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Special Adviser to President Trump or "filling a hole" in British politics?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tony-blair-returning-to-politics-comeback-jeremy-corbyn-nutter-theresa-may-lightweight-a7427676.html Tony Blair is positioning himself to return to British politics, The British press or at least sections of it, seem to have a morbid fascination with Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair . In the Express today (20th November 2016) there is a story that Blair could become an adviser to President elect Trump after s peculation that the schmoozing former Labour leader might be fishing for a role in Trump's team . Admittedly, Blair's aides have rubbished claims that he’s vying for an advisory role in Donald Trump’s administration, blasting such rumours as “complete nonsense”. However, with Blair's record of political opportunism and the delusion of his own importance, we never know where this martinet may materialise next. President elect Donald Trump On the other hand, p e...

Quoting un named sources, is a discredited and shabby basis for a story.

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/resignation-of-labour-fixer-sparks-new-power-struggle-between-jeremy-corbyn-and-moderate-mps-a6725676.html Resignation of Labour fixer sparks new power struggle between Jeremy Corbyn and moderate MPs     Following hard on the heels of the "Independent" non story of yesterday, 7th November 2015, (Corbyn's lodger writes Science stories for the MailOnline as a freelance journalist and all that garbage), today's "Independent" spews out yet another anti Corbyn slanted "story", about Wes Ball MP, resigning at the end of the year, as PLP secretary. The "Independent" even has to explain who Mr Ball is, using the description, "is highly rated by MPs" to justify a sensationalist headli ne of, "Resignation of Labour fixer sparks new power struggle between Jeremy Corbyn and moderate MPs". Using yet another un named "senior party source" for its thin...

The media campaign of innuendo and smear is wearing a bit thin.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-could-be-hit-by-wave-of-resignations-in-attempt-to-pave-way-for-a-coup-a6723186.html#commentsDiv Jeremy Corbyn could be hit by wave of resignations in attempt to pave way for coup You bloody people at the "Independent" never give up. Unnamed "sources", unattributed  quotes, speculative wishful thinking, smear, innuendo all part and parcel of the campaign to undermine and discredit Jeremy Corbyn, which has been raging on the pages of the "Independent" for over 9 months and is now reaching fever pitch.  Andrew Grice, Independent political "journalist", now crawls out of the woodwork to add his contribution of spite and bile to the cauldron of bubbling vomit which the Independent has been stirring for months. Andrew Grice    If the Independents devotion to the right wing of the political spectrum were not so glaringly obvious and so crass in its comments, it may j...

Diverting attention from the real question.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/03/tom-watson-wrote-to-two-dpps-to-intervene-in-sexual-abuse-cases#_=_   Tom Watson wrote to two DPP's to intervene in sexual abuse cases Tom Watson MP   Why are the Guardian and other elements in the media, waging such a hysterical  campaign in pursuit of an MP who asks questions? There is nothing wrong or sinister when an Member of Parliament challenges the actions or more often inaction's, of the DPP or Police or any other body in failing to pursue investigations, into allegations of criminal acts, particularly where such acts are alleged to have been committed by elements of "the establishment" and particularly where such acts involve the abuse of children. Far too often, the "authorities" terminate their enquiries into such matters using the "insufficient evidence" or "investigations are not in the public interest" or other such reasoning, to rationalise no further actions be...

This may be a case for the Press Complaints Council.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/06/lexi-hudson-dog-death_n_4223396.html?utm_hp_ref=uk Reports: The pictures of the dog in this article are not of the dog which attacked Lexi. Lexi Hudson It has been reported on Sky News and on BBC News 24, that the dog pictured in this article and widely circulated around the press and other media, is NOT the dog which attacked Lexi. If this is in fact the case, then it is in extremely bad taste to publish it at all simply to create dramatic effect. Another example of media excesses