“Oh God the world HAS gone MAD.!!!!!!!!!”: Daily Mail readers views on the new religion & belief guidance

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You’d think being attuned to the deeply held beliefs of employees would be up everyone’s street. Not for those Daily Mail readers

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The Daily Mail versus renewable energy – what would you spend your money on?

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The Daily Mail costs more than renewable energy subsidies… and is worse for you. And the ‘quality’ papers also seem be pushing fossil fuel

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Daily Mail readers on Gay Marriage...

Gay marriage? A glimpse at some of the views of Daily Mail readers

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“The Stasi are moving into a supermarket near you”

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Torbay Care Trust and Sainsbury’s have been trialing a search for hidden carers – often spotted by those who buy two separate loads of shopping – and making them aware of the benefits available to them. But now that its being rolled out across the country, for the Daily Mail readers helping people is tantamount to the Stasi…

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If the Daily Mail's a 'bigoted comic', where does that leave our local press?

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Commons Speaker’s caustic remarks follow repeated criticism by newspaper’s parliamentary sketch writer, Quentin Letts

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Musings on the Emma Thompson / Exeter University 'racism' story

The Emma Thompson and Exeter racism story has had us musing over the reaction. Here are some of our thoughts

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Exeter is white, middle class and Nick Griffin would feel at home here, Emma Thompson tells Exeter University students

Exeter is white and middle class and the BNP’s Nick Griffin would be happy there, said Oscar winner Emma Thompson at an Exeter University event

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Viva citizen reporters! Blog questions Herald Express front page sick story

A South Devon blog is questioning the veracity of a Herald Express front-page story about cleaning up sick on a bus.

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Concerned about ethics in the media? Join the People's Republic of South Devon. Writers, artists, photographers wanted

Contributors, writers, artists, photographers, and filmmakers are wanted for the ethical not-for-profit People’s Republic of South Devon, part of News and Media Republic Ltd

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Nick Griffin to appear on 'Who Do You Think You Are?'?

Devon blogger and New Statesman satirical poet Bill Posters (Bill Greenwell to his mum) thinks that Nick Griffin appeared on the wrong BBC programme last week.

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Plymouth protest at the BNP on the BBC. Should the racists be on telly?

There are protests in Plymouth at the racists BNP being allowed to spout their lies on the BBC’s Question Time.

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Western Morning News Editor Alan Qualtrough uses sex case to wade into the internet

Taking a case of sexual abuse as his motivation, Western Morning News Editor Alan Qualtrough has waded into the internet with his own blog about… wait for it… the dangers of the internet

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More deaths than births in Torbay, plus more people leave for abroad

Not only has Nick Bye been rejected by the voters of Totnes, but he seems to be rejected by the living in Torbay, too.

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Get ready for the latest media revolution! Er… local paper limps into technology

With the quaint hyperbole of ‘pushing the boundaries of information technology’, it seems the Mid-Devon Advertiser is taking its turn to follow what we’ve been doing on the People’s Republic of South Devon for ages – page-turning technology for publications, and apparently you can click on ‘links’ to get through to ‘advertisers’. Now that’s

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