Robert Hampton

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5th March 2011

Star Dreck
Posted by at 10.49am | In the News | 1 response

A disgruntled Daily Star reporter has quit, accusing the tabloid of “hate-mongering” and printing anti-Muslim propaganda (allegations the paper denies).

This wouldn’t be notable, were it not for Richard Peppiatt’s fabulous letter of resignation, which has been reproduced in full by the Guardian.

If you read the Daily Star… please stop immediately.

8th July 2010

Judgment Gay
Posted by at 7.56pm | In the News | No responses

I am proud that this country offers a safe haven to those fleeing persecution, which is why the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that gay asylum seekers must be allowed refuge in Britain pleased me so much.

A whole raft of tabloid stupidness has been unleashed, notably this morning’s Daily Express front page. It gets even weirder if you read the original Supreme Court judgment and realise that the reference to “Kylie concerts and multi-coloured cocktails” was not the product of a slightly mad Express sub-editor, but actually came from one of the Judges, Lord Rodger:

To illustrate the point with trivial stereotypical examples from British society: just as male heterosexuals are free to enjoy themselves playing rugby, drinking beer and talking about girls with their mates, so male homosexuals are to be free to enjoy themselves going to Kylie concerts, drinking exotically coloured cocktails and talking about boys with their straight female mates.

I think Gareth Thomas may have something to say about rugby being an exclusively heterosexual activity.

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