Daily Express
The caveat in paragraph number 19*
Another day, another front page “cure” from the Daily Express: The first two paragraphs from Jo Willey’s article sound just as hopeful as the headline: THE secret of what causes high blood pressure has been unlocked in a dramatic… Read more
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Express churns out an advert for Sainsbury’s
From today’s edition of “The World’s Greatest Newspaper”: “Consumer Affairs Editor” Dana Gloger writes: CASH-STRAPPED parents were thrown a lifeline yesterday as supermarket Sainsbury’s slashed the price of all toys by half. The offer… Read more
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Another obvious ‘wonder cure’ from the Express
Once again, Richard Desmond’s downmarket Daily Mail rip-off, the Daily Express, has decided to jettison actual news from their front page, choosing to replace it with yet another “wonder cure”: The article, written by health correspondent Jo… Read more
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EU doesn’t ban kids from blowing up balloons
From the Daily Mail: The Daily Telegraph: And, following close-behind, the Daily Express: It’s every anti-EU newspaper’s wet dream! Except, as Antonia Mochan, former head of media for the European Commission’s London office,… Read more
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Daily Mail uncovers the ‘truth’ about Catgate
What would you do if you were proved wrong? Recant and apologise? Or simply continue repeating the same untruth, hoping that no-one will notice your obvious stupidity? Well, as today’s front page testifies, the Daily Mail will do the latter and… Read more
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Muslim peace conference ignored by the Mail and the Sun
Last November, three Muslim men caused a scene during the trial of Roshonara Choudhry, who was accused of stabbing Stephen Timms MP. After chanting “Allahu akbar” and “British go to hell” in the courtroom, the men were ejected and continued their… 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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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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