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Originally Posted by Mick
No 10, tonight and digging their heels in here and who can blame them over a non-story.
Basically they rubbish the claims written in the Mirror and Guardian, calls them "Campaigning newspapers" and won't waste time answering questions to inaccurate stories written in them. Couldn't have said it any better myself, tell them to piss off Boris and co.
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What they're actually doing is dismissing it without an outright denial of the claims since they don't know if The Guardian and The Mirror are holding anything back.
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Originally Posted by Pierre
I’m not defensive of him so much, but I am defensive in so far as a media/political witch hunt that is unnecessary and boring, and I would love him to tell the media to go screw themselves.
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If we leave aside the rights/wrongs and perceptions of what he is accused of doing and talk about that media aspect. I think the media are probably in better touch with their readership here. You may feel it's unfair but notice how even the Tories traditional allies in the press are deserting them on this issue, I think the public is likely to be furious about it.
As you said most people would want to do what's best for their families but for them that has meant being kept away. Some times in very hard situations. Any perception that doesn't apply to those who made the rule is very toxic. If there was an exception that you can relocate to ensure you live near a support network then I don't think that's a rule that has been communicated clearly either.