glasgow-sheep Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Well that's pleasant. It would be pretty awful if the Telegraph have published a completely made up story. If they have then I'll probably be quite embarrassed tbh, I'm still more inclined to believe a newspaper over a politician though. You know nothing of the telegraph then. Google hsbc, Peter oborne and telegraph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibbermoresaint Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Is jmo a simpleton because he is a unionist or is he a unionist because he is a simpleton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 It's been rubbished by the French consulate office and a civil servant, as revealed by both the guardian and the bbc Which gives reason to doubt the article. Doesn't alter the fact that people on here are ready to dismiss anything that goes against their politician prior to any reason for doubt. Will Nicola Sturgeon sue The Telegraph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 The journalist's Twitter feed says it's in black and white. Given denials from the French, his credibility is shot unless he posts it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 You know nothing of the telegraph then. Google hsbc, Peter oborne and telegraph Suppressing stories about a backer is different from completely making up a story about a politician that goes against their own editorial line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyAffro Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Which gives reason to doubt the article. Doesn't alter the fact that people on here are ready to dismiss anything that goes against their politician prior to any reason for doubt. The reason for doubt was it was clearly shite at first reading, except to Labour zombies like you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Brian Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 How classy would it be for the FM to take a newspaper to court. She'll be sitting in Bute House with a cup of coffee from her expensive coffee maker pissing herself laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Suppressing stories about a backer is different from completely making up a story about a politician that goes against their own editorial line. What about a story where both the person involved and the person who reported released this information denied it ever happened? You're desperate to discredit to the SNP, just like scottish labour are generally, but this just isn't going to cut it I don't think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Je suis jmothecat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 How classy would it be for the FM to take a newspaper to court. She'll be sitting in Bute House with a cup of coffee from her expensive coffee maker pissing herself laughing. It will do her damage if she doesn't. She is claiming a newspaper made up a politically damaging story about her. As it stands there is reason to doubt that story, but little more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete's Frontier Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Says the man who claims a single mother with one child gets £306 pw in benefits, on top of rent and council tax. I'm not 100% it is not the entire figure, but that's what the dwp letter said: £306 a week. Why would i make it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 https://twitter.com/bbcjamescook/status/584121026595921921 Nothing to see here, chaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny van Axeldongen Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 The journalist's Twitter feed says it's in black and white. Given denials from the French, his credibility is shot unless he posts it. He could have it in black and white. The problem for him is that the person that wrote it might have, y'know, made it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 I'm not 100% it is not the entire figure, but that's what the dwp letter said: £306 a week. Why would i make it up? Why would anyone make anything up Pete? I think we've all learned a valuable lesson here tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Brian Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 It will do her damage if she doesn't. She is claiming a newspaper made up a politically damaging story about her. As it stands there is reason to doubt that story, but little more than that. The newspapers make up politically damaging stories all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 What an utterly humiliating climbdown this is. Embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SodjesSixteenIncher Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 'The media hate us' 'Labour are going big on the story' That's seriously the best you can come up with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SodjesSixteenIncher Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 The unfortunate thing is most Nats will probably believe her without question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 https://twitter.com/jananganesh/status/584124069647425536 The financial times are lining up to kick the telegraph now. Labour and the Telegraph looking like the real losers now. I wonder how many new members this has gotten the SNP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 So i guess jmothecat is still a simpering Labour drone/doormat? What an utterly pathetic existence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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