Rupert Murdoch, the Great Meddler, is back in business

Is Murdoch, attracted by power rather than party politics, set to play king-maker in Scotland?

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch
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Is there no keeping the man down? Two huge political news events are shaking the kingdom and Rupert Murdoch, deep into his eighties, is meddling in them both.

Many who saw his abject performance three years ago before the House of Commons home affairs select committee were convinced the mighty mogul was washed up. This was the infamous occasion on which his then wife, Wendi Deng, had to protect him from a man who thrust a custard pie in his face.

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Robert Chesshyre writes regularly on police culture and is a former US correspondent of The Observer. His books include ‘The Force: Inside the Police’ and 'When the Iron Lady Ruled Britain''.