title: Dial M for Murdoch: News Corporation and the Corruption of Britain
author: Tom Watson
description: "<i>Dial M for Murdoch</i> is a must read for anyone interested in Rupert Murdoch... lively, fast-paced, a tight narrative."<br />- <i>The Guardian<br /></i><br /><br /><br />This book will tell those already obsessed with the saga a few new things, but for the casual reader it's a rip-roaring tour through recent British political and journalistic history, and how Rupert Murdoch has frequently sought to influence it.<br />- <i>HuffingtonPost</i><br /><br /><br /><i>Dial M for Murdoch</i> is a compelling tale of Murdoch empires scandals.[A] gripping and indispensible first account of the phone-hacking scandal that shut down the worlds biggest selling tabloid, <i>News of the World,</i> and the allegations of computer hacking, police bribery, and corporate cover-up that continue to hound News Corp..[R]eads something like a cross between <i>The Insider </i>and <i>All the Presidents Men</i>[A] virtual revolution for a whole political and media class who had formerly lived in fear.<br />- Peter Jukes, <i>The Daily Beast</i><br /><br /><br />"An engrossing and useful read." <i><br />- British GQ</i><br /><br />True to its nod to the Alfred Hitchcock thriller, the book is a suspenseful tale of the ongoing phone hacking scandal in Britain from one of its key players. <i>Dial M For Murdoch</i> has the urgency of a police blotter and is useful, both for those tracking the story daily or for readers interested in learning more. <i>Reuters </i><br /><br />Provides a sense of how intrusive and unnerving Elvedens in-house investigation must now be. Steve Coll, <i>NewYorker.com</i><br /><br />Required reading for news junkies and those interested in understanding Murdoch's seemingly ironclad grip on the news. <i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br /><br />A timely, informative, infuriating insider account of the News International phone-hacking scandal Very powerfully written Here, at last, is the scorecard youve been looking for. <i>BoingBoing.com</i>
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  **Tom Watson** is the former deputy leader of the Labour Party and the MP for
  West Bromwich East between 2001 and 2019. He first folded Labour Party
  leaflets in the family kitchen in Kidderminster at the age of seven and has
  been involved in every single General Election since then. Tom served as a
  Minister for Tony Blair and worked at the very heart of Downing Street with
  Gordon Brown. In September 2015, he was elected as Labour’s Deputy Leader. Tom
  is well known as a campaigning politician. He took on the tabloid newspaper
  industry during the phone hacking scandal and more recently has campaigned
  against exploitative and addictive practices in the gambling industry. After
  changing his diet and getting fit, Tom now has the sugar industry in his
  sights and is committed to raising awareness about the dangers of excess and
  hidden sugars, and improving public understanding about conditions like type 2
  diabetes.
  
  
  **Imogen Robertson** is a writer of historical fiction.