Media mogul Rupert Murdoch says Scottish independence \u201cfeels inevitable\u201d and predicts a hung parliament following the UK general election next week.<\/p>\n
In a series of Tweets the chairman of News Corp, which owns The Times and The Sun, expressed a range of opinions on British politics, Scottish self-rule, and rising inequality in the UK and US.<\/p>\n
Murdoch, 84, suggested \u201cdirty\u201d deals would be made between the political parties after the general election if no party wins a clear majority.<\/p>\n
He also predicted Prime Minister David Cameron would be dropped by the Conservative Party if he failed to gain a majority against Labour leader Ed Miliband. He said this was \u201copen talk\u201d among Tories.<\/p>\n
The Australia-born press baron has been viewed as a kingmaker in British politics because of the influence he wields through his newspaper outlets.<\/p>\n
Murdoch\u2019s tabloid the Sun had a weekly readership of 5.4 million in the UK last year.<\/p>\n
Murdoch has previously backed Alex Salmond, former leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), praising him as a cunning politician.<\/p>\n
Salmond\u2019s close ties with Murdoch were first revealed in 2012, when private documents were released detailing the extent of their relationship.<\/p>\n
Letters published shortly after Murdoch shut down his popular tabloid News of the World exposed how Salmond had more than two dozen meeting with Murdoch or his executives.<\/p>\n
The media mogul also commented on the likelihood of no political party wining the general election, a situation known as a hung parliament.<\/p>\n
Murdoch also indicated the SNP were \u201ccleverly hurting Miliband\u201d by hinting at their support of Labour in the election.<\/p>\n
Cameron\u2019s future as leader of the Conservative Party is at stake in this election, Murdoch suggested.<\/p>\n
In a surprise comment for a man estimated to be worth over $14 billion (US), Murdoch also weighed in on the Sunday Times 2015 Rich List, published on the weekend.<\/p>\n
His claim that the economic turmoil gripping \u201cadvanced\u201d economies has been caused by \u201cregulations and power crazed lawyers\u201d received a barrage of responses on Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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