tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21544361.post3936749798899009234..comments2023-05-27T12:03:28.241+01:00Comments on Five Chinese Crackers: Yes yes, hundreds dead blah blah blah. Are any of them British?Five Chinese Crackershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09395982651352498540noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21544361.post-50245656422838281212011-03-04T20:51:01.046+00:002011-03-04T20:51:01.046+00:00Seen this folks?
A good read from a (former) Star...Seen this folks?<br /><br />A good read from a (former) Star writer<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/mar/04/daily-star-reporter-letter-fulllushdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382758848021491865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21544361.post-31789899258217670502011-02-24T08:47:36.408+00:002011-02-24T08:47:36.408+00:00On a lighter note....
I was disappointed by the gr...On a lighter note....<br />I was disappointed by the gross inconsistency in the Express headline. Surely they meantion 'Petrol to reach £6 10s a gallon'.Dandlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09052898429931812213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21544361.post-32084788428808824052011-02-24T08:46:06.460+00:002011-02-24T08:46:06.460+00:00I was in the USA in 1998 when the American embassi...I was in the USA in 1998 when the American embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam were bombed. There was extensive television coverage with pictures of the devastation and much hand wringing over the 12 American dead. I did wonder, given the scale of the bombing, if any local people had been hurt, but the issue was never mentioned.<br />Only when I returned to the UK did I discover that local people had not just been hurt, but that over 200 Kenyans and Tanzanians had been killed. Depressingly, my (mis)information in the US had come from the mainstream networks ABC/NBC/CBS. <br />‘Ours may be bad’ but others are worse’ is not a defence of our tabloids, but it is worth remembering this is not just a British phenomenon. Perhaps we should be grateful we do, at least, have some news organisations prepared to take a more balanced view of the world.Dandlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09052898429931812213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21544361.post-78914627445803961152011-02-23T19:50:20.301+00:002011-02-23T19:50:20.301+00:00The Daily Express is nobly pointing out that our c...The Daily Express is nobly pointing out that our cars will be be more expensive to drive because some foreigners have decided to unseat their violent dictator. One can almost here the "Tch"! They are missing their favourite angle on a story (any story) though. There is a Princess Diana link<br /><br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/monitoring/135640.stmlushdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382758848021491865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21544361.post-8100055003872473062011-02-23T14:42:41.420+00:002011-02-23T14:42:41.420+00:00So, never mind several hundred people dead trying ...So, never mind several hundred people dead trying to throw off a harsh dictatorship they've had to suffer for forty years. They, after all are just Arabs (simple, primitive folk on camels). Poor, long suffering Brits may have to PAY A BIT MORE FOR THEIR PETROL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21544361.post-75053975966454683962011-02-23T13:45:54.586+00:002011-02-23T13:45:54.586+00:00And yet, if your name's Jordan The Star is mor...And yet, if your name's Jordan The Star is more than happy to see you paid loads of money for doing, well, very little and nothing of value. By the way, where is Jordan today? Strangely missing from the front page.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21544361.post-68784852494923062612011-02-23T13:15:59.549+00:002011-02-23T13:15:59.549+00:00Ha, typical Daily Express and their target market,...Ha, typical Daily Express and their target market, still stubbornly talking only in outdated units of measurement...Sporrannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21544361.post-71369591220001717232011-02-23T12:51:07.848+00:002011-02-23T12:51:07.848+00:00That girl on the front of the Star was the target ...That girl on the front of the Star was the target of a Mail article yesterday. Turns out she gets 800 quid per month on benefits, yes - but 1,200 from her mum, so she's actually just, er, spoilt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com