tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post3557421841992686394..comments2024-03-18T11:43:53.754+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Blunt journalismSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-47177445835983910772008-10-21T15:53:00.000+00:002008-10-21T15:53:00.000+00:00...for the record though, not all London freesheet......for the record though, not all London freesheets are in awe of JB...<BR/><BR/>http://thelondonpaper.typepad.com/thelondonblog/2008/10/review-james-bl.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-38723363931732246282008-10-21T12:20:00.000+00:002008-10-21T12:20:00.000+00:00To be fair to Blunt, I think he'd probably do equa...To be fair to Blunt, I think he'd probably do equally as good a job as editor as someone who uses the word "diverse" to describe one person.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694862962806131000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-57091591399968263382008-10-20T16:04:00.000+00:002008-10-20T16:04:00.000+00:00"This could be a promotion to rival the Bridl...<I>"This could be a promotion to rival the Bridlington Cake & Bugle's 'Win a helicopter ride with someone who doesn't know how to fly a helicopter' competition."</I><BR/><BR/>I'll never forget that sham of a 'competition'. My drawing was loads better than Sarah Greene's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-8466539409802643512008-10-20T15:46:00.000+00:002008-10-20T15:46:00.000+00:00I absolutely hate the freesheets - not just becaus...I absolutely hate the freesheets - not just because they've chewed a big hole in the circulation of proper newspspers like the one what I write for but also (indeed mainly) because the tube trains are ankle deep in old Metros, London Lites and assorted other crap that people have chucked on the floor because they've now developed theidea that any flat surface on public transport is now a bin.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure which will happen first - the end of journalism, a major freesheet-based fire on London Underground or a city-wide kill spree when I finally crack after lifting my millionth London Paper from a tube seat so I can sit downMikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09639836396121576665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-46083247620697043762008-10-20T13:21:00.000+00:002008-10-20T13:21:00.000+00:00I'm unsure which one I'd rather read: the bigoted,...I'm unsure which one I'd rather read: the bigoted, populist xenophobia of the UK one or the whiny shite of James Blunt. <BR/><BR/>I think I'll just slam my head in a door and avoid both.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08087425113165750888noreply@blogger.com