Gerry appearing tomorrow on Leveson Inquiry!

It has been scheduled for tomorrow Wednesday 23rd for Gerry to appear
before Lord Leveson's Inquiry. (time not given) According to Sky News.
What I find interesting is the fact that to all accounts Gerry was not hacked.
So why is he there? A possible good marketing ploy?
I get the feeling that Murdoch will not we well pleased and Gerry may find
himself on the receiving end of some very interseting headlines in the future.
Looking good days ahead.

The Leveson Inquiry isn't just looking at 'phone hacking, it's looking at the whole question of ethics in the press. As Gerry and Kate have been accused - they would say falsely - by some newspaper articles they applied for their chance to have their say.

I cannot believe - as I have posted elsewhere - that Gerry can accomplish the 'quiet and dignified' performance of the Dowlers, nor can he deliver the virtuoso display of Hugh Grant. I don't believe he realised he would be cross examined by an accomplished lawyer live on National TV with feeds going all over the world.

On another forum I suggested we may see the onset of strategic influenza....

i am totally glued to the leveson inquiry,
maybe 'cos i'm a current affairs junky...lol.
but in my opinion there is no way that mccann has the nous or temperament of hugh grant,
he will be full of sweaty nervous twitches and babbling his usual sound bytes.
he only has his mitchell/carter ruck script to guide him,
and god forbid he should have to answewr a direct question that isn't in that script.

the only thing that is bothering me just now,
is,watching this morning,the two witnesses have had minimal tv coverage,
perhaps because nobody has really heard of them...
i'm wondering if mccann will also be denied air time.

I'm trying to watch it on BBC Democracy Live here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8167000/8167512.stm

but it's telling me the content isn't working and I should try again later. Is there anywhere else I can find it, or are they on their lunchbreak?

The witness schedule:

:: Monday November 21

Bob and Sally Dowler, Hugh Grant, Graham Shear (lawyer), Joan Smith (writer, previous relationship with MP Denis MacShane).

:: Tuesday November 22

Steve Coogan, Mary-Ellen Field (supermodel Elle Macpherson's former business adviser), Garry Flitcroft (former Premiership footballer), Margaret Watson (mother of murder victim Diane Watson, stabbed at school).

:: Wednesday November 23

Gerry McCann (father of missing Madeleine), Sheryl Gascoigne (ex-wife of footballer Paul), Tom Rowland (journalist), Mark Lewis (lawyer, represents some phone hacking victims).

:: Thursday November 24

Sienna Miller, Max Mosley, JK Rowling, Mark Thomson (lawyer), HJK (anonymous witness - had a relationship with well-known person).

:: Monday November 28

Charlotte Church, Anne Diamond, Ian Hurst (former British Army intelligence officer), Jane Winter (Northern Ireland human rights campaigner), Chris Jefferies (landlord of murdered Joanna Yeates).

Wintabells wrote:The witness schedule:

:: Monday November 21

Bob and Sally Dowler, Hugh Grant, Graham Shear (lawyer), Joan Smith (writer, previous relationship with MP Denis MacShane).

:: Tuesday November 22

Steve Coogan, Mary-Ellen Field (supermodel Elle Macpherson's former business adviser), Garry Flitcroft (former Premiership footballer), Margaret Watson (mother of murder victim Diane Watson, stabbed at school).

:: Wednesday November 23

Gerry McCann (father of missing Madeleine), Sheryl Gascoigne (ex-wife of footballer Paul), Tom Rowland (journalist), Mark Lewis (lawyer, represents some phone hacking victims).

:: Thursday November 24

Sienna Miller, Max Mosley, JK Rowling, Mark Thomson (lawyer), HJK (anonymous witness - had a relationship with well-known person).
:: Monday November 28

Charlotte Church, Anne Diamond, Ian Hurst (former British Army intelligence officer), Jane Winter (Northern Ireland human rights campaigner), Chris Jefferies (landlord of murdered Joanna Yeates).

How is KJK going to give evidence if they are to remain anonymous?

Wintabells wrote:I'm trying to watch it on BBC Democracy Live here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8167000/8167512.stm

but it's telling me the content isn't working and I should try again later. Is there anywhere else I can find it, or are they on their lunchbreak?

http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16114914

Sky News has a live blog but also looks as though you can watch it live there too. It says they're on a break until 2pm

margaret wrote:

Wintabells wrote:I'm trying to watch it on BBC Democracy Live here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8167000/8167512.stm

but it's telling me the content isn't working and I should try again later. Is there anywhere else I can find it, or are they on their lunchbreak?

http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16114914

Sky News has a live blog but also looks as though you can watch it live there too. It says they're on a break until 2pm

Hi Margaret and thanks :)

gillyspot wrote:How is KJK going to give evidence if they are to remain anonymous?

Maybe no camera on her/him and voice distorted or something. Or maybe JKR can provide an invisibility cloak?

http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/hearings/

I've found live feed here too.

Just been listening to BBC News there reporting that its both Gerry and Kate tomorrow, do you think the reporter has it wrong....hope not, I'm sure Kate will mess up big time if she is able to speak out......

Lillyofthevalley wrote:Just been listening to BBC News there reporting that its both Gerry and Kate tomorrow, do you think the reporter has it wrong....hope not, I'm sure Kate will mess up big time if she is able to speak out......

I just heard the same thing on Sky News Lilly.

The running order for tomorrow is:

Phone hacking solicitor Mark Lewis
Sheryl Gascoigne, ex wife of England footballer Paul
Tom Rowland
Gerry and Kate McCann

i maybe wrong but according to the witness list it is just g mcc..................

Wednesday
23rdNovember

Sheryl Gascoigne
Mark Lewis

Gerry McCann

Tom Rowland

http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Witness-List-wc-21.11.11.pdf


although it should be k mcc so i hope its right they are both on

nospinnaker wrote:The Leveson Inquiry isn't just lookingat 'phone hacking, it's lookingat the whole question of ethics in the press.As Gerryand Kate have beenaccused - they would say falsely - by some newspaperarticles theyapplied for their chance to have their say. I cannot believe -as I have posted elsewhere - that Gerry canaccomplish the 'quietand dignified' performance of the Dowlers, nor can he deliver the virtuoso display of Hugh Grant. I don't believe he realised he would be cross examined byanaccomplished lawyer live on National TV with feeds goingall over the world. Onanother forum I suggested we may see the onset of strategic influenza....

Thanyou nospinnaker, so itsalsoabout ethics then. So Gerryand Kate will lambast the early press for unfavourable press for which they received compensation, but how can they complainabout the media when it was clearly bias towards their causeafter they 'won' their compo? I believe that the Murdoch global news empire provided them with so much protectionand propaganda that they run the risk of biting the hand that fed them. Ialso think that Gerryand Kate will be swamped by the occasionand the calibre of the legal minds that they will comea crapper. Looking with eyes wide open!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/leveson-inquiry/8888091/Leveson-Inquiry-live.html

17.00 We're going to bring our live coverage of today's Leveson Inquiry to a close.

Join us tomorrow from 10am when the court will hear from lawyer Mark Lewis, Paul Gascoigne's ex-wife Sheryl, journalist Tom Rowland and Gerry and Kate McCann, parents of Madeleine.

Well the pair will either be full of bluff or full of bowel churning. I bet the viewing figures will be high. I shall have to gag myself and ensure all missiles are well away from my reach.

I've just had a thought (I must treasure it lol). Perhaps Gerry will be giving "evidence" and Kate's job will be to sit next to him looking miserable and holding his hand. Not forgetting to show of those good quality wristbands of course.

gillyspot wrote:I've just had a thought (I must treasure it lol). Perhaps Gerry will be giving "evidence" and Kate's job will be to sit next to him looking miserable and holding his hand. Not forgetting to show of those good quality wristbands of course.

And cuddle cat of course.
Who is counting the erms, the you knows, the ear, nose scratching?
Just the thought of Kate's whinging voice are making me retch but it is a must not be missed event and I am convinced even if kid gloves are worn by the guy asking the questions, one or both of them will trip up either in words or actions.

There is noway Gerry is going to allow Kate speak.....she will be under strict orders to do the norm........"just hold on to the crotch and STFU"

Ugh to the last comment, that has really put me off my tea! I was planning to watch the proceedings "live" tomorrow when I thought it was only Gerry giving evidence but, with the possibility of Kate putting in an appearance too, my courage is deserting me. There's something about her whining voice and her pathetic attempts to portray herself as a loving parent which have me kicking everything in sight - only inanimate objects I hasten to add.

I shall probably make do with reading a transcript later.

Pat Brown aught to be able to view it.

i will rely upon the good people here, or if im well enough i might watch it on live coverage. Perhaps Pat Brown is watching in via a link somewhere in the states.

I'm wondering why Amaral isn't part of these proceedings.
He has been maligned beyond reason by the tabloids here.
It's a pity he can't be part of it all.

I didn't know witnesses would be cross-examined and when he signed on I'll bet Gerry didn't know either. I'll bet he thought it was another opportunity to just blah, blah, blah and what with it being so close to Christmas, a chance to get in a plug for the fund. If Kate does show up I'm hoping even if she just utters one nod in agreement with what he says, she will be subject to cross-examination as well. Truth be told, I don't know they have the nerve to complain about the press coverage they have received. The U.K. press has kept the fund in business.