figures — usually men involved in extramarital affairs.
Press freedom and legal advocates say the public figures — and the mostly male judges issuing the gag orders — are abusing and misinterpreting European human rights law. They ask what would happen if everyone were allowed to stop everyone else from talking about them....
In the latest case, Justice David Eady granted an order Wednesday to prevent a topless model and reality show contestant from revealing the details of her affair with a Premier League soccer star to the press or the public. Eady is known for upholding several libel rulings for celebrities and others.
I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for details, can't you tell?
Richard Spearman, an attorney representing The Sun tabloid, argued that the principle of open justice should prevail.
That's funny coming from a (literally) hack outfit.
Lawyer Hugh Tomlinson, meanwhile, said his soccer star client should be protected against having the media report allegations of the affair.
The press and the public were ordered to leave the court minutes into the 2 ½-hour hearing.
Max Clifford, a public relations expert who represents the topless model, said she never wanted to sell her story.
Related: Jenn Sterger opens up about Brett Favre sexting scandal
She simply told the soccer star that reporters had started asking about their relationship, and the player’s agent then went to the courts to prevent the media from publishing his name, Clifford said.
Nothing better to do?
Pictures of the model — and her name — were widely publicized in the British press....
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FLASHBACK:
"Hacking case in UK appears to widen" by Raphael G. Satter, Associated Press / February 10, 2011
LONDON — British police revealed yesterday that it would contact thousands of people whose cellphones may have been targeted by the News of The World tabloid, an indication of the scale of the scandal at the heart of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
Oh, same as here.
Police have long insisted only a small number of people were believed to have been spied upon by the tabloid, which employed a private detective to break into the voice mail boxes of the paper’s targets and eavesdrop on their private messages.
But that contention has been challenged by lawmakers, fellow journalists, and former employees of the News of The World, who have claimed that the practice was widespread.
Yeah, THEY DON'T LIKE IT when WHAT IS DONE to YOU by THEM is DONE to THEM, do they?
There have also been allegations that police were hiding the full scale of the phone hacking operation for fear of jeopardizing its relationship with the politically powerful tabloid — fueling allegations of a coverup....
Sure smells like one to me, although I could not care any less about star s***.
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Yeah, that's the kind of cover-up I want to see hacked open.
Also see: Britain bans export of execution drugs
They do love you!
Update:
"Woman dropped during rescue dies
LONDON — A 73-year-old British woman who was accidentally dropped into the Norwegian Sea as rescue workers took her off a cruise ship late last month has died, hospital officials said. Janet Richardson fell ill while on a Scandinavian cruise and was being transferred to a rescue boat on March 29 when her stretcher dropped into the sea (AP)."
Tragic, but the Boston Globe also needs to be buried at sea.
