Go the Mail!

The Daily Mail is probably Britain’s most prominent right wing tabloid. Like all tabloids, its editorial slant favours misinformation and the fostering of entrenched prejudices, and is generally the butt of endless jokes by the more intelligent of commentators. It’s regarded as the ‘newspaper’ that the more mentally challenged of the Tory faithful read. What a surprise, then, to see today’s headline ranting against the Tory/LibDem coalition government.

It appears that some old lady died leaving a bequest of nearly £½m to the government, requesting that they use it as they saw fit but ‘in the best interests of the country.’ According to the Mail, what the T/LD alliance actually did was split it between them and pay the money into party funds.

So should I believe this? It is, after all, the Daily Mail we’re talking about. Do you know, this is a rare example of a Mail lead story to which I am prepared to give credence in all its tawdry glory. I wonder why.