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The Mail likens Labour to Jimmy Savile but was outraged when same was said of Clarkson
Richard Littlejohn’s gutter piece exposes the Mail’s hypocrisy
Times admits ‘Labour’s £1000 tax on families’ story was wrong
The paper’s front page frightner was ‘inaccurate’ – even contained its own correction
Tory press blasts Miliband on Labour spending and the crash. But he’s right
The Sun claims ‘no sane person’ can believe spending didn’t cause the crash. These economists disagree.
David Cameron met with anti-gay pastor who believes in witches
Buried news: the PM’s handshake with Rev Adeboye was blasted by campaigners
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Journalism isn’t merely something wielded by powerful businessmen to protect their interests
The Sun’s ‘wolf-whistle’ piece says women are oppressed – by feminists
The paper’s misogyny is matched by its condescension towards working class men
Daily Mail’s ‘Stalinist’ smear on Labour rides on nasty trend in public debate
Bombs, cockroaches, HIV, backstabbing – what country is this?
Miliband says no SNP deal and the Sun says ‘La-la-la can’t hear you’
Facts go into the Sun’s filter and come out very different. Here’s an example.
UN human rights chief likens Katie Hopkins ‘cockroaches’ piece to Nazi hate speech
Newspapers urged to curb ‘shameful’ racism and xenophobia about migrants