If anything is to be learnt from the investigations and debates, then the dangers of a centralised and monopolistic media needs to be one of them. There has been a big push for media consolidation over the years and with this comes increased manipulation of public opinion as different opinions and facts are silenced. The war industry has been a big promoter of a consolidated media as it allows for tighter control of its public image. With these systems in place many other industries are also taking advantage of this power to influence public opinion.

The media has been known as the fourth estate. When the politicians, judges and police fail us there is still a balance of power to keep the system accountable. Media consolidation has reduced the effectiveness of the media to keep society accountable. There are many conflicts of interest present as interlocking corporate relationships have hidden the truth and altered perceptions across many issues.

I do hope that a more diverse ownership of the media is one consequence as this will reduce the conflicts of interest in the system, promote public debate on complex issues and once again provide accountability to a system that is lacking in it.

It is obvious that the Politicians whom were caught out, by the Expenses scandal, have an axe to grind. If they get their way the papers will be regulated like the TV News which has to be partial when it comes to political parties and politicians.

Also another thing which gets me, now they are talking about regulating sites such as Google, twitter and Facebook, using the cover that they restrict smaller businesses from promoting themselves on the Internet. Which I find is alot of horse poop. They are trying to do anything so the next time am MP decides to benefit from expenses, we the public do not find out about it, and they get away with it.

After all this is over, there will not be any free press in the UK any-more. Wither Murdoch still owns a few of them we will find out once it is all over an done with,