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Posts Tagged ‘Telegraph’

The SAS officer, MPs and the Press

By Andrew Grant-Adamson • May 18th, 2009

Am I alone in smelling a red herring being dragged through London newsrooms? The revelation that an ex-SAS officer, John Wick, was the man who hawked the MP’s expenses data just seems too contrived.
The story first appeared on Friday in the Wall Street Journal. It is all too easy to start developing conspiracy theories, but [...]



Mecom gets more time for talks with lenders

By Andrew Grant-Adamson • Apr 2nd, 2009

The folly of believing that newspapers can be successful on a sea of debt is further demonstrated by the situation of David Montgomery’s Mecom business which has gained a further extension, until April 30, for discussions with its lenders.
The Telegraph refers to the “spectre of possible insolvency” in its report. Before the recent sale of [...]



The bear that never was

By Andrew Grant-Adamson • Mar 31st, 2009

All Fools day has come early this year with The Telegraph and The Sun among those hoaxed by sightings of a bear in Rendlesham forest, Suffolk, previously best known as a landing place for aliens from another world.
The East Anglian Daily Times which ran the story yesterday, today revealed that it was all a stunt [...]