God I hate the Guardian

[steveo]

To give Shaun Wright his due, he really believes he is in the clear on this, or he's in denial, or he needs the money, or he's being economical with the truth etc.

But a man who resists Theresa May and Nick Clegg, the red tops and Uncle Tom Cobleigh has won a bit of respect from me.

Of course he won't last

[aquarius moon]

What is all this Guardian nonsense?

If you hate it, don't read it and there would be no need for a six page thread.

Simple.

(read the Mirror or Star instead)

[Parkdrive]

aquarius moon Wrote:

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> What is all this Guardian nonsense?

>

> If you hate it, don't read it and there would be

> no need for a six page thread.

>

> Simple.

>

> (read the Mirror or Star instead)

Or the Mail ;)

[DulwichFox]

I don't buy newspapers but The Guardian has / use to have ? the best Crossword.

Along with The Times.

DulwichFox

[aquarius moon]

I envy anyone who has the time to do crosswords.

[El Pibe]

I used to do crosswords.

Telegraph is nice and vanilla, indy is usually doable.

Could never get into the guardian one.

Private eye most satisfying.

[Parkdrive]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> I used to do crosswords.

> Telegraph is nice and vanilla, indy is usually

> doable.

> Could never get into the guardian one.

>

> Private eye most satisfying.

Love a good crossword, it's a peculiarly English thing, and I love them.

[aquarius moon]

If I went by train to work, I'd love them too.

But try doing one on a bus!

ETA: The rickety top deck when there's no room down below.

[aquarius moon]

And if definitely wouldn't be The Guardian one!

[Loz]

aquarius moon Wrote:

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> What is all this Guardian nonsense?

>

> If you hate it, don't read it and there would be

> no need for a six page thread.

>

> Simple.

Not really simple at all. The Guardian does the best journalism in the UK. No contest.

But, its opinion pieces are barking mad, wildly inaccurate, rather sexist and, in the case of Rotherham, it turns out heavily blinkered. The latter has possibly/maybe spread to its otherwise excellent investigative journalism.

It's a all a bit of a curate's egg - parts of it are excellent. The rest smells more than a little rotten.

[El Pibe]

oh bums, i do come across as a right guardian reading tosspot.

[El Pibe]

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/29/rotherham-abuse-political-correctness-ludicrous

He may or may not have rebutted quids accusations, but the moment he said prescription instead of proscription I gave up ;-)

[Alan Medic]

Loz Wrote:

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> aquarius moon Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > What is all this Guardian nonsense?

> >

> > If you hate it, don't read it and there would

> be

> > no need for a six page thread.

> >

> > Simple.

>

> Not really simple at all. The Guardian does the

> best journalism in the UK. No contest.

>

> But, its opinion pieces are barking mad, wildly

> inaccurate, rather sexist and, in the case of

> Rotherham, it turns out heavily blinkered. The

> latter has possibly/maybe spread to its otherwise

> excellent investigative journalism.

>

> It's a all a bit of a curate's egg - parts of it

> are excellent. The rest smells more than a little

> rotten.

Have you not expressed reasons why you should like it as a newspaper? Otherwise might it not be propaganda?

[StraferJack]

Guardian haters in distinguished company

http://twitter.com/thesundaysport/status/515970051623899136/photo/1

[Robert Poste's Child]

Strangely compelling.

[Loz]

The Gruniad has a spelling guide?

[maxxi]

No,you fool, it has a spelunking goat.(Timmy.)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41JdeRmBrLL.jpg

I thought everyone knew this...?

[Otta]

I thought that was quite funny.

[numbers]

The Guardian. Wrong about everything. Always.

[Otta]

Wrong about the spelling of bellend (if that's true). Not sure they're wrong about EVERYTHING.

[Loz]

If you wanted a defining article on how stupid the Guardian opinion pieces can be, you could do worse than this little gem.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/28/kebabs-train-tickets-teach-you-about-britain

Apart from the rest of the awful attempt at satire, has anyone ever seen PMQs on a TV in a barbers shop? And who knew that "boisterous behaviour, coarse language and even violence" only started in the working class thirty years ago?

[Robert Poste's Child]

It's idiotic. I assumed the writer must be very young, but having looked at the photo perhaps he's just lazy.

[david_carnell]

Goes to show you shouldn't stray from your area of expertise.

Paul Mason is an excellent economics journalist. And a terrible satirist.

[Parkdrive]

Whilst I'm not a lover of this particular publication, I'm somewhat surprised at the level of venom directed towards it. One post I saw states "The Guardian. Wrong about everything. Always." Hmmmm

The Mail is far more despicable, as is the Sun, the others aren't much better, and just as deserving of your scorn and derision.

[El Pibe]

I think there's aprobably a natural assumption that everyone hates the mail, so its possible this thread is an attempt to redress some perceived inbalance or bias, though I'm not sure who is playing the Sancho Panza role in all of this ;)