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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Roy Greenslade

How Wapping hopes to terminate the phone-hacking scandal

Why did Wapping's executives exude a swaggering air of confidence last week after the announcement of News International's expression of regret about the News of the World phone-hacking scandal?

The answer lies in the belief that by throwing money at the problem to sort out several legal actions they will finally halt the series of damaging revelations.

But how will that work? I have taken a stab at an explanation in my London Evening Standard column today.

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