The nasty coverage of Margaret Moran’s court appearance
You can be forgiven for thinking that the Mail’s coverage of ex-Labour MP Margaret Moran and her court appearance over alleged expenses fraud is more than a little on the nasty side: The article, bravely attributed to the anonymous “Daily… Read more
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Mail hack Arthur Martin accused of fabricating a quote
In his coverage of the ongoing Dale Farm eviction, Daily Mail hack Arthur Davis writes: The camp would not be complete without a celebrity. Step forward Johnny Marbles, the comedian who launched a foam pie attack on Rupert Murdoch in July. This… Read more
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Littlejohn’s strange definition of sexism
In last Thursday’s column, Richard Littlejohn decided to return to the subject of Sue Sim, chief constable of Northumbria Police, and her recent comments about the silly abuse she received from certain portions of the press: Real dead… Read more
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Churnalism is… the time it takes for men to get ready in the morning
In a desperate bid to fill another empty space in their newspaper, the hacks at Richard Desmond’s laughably downmarket Daily Mail rip-off, the Daily Express, have cobbled together the following “news”: The article, which is attributed to the… Read more
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A conundrum for the Mail…
From the Daily Mail website: One can only wonder what contortions the hacks at the Mail must have gone through deciding how to spin this one… Do they support the workers who are daring to speak their own language in Britain, or the “‘elf… Read more
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PES 2012 vs Fifa 12 for the PS3
So, finally the Fifa 12 demo has been released, allowing me to put in a good few hours of testing, albeit within the limits of the demo provided. Today, I’m going to give you my brief review of the demo and answer that most burning of questions:… Read more
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Britain’s problem with immigration
Concerns about immigration are regularly at the top of the British political agenda and are frequently debated in homes and workplaces across the UK. Unlike many commentators and politicians in the mainstream media, I certainly don’t see the subject… Read more
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When is an exclusive not an exclusive?
…When the same story is covered simultaneously by two different newspapers. (Hat-tip to @BethEleri and… Read more
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