The web of influence which News Corporation spun in Britain, which effectively bent politicians, police and many others in public life to its will, amounted to a shadow state.
- Thomas Watson, Jr.
News, Which, Spun, Public Life
It's the job of a special advisor to be the eyes and ears of a minister and it's the job of a corporate lobbyist to represent the best interests of their organization.
- Thomas Watson, Jr.
Best, Eyes, Minister, Represent
The future regulatory arrangements for the newspaper industry need to be done in a much calmer deliberative way, in slower time when we've got beyond this media firestorm.
- Thomas Watson, Jr.
Newspaper, Need, Regulatory, Slower
If you over-react to a crisis legislatively it generally ends in disaster.
- Thomas Watson, Jr.
You, Crisis, Ends, Disaster
The last thing we want is politicians running newspapers, but so too we don't want newspapers running the government.
- Thomas Watson, Jr.
Government, Running, Last, Newspapers
I've been a minister and I know how cautious you have to be.
- Thomas Watson, Jr.
How, Been, Minister, Cautious
The serendipitous nature of hypertext links is just brilliant for a curious mind. I love it.
- Thomas Watson, Jr.
Love, Mind, Brilliant, Links
I've got to be careful what I say but Glenn Mulcaire was a blagger and a phone hacker.
- Thomas Watson, Jr.
Hacker, Phone, Careful, Be Careful
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