A facebook group has been launched to stop Rod Liddle from becoming Editor of the Independent newspaper. Liddle is renowned for a series of offensive outbursts.
A facebook group has been launched with the aim of stopping Rod Liddle from becoming Editor of the Independent newspaper. The former Today programme editor is renowned for his offensives outbursts.
The Guardian reported on Friday that Rod Liddle was being lined up to edit the newspaper. Alex Higgins, who blogs at Bring on the Revolution, acted quickly to set up a facebook group detailing Rod Liddle’s views and warning “If Rod Liddle becomes editor of The Independent, I will not buy it again.”
Higgins writes:
“Rod Liddle would be a disappointing choice for the ‘Daily Telegraph’ or the ‘Daily Mail’. For the ‘Independent’, it represents a direct affront to the readership.
“Many ‘Independent’ readers were already disappointed by the direction the paper had taken under Roger Alton, and we absolutely should not accept the appointment of Rod Liddle.”
He goes on to detail many of Liddle’s positions including:
– decrying “Muslim Savages“
– mocking the black British community for merely producing “rap music” and “goat curry“
– denying the evidence for Anthropogenic Global Warming theory
– a series of sexist articles and views including “So – Harriet Harman, then. Would you? I mean after a few beers obviously, not while you were sober.”
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48 Responses to “Stop Rod Liddle”
Polaris
Free speech works both ways, deal with it… A contrary opinion is a challenge, anybody who does not enjoy their dearly held views being challenged is an intellectual coward, or fascist.
Polaris
Your right hand column does state that you are “Fighting against Media Manipulation” does it not? What is this campaign, the one you advocate, but just that?
Anon E Mouse
Will – We live in a free country. Perhaps you are being a little too delicate?
Even if you disagree with it is he not as entitled to his opinion as you are to yours?
Which as you know is why I like this site…
PS – Even after several crates of beer I wouldn’t….
Grumpy Old Man
Dear Will. I’m afraid you and your friends merely sound incensed and desperate. Incensed in the way a football fan is when his team changes owners without the fan’s consent, and desperate that another left-wing propaganda rag has probably decided to change allegiance. The Direction and management of the paper is entirely the responsibility of the proprietors, shareholders and board. I would remind you that when the Left threw their toys out of the cot over the change of owner of PoliticsHome, they gained nothing and lost a chance to influence the development. “I’ll never buy that paper again” and similar remarks singularly unintelligent ways of influencing a debate.
Will Straw
There’s some inconsistency going on in this thread.
As Rod Liddle is entitled to his views, so is Alex Higgins and the other 969 people who have signed up to his facebook group. It would be fascist to call for Liddle to be incarcerated for his views but no-one’s advocating that.
Will