Tag Archives: hypocrisy

Dear Paul Dacre

January 3, 2012 – 11:40 pm

Tweet I watched your video on the Daily Mail website in which you celebrated the conviction of David Norris and Gary Dobson and in which you expected the Daily Mail to be praised for securing the conviction thanks to your vainglorious headline back in 1997 that accused 5 men of murder. I listened at your [...]

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Kia Abdullah is not a Guardian columnist

July 3, 2011 – 11:32 pm

Tweet Paul Dacre, and therefore the Mail, seems to hold a special contempt for the Guardian. Dacre’s speech to the Society of Editors back in 2008 had lots to say about the criticism that newspapers received – largely because Dacre: passionately believe[s] that Britain has the best newspapers in the world and – indeed, our [...]

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Hypocrisy (again)

May 12, 2011 – 3:27 pm

Tweet Sometimes you just need a screenshot to demonstrate how hypocritical the Daily Mail is: So, the BBC is criticised for showing something that the Daily Mail takes great pleasure in raking over for the delight of morbid readers. As for the question ‘Can TV stoop any lower?’ I can only refer to the words [...]

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An unhealthy obsession

February 28, 2011 – 6:09 pm

Tweet The Daily Mail seems obsessed with Suri Cruise. A quick search of MailOnline returns 420 matches for ‘Suri Cruise’, here are the top ten results: Weary Suri Cruise snuggles up in her favourite pink ‘blankie’ Suri Cruise holds on tight to mum Katie Holmes – and her make-up bag Suri Cruise looks even cuddlier [...]

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Why police have not named latest suspect

January 20, 2011 – 7:59 pm

Tweet The Daily Mail have published this explanation on their website, I have highlighted the most humorous, hypocritical pieces: Police today took the unusual step of refusing to reveal the name of a suspect in Jo Yeates’s murder investigation. It is common practise for people to be named on arrest but the investigating team have [...]

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