The trouble with concentrating the sights on Murdoch is that it diverts from the larger issues of backstairs influence and the lack of transparency in government. The access Murdoch gained to No.10 and its successive occupants is not that different from that enjoyed by BP, British Aerospace and other major companies, with often even more morally reprehensible results. Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, would make this the opportunity for forcing a change in the whole way in which government is handled. It might be a wish greatly to be desired but it's unlikely to happen. The last thing ministers want, once they achieve office, is full transparency. Nothing would ever get done.
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