Editorial comment from Matthew Steeples.
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The Steeple Times comes under attack from the BNP
Since founding The Steeple Times I’ve come under attack from many quarters. This week, though, I achieved the ultimate accolade. I was called a “leftie wanker” by a supporter of the British National Party.
As Rupert Murdoch divorces Wendi Deng, we ask if he’ll be requesting that the press ‘respect his privacy at this time’
That Rupert Murdoch filed for divorce from his wife Wendi Deng in New York State’s Supreme Court today is illustration that living with a tycoon isn’t necessarily quite the bed of roses that one would imagine.
As Max Clifford appears in court again, he might want to learn to be more careful about what he says
Max Clifford is a man who has based his career on trades. Today, though, the self-styled “celebrity publicist” will be once again swapping the television sofa, however, for the dock when he appears at Southwark Crown Court on 11 charges of indecent assault.
Anarchists deserve no respect
Peaceful protest is one thing. Dragging children into it is another entirely. Today in London, irresponsible individuals protesting ahead of next week’s G8 summit in Lough Erne, County Fermanagh showed themselves for what they are: idiots.
Katie Price is hardly a person in a position to give advice to Madonna on cosmetic surgery
Katie Price has racked up six names and three marriages since being born in 1978. Described as “football-boobed” by The Mirror, the glamour model used her weekly column in The Sun today to attack Madonna.
Matthew Steeples suggests that it is action rather than talks that are required in the case of Julian Assange
Ricardo Patino, Ecuador’s foreign minister, has requested talks with his British counterpart William Hague regarding the situation created by Julian Assange moving himself into their embassy in London. This, frankly, is not required.
A letter that just had to be shared
Today I was sent a scan of a letter written on 6th December 1983 by Spike Milligan. It made me laugh and I thought it most worthy of sharing with readers of The Steeple Times.
Matthew Steeples argues the case for scrapping the Charity Commission
The Charity Commission recently appointed a new chairman, William Shawcross CVO. The author and journalist is to be paid an astonishing £50,000 for just two days work a week and even he himself admits he’s taken on a “a poisoned chalice”.
Extremists should be ignored
The majority of people in Britain are tolerant and decent. A minority aren’t. Yesterday’s demonstrations by the English Defence League and those who scrawled “Islam” on the Bomber Command and Animals in War memorials prove just that.
