Murdoch Junior delivers a lesson in damage limitation gone bad
James Murdoch’s statement to staff could well bring the heir apparent to the Murdoch empire directly into the dock. In explaining the actions of News International senior management Murdoch Junior wrote:
“The Company paid out-of-court settlements approved by me. I now know that I did not have a complete picture when I did so. This was wrong and is a matter of serious regret.”
Serious stuff, that takes the crisis into the very heart of the Murdoch family. Indeed when asked his views on the statement the PM replied “I think it raises lots of questions that need to be answered and these processes that are under way are going to have to answer those questions.”