tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35770042.post3289168462165972804..comments2023-12-28T05:09:46.498+00:00Comments on Skin Flicks: Posh Spice's knickers and Robbie Keane's girlfriend are not news, or are they?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35770042.post-91166820456525212922006-10-31T10:58:00.000+00:002006-10-31T10:58:00.000+00:00French Statement: "Bonjour! We don't take sides, n...French Statement: "Bonjour! We don't take sides, non, non, we slaughter everybody equally!"mellobiafrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111939439908851236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35770042.post-27498440892017177642006-10-31T10:55:00.000+00:002006-10-31T10:55:00.000+00:00You gotta hand it to the French though! On Foreign...You gotta hand it to the French though! On Foreign Policy...they sure don't mess about!mellobiafrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111939439908851236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35770042.post-10449452185222367532006-10-29T11:22:00.000+00:002006-10-29T11:22:00.000+00:00In a way isn't it a mix between commercial dictats...In a way isn't it a mix between commercial dictats, the propensity of many people to prefer not-news (as in Metro etc) than news, and the clearly limited ability of the public to absorb depressing information. A sort of 'it's Friday night, lets have a pint/watch something light/whatever' attitude writ large...<br /><br />And to be honest I'm always amazed at how many people simply don't think about broader issues.<br /><br />Private Eye is good, although more and more meeja related, the Phoenix better to my mind but still a thin read...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35770042.post-80215817142404053352006-10-28T11:31:00.000+01:002006-10-28T11:31:00.000+01:00I like the Eye, and the Phoenix too. But their exi...I like the Eye, and the Phoenix too. But their existence is no excuse for the national press to completely ignore proper news in order to puff Posh's knickers.JC Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591722111393071007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35770042.post-442353568062197372006-10-26T22:40:00.000+01:002006-10-26T22:40:00.000+01:00Read Private Eye. There's stuff in there that does...Read Private Eye. There's stuff in there that doesn't make the newspapers for months... even years..<br /><br />Like the sell off of all government buildings in NI for instance --- although the government has changed their tune since - The Eye had originally reported that stormont would go too.<br /><br />It's very anglo-centric, but gives you a far better idea of what really goes on in the world and in government than any newspaper I've read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com