Jeremy Clarkson was sacked over violence, not ‘political correctness’
The Top Gear host’s fate was sealed when he punched a co-worker. But the papers blame the BBC.
Adam Barnett
Website Adam Barnett is a journalist. Has written for Private Eye, Dissent, New Statesman, Prospect, and the Independent.
The Sun is a bit choosy about YouGov polls
Biased coverage of Cameron’s two-term gaffe involves slippery use of polls
Tory press gives Shredded Wheat PM easy ride on ‘pre-resignation’
Imagine if Ed Miliband had likened politics to a breakfast cereal
Hedge fund ‘hypocrisy’ charge should backfire on Tory press
Attacks on Ed Miliband over donations mean the Right doesn’t understand hypocrisy or is trying to mislead voters
Daily Mail says ‘beware’ of migrants hiding in your car
Now they’re targeting our cars and caravans. Except they’re not.
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Tory press spins Institute for Fiscal Studies budget analysis to boost George Osborne
Media Watch: The Sun’s ‘zombie Miliband’ game proves it’s not a serious newspaper
By portraying the Labour party as flesh-eating zombies, the Sun has crossed the line into active campaiging
Media Watch: Biased Sun and Express forget Labour in lavish budget coverage
Tory papers sacrifice ethical journalism to the cult of George Osborne
Media Watch: Sun newspaper launches biased election website to mock Labour
The Sun’s election guide is a childish hub of anti-Labour propaganda
Media Watch: Mail repeats nasty ‘migrant babies’ claim in scare story
Recycling of junk data from Migration Watch betrays a nasty attitude to children of immigrants