Rebekah Brooks: Don’t Blame Me, I’m A Victim Too!

That, I think, is what we are supposed to take away from the ridiculous statement News International’s Chief Executive has issued today. Surely the editor of the News of the World asks the occasional question about the provenance of the stories she chooses to publish? Apparently not. This being so a reasonable person might just be tempted to ask if Ms Brooks is a) telling the truth or b) any good at her job?

It’s surely one or the other but her defence appears to be, “It wasn’t me; I was just the clueless, hapless, innocent editor”. I am not sure how many parsnips this butters.

There are a couple of nice touches in her statement:

It is almost too horrific to believe that a professional journalist or even a freelance inquiry agent working on behalf of a member of the News of the World staff could behave in this way.

If the allegations are proved to be true then I can promise the strongest possible action will be taken as this company will not tolerate such disgraceful behaviour.