Bob Piper has been a Labour Councillor for the Abbey
Ward in Sandwell, West Midlands, for 10 years. He is a lifelong supporter of Aston Villa Football Club and a follower of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
The views expressed here are mine in a personal capacity, not those of the Labour Party, Sandwell MBC, Aston Villa or Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Get it! Mine... just mine!
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Promoted by Bob Piper of 115 Barclay Rd, B67 5JZ on behalf of the Labour Party, care of 39 Victoria Street London, SW1H 0HA . Hosted (printed) by Swaithe Internet Solutions who are not responsible for any of the contents of these posts.
Please note however, that The Labour Party is not responsible for the content of this website or individual posts as, unless specifically stated, I am writing solely in a personal and individual capacity.
Has anyone else suffered Guardian rage from strangers? While queueing to buy the paper recently I was accosted in one shop by a lady in trousers cut from a plaid horse blanket who insisted on detailing all the illegal hunting activity in my area, and in another accused by a Mervyn King lookalike of personally driving the country to economic ruin. More worrying was being shouted at by an old lady for having it tucked under my arm while buying the Big Issue. Glancing back as I fled, I saw her buying a copy of the magazine and chatting with the seller. So it was definitely the newspaper that upset her. Are we to be reduced to carrying it home in shame and a plain brown wrapper?
John Brooke
Bewdley, Worcestershire
What on earth do you expect? Surely no self-respecting person would want to be thought of as the sort of person who paid good honest earned cash to read Potty Polly, Jackie Ashley, Martin Kettle, Simon Jenkins and their ilk? Best thing to do mate is read Seamus Milne and Steve Bell on the internet and save your money.
July 3, 2009 1:11 PM | permalink
Or the Daily Mail, as you have admitted you do, Bob.