Murdoch's in trouble again, but to be honest as bad as the phonehacking scandal was and is, it isn't the first time Murdoch's newspapers have demonstrated a close relationship with the police, nor his companies ability and eagerness to use his connections to the police and government to crush opposition. The Wapping dispute was a blatant demonstration of the power of News International and another example of how Thatchers "Freedom" meant freedom for money over people.
Torrent
In January 1986, Rupert Murdoch moved his
printing operation, News International, publishers of the Sun and the
Sunday Times, from Fleet St to Wapping in East London. Over 5,000 print
workers, clerical staff, cleaners and secretaries were sacked in one
day.
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