North and South
That old myth that the north of England is nothing but a collection of factory chimneys, coal mines and chip shops has been resurrected in the Daily Telegraph. Charles Jennings trots out all the old stereotypes and prejudices in an article worthy of a smart 12 year-old. No wonder I hardly ever read the newspaper any more.
Just in case anyone thinks he has really been 'up North', I'd like to set the record straight. My childhood home was just a few miles outside a Lancashire mining town but this was the view from my bedroom window - not a slag heap in sight! If you want to see stunning views like this on a daily basis, go North, young man, go North!
Just read the 'article'. What a load of lazy, ill-informed, pathetic tosh. Like so much that passes for 'journalism' in the papers these days, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteDiscerning man the Mayor of Grimsby!
ReplyDeleteI've given up reading newspapers but I had a sleepless night and made the grave error of looking at this one!
ReplyDeleteAn all too typical example of why the Daily Telegraph might not necessarily be the newspaper of choice ...
ReplyDeleteWell, D, what do you recommend? I've given up on The Times, The Guardian and the Independent, nothing could make me read a tabloid. What's left?
ReplyDeleteOh I've given up on all of them - I use BBC News online these days (for professional and personal reading) and then back it up only when necessary with selected items from selected broadsheets! I use Google news search/alerts if I'm working on a particular topic and need an overview of what the media are saying ...
ReplyDeleteBut I do read the Observer on a Sunday and I buy the Saturday Guardian because its review section is just the best (although I appreciate that this is highly subjective!)