True, you reported Birch, Foster, pragnell etc but, excuse me if I'm mistaken, I don't think the paper said anything.
I would have liked to see the Observer take a harder editorial line. Either that or not report this meeting at all.
Have to agree with that. i read the sun for the first time in years last week and could not believe the sort of xenophobic diatribe being spouted by this idiot.
Fair point - but I think politicians with views like this deserve to be marginalised and not given mainstream coverage. Many local papers - like The Northern echo - have taken the stance that they will not publish BNP stories and are brave enough to say "You're not welcome in our community."...
The Ferry is a lovely little boozer. It must be the only pub in the world which has a smoking patio which can only be accessed by walking through the gent's urnials. The smoking area is right next to the outside gent's shitter.
Genius
I think Leon could be a dark horse. He's put in a few bad performances but he proved on Saturday that with the right material he can deliver. He's also got the housewife and teenage girl block vote.
Don't write him off.
ESCC tried to ban these permanent or semi permanent roadside tributes a couple of years ago but backed down due to public outcry whipped up by local press. Personally I think they're morbid and unnecessary.
Frankly I'm bored with his patter. He used to be a breath of fresh air but now he's utterly predictable and a pastche of himself. I can guarantee in anything he's ever in he will:
a - refer to at least one person as "big boy" and repeatedly entreat that person to "grow a pair of bollocks"
b -...