It's been a while guys.
First things first. I've noticed a massive downside in my "no radio 4" rule. It means that I can't listen to radio 4... This weekend I spent over ten hours in the cars, and while the end result of that was a nice weekend with old friends the journey dragged a little more than it should.
On Saturday morning I bought my first Daily Mail, the evidence is presented below:
As you can see, I'm really happy about it, and the misery was not just related to the slight hangover I was nursing.
Rather excitingly the magazine had a feature on Felicity Kendall, which somewhat raised the mood of the day - the night before (Friday) myself and a friend had been discussing how sexy she is, and luckily, she agrees.
I've realised that there is hardly any need to list all the articles that I've been reading, we all know what to expect from the Mail. I'll bring to attention the notable articles, and comment on my mood and how things are going, and see how we go!
One thing that I was not prepared for with the Mail is the amount of Parentheses used in headlines in the Mail. I don't wish to be a snob, and I'm hardly one to talk, but I'm not convinced that this is something that is accepted as being good English.
I was also interested to see how obvious the Mail is in forwarding it's ideals in both it's headlines and the content of the articles. As my friend said "you can't use the phrase 'at last' in a headline", although apparently, you can.
Basically, I've been reading the Mail exclusively for for days now, and already I think that it's taking it's toll. I didn't realise that there is barely any proper news coverage in the paper that isn't tainted by a slant towards a particular world-view. I'm confused by the whole thing. The Mail is decidedly retrograde in it's view of the world, women have a place, and Britain is an island that has a proud history and is a truly Christian nation.
I'm not sure that I know what is going on in the world, I'm living in a bubble. My knowledge of the world is becoming slightly more narrowed, there is less 'world news' focus in the Mail than I'm used to, and any coverage is slanted towards things that have a direct impact on Britain.
I'd really like to read some more coverage of the Conservative conference that is more critical, and possibly, although I'm not sure, more factual. I think that this may well be that main problem with the Mail - a lack of depth, and lack of a critical function and, dare I say it, a lack of news.
Also I've discovered the terrible writing of Peter Hitchins. Which was nice.
Anyway, I'm a little confused, and I apologise for the quality of this missive.
Matt
Opposition the Mail's world view: High
Confusion: High
Political opinions: unwavering
First things first. I've noticed a massive downside in my "no radio 4" rule. It means that I can't listen to radio 4... This weekend I spent over ten hours in the cars, and while the end result of that was a nice weekend with old friends the journey dragged a little more than it should.
On Saturday morning I bought my first Daily Mail, the evidence is presented below:
As you can see, I'm really happy about it, and the misery was not just related to the slight hangover I was nursing.
Rather excitingly the magazine had a feature on Felicity Kendall, which somewhat raised the mood of the day - the night before (Friday) myself and a friend had been discussing how sexy she is, and luckily, she agrees.
I've realised that there is hardly any need to list all the articles that I've been reading, we all know what to expect from the Mail. I'll bring to attention the notable articles, and comment on my mood and how things are going, and see how we go!
One thing that I was not prepared for with the Mail is the amount of Parentheses used in headlines in the Mail. I don't wish to be a snob, and I'm hardly one to talk, but I'm not convinced that this is something that is accepted as being good English.
I was also interested to see how obvious the Mail is in forwarding it's ideals in both it's headlines and the content of the articles. As my friend said "you can't use the phrase 'at last' in a headline", although apparently, you can.
Basically, I've been reading the Mail exclusively for for days now, and already I think that it's taking it's toll. I didn't realise that there is barely any proper news coverage in the paper that isn't tainted by a slant towards a particular world-view. I'm confused by the whole thing. The Mail is decidedly retrograde in it's view of the world, women have a place, and Britain is an island that has a proud history and is a truly Christian nation.
I'm not sure that I know what is going on in the world, I'm living in a bubble. My knowledge of the world is becoming slightly more narrowed, there is less 'world news' focus in the Mail than I'm used to, and any coverage is slanted towards things that have a direct impact on Britain.
I'd really like to read some more coverage of the Conservative conference that is more critical, and possibly, although I'm not sure, more factual. I think that this may well be that main problem with the Mail - a lack of depth, and lack of a critical function and, dare I say it, a lack of news.
Also I've discovered the terrible writing of Peter Hitchins. Which was nice.
Anyway, I'm a little confused, and I apologise for the quality of this missive.
Matt
Opposition the Mail's world view: High
Confusion: High
Political opinions: unwavering
I'm pleased there was a little Felicity Kendall to soften the blow of Mailness. It seems a shame that it was probably completely ruined by Peter Hitchens.
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