Phone Hacking... *Yawns*

Try as I might, I can't get too excited about this 'phone hacking scandal. Yeah, it seems to be seedy, shameful and distasteful. And as such, exactly in keeping with the News of the World. Besides, the 'phone tapping is against the law. So no doubt the police and the CPS will act, if there is grounds to do so. As the UK goes to hell in a handcart, I struggle to get too worked up on behalf of some politicians and celebrities who have had the New of the Screws invading their privacy. 

I'm also not that worried about Andy Coulson. I don't necessarily think he should resign - for what it is worth. These sins were committed before he became Cameron's media manager, unlike, say, the sins of one *Mister* McBride. But really, I don't care that much about who is Cameron's spin doctor. If Coulson has to seek alternative employment... well, it isn't going to make any real difference to me. 

Finally we have Prescott belly-aching about how he might have had his phone hacked. This is John Prescott - the man who was Deputy Prime Minister in one of the governments that worked so hard to erode the civil liberties of almost everyone in this country - and he has had his privacy invaded. Well, boo-fucking-hoo. Listen closely, Prezza. That is the world's smallest violin. And you can guess who it is playing for.