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Originally Posted by Hugh
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Try reading the information, rather than ranting polemic.
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Hmmm, perhaps Andrew Gilligan should take a leaf from your book as well.
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Long-suffering readers of Haringey People, Haringey Council's taxpayer-funded propaganda newspaper, used to know what to expect. Smiling Labour politicians at new Sure Start centres, holding shovels. Happy multi-ethnic children in eco-friendly wigwams. Page after glossy page on how their brilliant council had turned this grimy chunk of north London into a municipal Shangri-La, one composting bin at a time.
Now, however, to the consternation of local residents, Haringey People's world has suddenly and dramatically darkened. Uplifting articles about new fairtrade procurement schemes have given way to vast pieces printed on sinister black backgrounds and illustrated with tottering piles of pound coins.
"The government cuts are a hammer blow to the people of Haringey," says a grim-faced council leader, Claire Kober, in the rag's latest issue. Overnight, it seems, evil Tory cuts have transformed Avalon into Hades.
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'long suffering readers', 'eco-friendly wigwams' and the 'the rag's latest issue'
Yes, Andrew Gilligan is clearly trying to portray a balanced and accurate picture here, and there is absolutely no reason to believe he's cherry picking the date to suit his agenda. Of course he might be accurate and balanced when presenting the numbers, but he's not exactly setting the stage for it. Shame really...