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Nice of The Sun to exploit a bereaved Mother...

Throbbers.

According to the BBC the Sun has now released a recording off the phone call in which the mother challenges the PM over lack of kit and he would have been alive if there were more helicopters

Isn't it illegal to record phone calls ?

The Sun obviously have an agenda and she is being played by them in my veiw which is more dispicable than a badly written letter

Possibly.

The free press is probably the most powerful element of British democracy these days, sadly; as in this complex society we'll learn little of the workings of power without the 'expose' (accent over the last 'e'!). Add to that the Internet we're probably in the most transparent 'era' in all history; it either drives away 'good politicians' to hide in other careers or drives misdoing underground.

It is likely that Brown is the last 'non-media' 'persona' to make it to high office; whatever your competency technically you must 'look good'. Our desire for a charismatic 'feel good' image is more of an indictment on us and our lack of 'depth' than Brown though. We should look to ourselves and inability to 'shape a debate' that has significance; the shallow buyers of the Sun are the cancer . As in "Happy is the land who has heroes; unhappy is the land who has need of heroes" (Brecht)

Is this a case of the Scum riding along with the current liking by most of the public for the military?
Is the military "sexy" at the moment,that and the Scums public backing of Dave?

Forces favourite my ricker. Brown was flustered because he doesn't have a clue, the mother was flustered because she didn't really fully understand all the things she had been goaded into saying by the scum journos who were then recording the call.

Things like this will play into Browns hands, not against.

Exploitation of a greiving mother by a bunch of stupid muppet journo's.

The Sun exists for two reasons.

To make Rupert Murdoch money.
To shunt out Rupert Murdochs political beliefs.

Don't get me wrong, I think Brown is a Grade A Cnut - But this exploitation of a dead soldiers Mother is sickening.

Forces Favourite my Arrse.. Much like their 'Gotcha' headline The Sun have no idea.