Daily Mail Shocker

[Hobbit]

My problem with the Mail, Sun and Express is they don't report news so much as stoke up hatred and division in our society with their headlines. They cannot really call themselves newspapers!

I've never had any hatred, or even anger, after reading any newspaper. Can't say I've ever felt any division from any part of society. Does that mean that the Telegraph and the Guardian, portraying the other side of the coin are also guilty of division?

I do like the Telegraph for its cricket reports!

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Can confirm that a lot of prisons are better than a lot of the barracks that military guys have to live in.

Not from personal experience I hope.

Do they lock soldiers in their rooms nowadays.....how shocking.

 

[Old Skier]

The majority if not all of today's permanent accommodation provided to the armed forces is way above the standard that today's prisoners live in.

That obviously is not counting deployed accommodation

 

[Deleted member 15344]

The majority if not all of today's permanent accommodation provided to the armed forces is way above the standard that today's prisoners live in.

That obviously is not counting deployed accommodation

Really ?

Guess they have made a lot of improvements since the latest survey Middle of the year

And certainly not my experience after staying in permanent single blocks for a good 18 years of my 22

I have actually at times had better accommodation when deployed due the US providing the facilities because they actually look after their armed forces

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...llionamey-no-heating-rat-infestations?0p19G=c

 

[Old Skier]

Really ?

Yes and I did put majority. Last time I stayed in singlies accom was August this year. New SLAM accom is far better than your average prison cell.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Yes and I did put majority. Last time I stayed in singlies accom was August this year. New SLAM accom is far better than your average prison cell.

The new SLAM accommodation is pretty decent - but it's still not available to the majority - some bases will have a good number of them - like Brize Norton then you go to places like Benson and Henlow and Marham amongst others that have a small number with people having to join waiting lists of up to 2 years to get a room in one

A number of bases with Squadrons don't have too many SLAM blocks due to the belief they are away a lot - and that's pretty much the standard around the country - over a billion spent to do about 20'000 beds

 

[Old Skier]

I can only go by what I've seen and this year alone I have been to over 10 army and naval bases with anything from 1000 to 7000 singlies living in and it was all SLAM. Anyway you lot stay in hotels.

But let's not devate I prefer the original topic about those daily mail readers knocking its content.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

But let's not devate I prefer the original topic about those daily mail readers knocking its content.

Oh for goodness sake...the OT was actually News Thump, [not that you would notice the difference :lol:]

 

[Old Skier]

Oh for goodness sake...the OT was actually News Thump, [not that you would notice the difference :lol:]

And there was me thinking it was about one of your favourite rags.

Ah. Is see it was.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Oh for goodness sake...the OT was actually News Thump, [not that you would notice the difference :lol:]

I love it when people think News Thump and The Daily Mash are actually proper news outlets. Just shows to me the difference between 'proper news' and parody is becoming smaller and smaller.

 

[Old Skier]

I love it when people think News Thump and The Daily Mash are actually proper news outlets. Just shows to me the difference between 'proper news' and parody is becoming smaller and smaller.

You missed the infamous Wings.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I love it when people think News Thump and The Daily Mash are actually proper news outlets. Just shows to me the difference between 'proper news' and parody is becoming smaller and smaller.

I know...and then they try to hit back by dissing one of the UK's most factual political blogs [when they are serious] as a similar example.....hopelessly oot o' touch.

 

[Snowman]

What ever about the Daily Mail we don't want to ever see a move to this list being implemented.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/polit...ke-news-out-of-your-1479260297-htmlstory.html

Rather than suggest that people should always check sources and use critical thinking this professor feels that a nanny state style censorship should be used and suspiciously features a lot of right leaning sources that had many of their "false" stories proven to be factual thanks to wiki leaks and the FBI.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I see [via the interwebby] today's SDM is offering a free field to every reader......desperate for sales.

 

[MegaSteve]

I know...and then they try to hit back by dissing one of the UK's most factual political blogs [when they are serious] as a similar example.....hopelessly oot o' touch.

"factual political blog".... Now I know you are 'aving a bit of a giraffe...

 

[Doon frae Troon]

"factual political blog".... Now I know you are 'aving a bit of a giraffe...

Well he called the UK, USA and Scottish Scottish election results and the EU referendum result correctly.
Can you name another political pundit who managed that ?
Mind you from what I see and hear most would struggle to tie their shoelaces.

 

[SocketRocket]

Well he called the UK, USA and Scottish Scottish election results and the EU referendum result correctly.
Can you name another political pundit who managed that ?
Mind you from what I see and hear most would struggle to tie their shoelaces.

Nigel Farage

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Nigel Farage

Remind me......how many UKIP MP's did he forecast in the UK election and how many actually were voted in.
I also remember him conceding defeat on the morning of the EU referendum.

 

[SocketRocket]

Remind me......how many UKIP MP's did he forecast in the UK election and how many actually were voted in.
I also remember him conceding defeat on the morning of the EU referendum.

Whats that got to do with your question

Nothing, that's what

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Whats that got to do with your question

Nothing, that's what

At the end, Farage predicted a win for the Remainers, don't tell me you have forgotten that already.
Not a great pundit, even when he is in full control of the information.