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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 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 ;)

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 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.

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?

  • 4 weeks later...

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?

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.

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