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The Sun loves dawn raids by police (except when it happens to them)
After five senior Sun journalists were arrested this weekend, Trevor Kavanagh took to his word processor to rant that his colleagues were treated “like members of an organised crime gang”. It should come as little surprise that the paper has an extensive track record of gawping at such actions by police … when it is happening to other people, of [...]
Apology of the week
As the Leveson Inquiry into the culture, practice and ethics of the press finishes off its first stage, the below should perhaps serve as a reminder of why a judge-led inquiry is necessary. The Daily Telegraph has been forced to issue an apology, after it published a story erroneously claiming that Michelle Obama and Sheika [...]
Telegraph: Hester bonus rejection will cost the taxpayer money
With the news that Stephen Hester has rejected his whooping £973,000 bonus, it would seem a PR disaster has been averted and responsible capitalism has prevailed. But the contrarians over at the Torygraph have taken a different stance, whinging that Hester’s rejection has cost the Inland Revenue half a million pounds sterling. “The RBS chief [...]
Attack on the disabled: Daily Telegraph’s James Delingpole joins in
In a blog post linking to Scrapbook’s viral story from yesterday, the Daily Telegraph’s James Delingpole has waded into the “pretend disabled” debate – siding with, erm, Rod Liddle and adding an attack on charities for good measure. Despite his admission that he “recently suffered from an ME-like illness”, Delingpole agrees with Liddle’s sickening rant, singling out [...]
Ads for plastic surgery target divorcees and new mothers
The President of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons has taken to the airwaves to demand an outright ban on surgery advertising in the wake of the PIP breast implant scandal. Speaking on the Today programme, Fazel Fatah slammed promotions targeting “specific vulnerable groups of patients such as recently divorced women” and “young mothers [...]
Gove defends wife for comparing Louise Mensch to glamour model
Michael Gove has jumped to the defence of his wife, Times columnist Sarah Vine, after commenting on his colleague Louise Mensch’s breasts and comparing her to former glamour model Katie Price. In a break with the Victorian era, Gove said that he supported the right of women “to have their own views”. Mensch is reported to [...]
Guru in the Staggers: “Steve Hilton” given column
A mix barmy wisdom from the heart of Downing Street, inter-office rivalries with David Cameron’s chief of staff and interactions with (genuine) accounts of MPs has established the fake @SteveHiltonGuru Twitter as a firm favourite with Whitehall watchers. And in a comedy coup, the latest New Statesman features a spoof column penned by those behind [...]
