Rotten to the core - but who cares?

The news to brighten up a few weekends is that the Crown Prosecution Service is to conduct another whitewash review of material held by police about phone hacking at the News of the World. Expectations of something actually coming out of this action are not high; except at the Guardian.

Labour MP Chris Bryant, who is patently disappointed at the lack recognition his own alleged violation has been afforded by the media, told the Beeb "The evidence that this goes far deeper than one rotten apple has continued to stack up, and so a fresh pair of eyes looking at the case is very welcome.”

He has clearly missed that this will be the third time that prosecutors have assessed available evidence to establish if a fresh criminal trial is warranted. The only effect in relation to “reported developments in the civil courts" is likely to be an increase in settlement figures.

Update: A leaked letter from Acting Deputy Met Commissioner John Yates to DPP Director Keir Starmer makes it clear that “any future action will always be for the police to consider independently.”