There is a hell of a lot to think and write about tonight. It’s been quite an amazing day – the day on which Rupert Murdoch withdrew his bid for sky. I am, of course, no expert, but it seems to me that the implications and ramifications of what happened today are huge. The damage to Murdoch’s reputation this scandal has done is one thing, but now the Americans are talking about the possibility that Murdoch’s people hacked into the phones of 9/11 victims. Most worrying for us, though, is the possibly that the newspapers will have to be more tightly regulated. I can see why parliament could have no choice but to impose regulations, but this would directly conflict with the principal of the free press. Moreover, the question was raised in parliament earlier over whether things like blogs or Facebook would then come under regulation. I’d like to consider this in greater detail soon, but it seems to me that this debacle may have lead us into some very, very dangerous territory.