Why The Mirror Is A Shit Newspaper

Because like most British 'news'papers it either ignores or deliberately obscures the truth.

In this case, for instance: Tony Benn writing about post office closures without mentioning the EU elephant in the room (as covered in a previous post of mine); and Gordon Brown being portrayed as a hero 'warning off the moneylenders from repossessing homes'.

Many people are unaware that their homes may be at risk over relatively trivial amounts they owe on loans and cards - and not just if they miss mortgage repayments.

So says the magnanimous Mirror, failing to tell you, of course, that the legislation allowing this to happen (Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007) went through parliament with the full knowledge and support of His Great Prime Ministerness Gordon Brown.

Odd, then, that he is now portrayed as being 'very concerned about financial firms demanding repossession orders to chase credit card debts.'

Under the laughable heading 'Analysis', John Husband in the same excremental journal agrees that the Great Unelected One is right.

What's interesting from a linguistic point of view is the use of the word 'moneylenders': makes it seem as if the perpetrators are a bunch of seedy, greedy, backstreet loan sharks. As opposed to a bunch of seedy, greedy, high street banks and credit card companies, who have just had their wallets filled with our cash for having screwed the world's financial system.