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    I dunno about that

    I don't see a lot of sleb fluff in the Grauniad (particularly about the royals), just as I don't see a lot of work investigative long reads in the Express

    Though I can see how that "model" works in Murdochlandia (though from what I know about their corporate structure, each title is supposed to stand on its own bottom).
    Last edited by ursus arctos; 15-02-2021, 16:01.

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      And just to be clear I'm not complaining (much) about the existence of the occasional story about the royal family, rather a headline about "Meghan" (rather than Meghan Markle or whatever her official title is)

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        I do wonder how much Search Engine Optimisation drives that kind of thing

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          So briefly

          (just) Megan: irritating but rare at least in the Guardian

          Her Royal Highness Duchess of Sussex, Baroness Kilkeel* blah blah: infantile and pretty widespread

          * poetically where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea, prosaically a dreary post Brexit fishing port.My granny called it Kick the Pope Town

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            It's not rare that's my point. I've seen two headlines on the app in the space of the last few days.

            Look like you say it's minor and trivial in the grand scheme of things and you think it's obviously entirely fine, but it grates on me. That's all.

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              It seems to be official Grauniad style in a way that I don't really understand

              https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...hess-of-sussex

              https://www.theguardian.com/uk/duchess-of-cambridge

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                Originally posted by ad hoc View Post
                And just to be clear I'm not complaining (much) about the existence of the occasional story about the royal family, rather a headline about "Meghan" (rather than Meghan Markle or whatever her official title is)
                I think this is actually the problem - no one really knows what her last name is. Is it Markle? I would think becoming a royal required her giving up her last name. Her and Harry gave up Prince and Princess titles, which is the normal way out of using a royal last name. So they have kind of ended up as Meghan and Harry.

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                  Originally posted by Duncan Gardner View Post
                  The sleb fluff stories pay for the long reads (like the one that inspired this thread) and other serious journalism. Or as Cilla Black put it "There's no costume drama without Blind Date"

                  I'm more irritated by media insistence on using their absurd titles, rankings etc
                  Our style guide insists we refer to Lords and Knights as Lord and Sir. FFS. It feels so obsequious, especially since we don’t use Dr. or Prof.

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                    Originally posted by caja-dglh View Post

                    I think this is actually the problem - no one really knows what her last name is. Is it Markle? I would think becoming a royal required her giving up her last name. Her and Harry gave up Prince and Princess titles, which is the normal way out of using a royal last name. So they have kind of ended up as Meghan and Harry.
                    It’s Windsor-Mountbatten, isn’t it?

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                      Originally posted by Duncan Gardner View Post

                      Ever since seeing 12 Angry Men as a kid I've thought that the jury system is silly. We don't call in random people off the street to sort out our dentistry or accountancy...
                      Serving on a jury gave me a lot more faith in the system. The guy definitely did what he was accused of, but there was a real debate about whether to pronounce him guilty because of the consequences (ie a prison sentence)

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                        US juries are generally kept in the dark as to the range of sentences that their verdict may trigger for just that reason

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                          Originally posted by caja-dglh View Post

                          I think this is actually the problem - no one really knows what her last name is. Is it Markle? I would think becoming a royal required her giving up her last name. Her and Harry gave up Prince and Princess titles, which is the normal way out of using a royal last name. So they have kind of ended up as Meghan and Harry.
                          There has been a tendency by the royal PR machine to push the younger royals by their first names - Will and Kate, Harry, and now Meghan.

                          But my gut feeling is that Meghan never got the full honorifics because she was black (and to a lesser extent American) and therefore not a 'proper royal' in the eyes of the frightful entitled royalfanz who make football fans look sensible and rational.

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                            Originally posted by ursus arctos View Post
                            US juries are generally kept in the dark as to the range of sentences that their verdict may trigger for just that reason
                            Their defence isn't allowed to reference potential sentencing during the trial?

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                              Generally not, as it is considered prejudicial to the prosecution

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                                Originally posted by Hot Pepsi View Post

                                Our style guide insists we refer to Lords and Knights as Lord and Sir. FFS. It feels so obsequious, especially since we don’t use Dr. or Prof.
                                How odd, given that the latter will have earned the titles through study and achievement, as opposed to a lot of the former.

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                                  Originally posted by ursus arctos View Post
                                  US juries are generally kept in the dark as to the range of sentences that their verdict may trigger for just that reason
                                  But this would be publicly available information, surely?
                                  Last edited by Sporting; 16-02-2021, 10:06.

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                                    Originally posted by Patrick Thistle View Post

                                    Serving on a jury gave me a lot more faith in the system. The guy definitely did what he was accused of, but there was a real debate about whether to pronounce him guilty because of the consequences (ie a prison sentence)
                                    Specialist trained and experienced magistrates or judges could do that. I think their expertise outweighs that they're more likely to be golf club bores who are naive about Police failings

                                    Anyway M & H are set to do a confessional with Emily Maitlis (ok, Oprah)

                                    More chart updates. Embryo Tindall set to go straight in to the top 30

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                                      Originally posted by Sporting View Post

                                      But this would be publicly available information, surely?
                                      Yes, but not necessarily easy to find or interpret for the uninitiated, while many judges discourage jurors from doing exactly that kind of research to the point of declaring a mistrial

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                                        https://twitter.com/gdnscotland/status/1420368891310706694?s=21

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                                          CPO or cold steel on her neck should be the only option given to that fucker.

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                                            Originally posted by Lang Spoon View Post
                                            CPO or cold steel on her neck should be the only option given to that fucker.
                                            I'd be shocked to see a pro monarchy poster on OTF but I think I'm more shocked at one advocating violence against a 95 year old woman.

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                                              What's a CPO, in this context?

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                                                Compulsory Purchase Order

                                                (well, that is what makes sense in this context, though I'd never be too certain of what Lang Spoon is meaning)

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                                                  Etienne has it.

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                                                    Brenda's land isn't subject to CPO for essential green energy projects, unlike every other landowner in Scotland.

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