European Union
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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Mail still confused over the ECHR
When the European Commission’s London office sent the following note to several newsdesks at the end of the last year, they must have thought it was the end of the matter: Information note to Newsdesks: European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is… 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
Filed under Politics and economics
MPs fooled by Express’ Euro-frightener story
On Saturday, the Daily Express splashed this silly, hysterical story on their front page: On the same day, MacGuffin at Tabloid Watch read the article and demonstrated that it was, in fact, patent rubbish: As ever, you need to skip to the… Read more
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Daily Express’ misleading coverage on EU Fiji delegation
The latest piece of European Union-related news to be excreted from Richard Desmond’s downmarket Daily Mail rip-off, the Daily Express, is the following: Express hack, or “Political Correspondent”, Martyn Brown tells us: UNDER-fire… Read more
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European Commissioner writes to the Sunday Times
Andris Piebalgs, who is the European Commissioner for Development Policy, has written to the Sunday Times regarding a number of inaccuracies in one of their articles on EU aid funding: Sir, I refer to the article published in your newspaper on… Read more
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Of worms and men
If there’s one thing the Desmond Express can be relied upon for, aside from ”news” about Princess Diana and hysterical misinformation about the EU, it’s updates on the latest advancements in the fields of medicine and science. One of the most… Read more
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Express blames EU for non-existent ban on cars
I mentioned this briefly in my previous post but feel it’s worth a bit more attention… Today, the senile Daily Express informs us that ”Cars face ban from all cities …another plan forced on us by the crazy EU”: It’s just the latest in… Read more
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