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Express has the shakes over police training
At the Daily Express, the top story of the day is EARTHQUAKE TRAINING FOR POLICE: The article, written by Mark Reynolds (who was responsible for this gushing piece about Richard Desmond’s purchase of Channel 5), starts off by saying: POLICE… Read more
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The Sun admits that eggs CAN be sold by the dozen
Earlier this year, the Sun (and the Daily Mail) reported that the EU was planning to ban eggs from being sold by the dozen. The story was, of course, complete rubbish and was merely the latest example of the tabloids stoking anti-EU sentiment… Read more
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Express says EU said something they didn’t
The front page of today’s Daily Express:The same story is also displayed front and centre on the Express’ website:Have you got it yet? The European Union has said “hammer British drivers”. The EU wants to “hammer” British drivers with taxes to pay… Read more
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On choosing the ‘right’ target
I’ve been prompted to blog about this subject thanks to a few questions I recently answered for Jamie at exlarotive. The particular question that got me thinking was this one: What would you say to someone who claimed the focus on particular… Read more
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‘They’ll never take our counties!’
On the 31st July, the Daily Mail reported that the other Mail (the Royal Mail) is planning to remove counties from its official Postcode Address File: Hail from Avon? You could soon be telling people you are from BS11. Royal Mail have revealed… Read more
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Fleet Street syndrome
Stockholm syndrome is the curious phenomenon that arises when hostages experience adulation for their captor. Even though these people may have been beaten or tortured by their captors, they develop positive feelings for them. I think, when it… Read more
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Journalism is dead
Friedrich Nietzsche once proclaimed that God is dead. Whether you agree with him or not, one has to wonder whether the same can be said about journalism in modern Britain too. ‘Why is this?’, you might ask. Well, millions of people in this… Read more
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When the debate on immigration becomes plain, old-fashioned racism
On the issue of immigration, at what point is the line crossed from healthy debate into filthy prejudice? This article from the Daily Mail is a perfect example of that line being well and truly crossed: The article begins as follows: Just one… Read more
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