Rupert Murdoch BSkyB takeover gets government go-ahead

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has been given government approval for its controversial bid to take over BSkyB.

The green light follows News Corp's offer to spin off Sky News as an independent company.

Rival media groups dismissed News Corp's offer as a "whitewash" and said they would "vigorously contest" it.

News Corp, which owns the Sun, the News of the World and the Times and the Sunday Times, is looking to take over the 61% of BSkyB that it does not own.

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he intended to accept News Corp's offer rather than refer the takeover to the Competition Commission.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12631875



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Charlie Brooker Caricature

Top Gear Caricature

Dimbleby Misses Question Time

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/nov/12/david-dimbleby-question-time-bullock

BBC Question Time host David Dimbleby was forced to miss Question Time this week after being kicked by a bullock on his farm.

Shadow Culture Minister Does His Master's Bidding

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/tories-threaten-to-tear-up-lord-reiths-bbc-legacy-1805627.html?action=Popup


Only a couple of weeks since Murdoch endorsed the Tories and low and behold the Tories repay their master's kindness stating their plans to 'rip up' the BBC's Royal Charter. One thing you can always say for the Tories they're not hung up on quality, at least not for the rest of us anyway.

Time for a Little Fiscal Stimulation

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Gordon 'Saves' the World

The European "Union"

"What I did in my summer hoildays" - Frame 4

"What I did on my summer holidays" - Frame 3

"What I Did On My Summer Holidays"

The Politics Show returns next Sunday (14th September). I have been working on another series of sketches entitled "What I (Gordon Brown) Did On My Summer Holidays" for the show which will be televised next week. I hope you like them.