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michael adams wrote:
Dunno if you saw John Cleese on Newsnight, but he produced figures on how
well people in EU countries regard their press, and the UK came at the
bottom of the table. But then many would probably have guessed that.

Oh come on !

The question was along the lines of how many people trust what they
read in the press.

Is regard really so different to trust?

The obvious retort to that, which Emily Maitless, as per usual missed
by a mile, is that being rather more sophisticated than people in other
countries, they will naturally take a more cynical view of what they read
in the press.

Ah - right. The English are so superior to any foreigner. Says it all
really.

What the likes of Cleese should be rather more concerned about, are
countries where say 90% of the population believe what they read in the
press.

Cleese can be concerned about whatever he wants to be. He is *not* some
politician or spokesman for anything. Just a rather sad old man.

All the other suspects AFAIAA - Prescott was pursued by the Press
as a result of banging his secretary over the desk (allegedly)
- Hugh Grant as a result of getting the blow job off of the prozzie
in the car (allegedly) - and Steve Coogan as a result of snorting coke
with Courney Love (allegedly) are in favour of press restrictions
as a result of being caught bang to rights.(Allegedly)

So what's Cleese been up to that's got him so upset all of a sudden ?

He hasn't been divorced by this latest wife as well, has he ?

The usual let's shoot the messenger. Ignore any message brought.

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