Category Archives: Page 3 – News in Briefs
The Iraq War (according to Page 3)
The Sun newspaper, in case you’re not aware, is the British Murdoch-owned tabloid that helped Blair’s government push the 45-minute WMD lie (even suggesting at one stage that they could have been deployed in 30 minutes), dedicated more column inches … Continue reading
Budgets, boobies and The Big Lie
10 Downing Street – PM marks International Women’s Day: The Prime Minister has marked International Women’s Day 2008 by asking women’s business leaders for advice on how to support the “next generation” of successful women. The PM and his wife … Continue reading
Rebekah Wade offers a masterclass in mob control
The Sun – Death penalty: Your verdict: Almost 100,000 Sun readers unite today to call for the return of the death penalty. Monster Mark Dixie, Suffolk Strangler Steve Wright and the teenage killers of hero dad Garry Newlove have sickened … Continue reading
Nipples and nepotism
Scaryduck (who would also like to bring this to your attention), spotted the following in the latest edition of the Popbitch newsletter: >> News in Briefs
Brown’s first bitch-slapping
Told you so. Here we go, with helpful input from the lovely Mel and Becky: The ups and downs of the game within 48 hours. Rebekah Wade must be feeling frisky…
Brownie points
The Times – Brown to allow Iraq protests: Gordon Brown is to make a symbolic gesture to critics of the Iraq war by allowing antiwar protesters to demonstrate and march outside parliament. This will reverse legislation introduced by Tony Blair … Continue reading
Tits out for the kiddies!
Blimey, I almost missed a whopper of a Page 3 yesterday: Septicisle has a good piece on the relevant paedo-targeting initiative, and you might also want to scan this old conference diary entry for a curious item involving Rebekah Wade … Continue reading
Celebrating 10 years of the Downing Street Echo
It’s [almost] 10 years to the day since Tony Blair first walked into Downing Street with the help of that lovely man Rupert Murdoch. And here is today’s news: Independent – Blair’s bloody legacy: Iraq: On the 10th anniversary of … Continue reading
Naked ladies, school uniforms *and* whipping!
Today’s Page 3 is a dream ticket. (Note – borderline NSFW… there is slight underboobage.)
The Downing Street Echo strikes again
Remember, children… there is no right-wing propaganda on Page 3. Today, the lovely Vikki (18, from Essex) expresses her joy at the news that up to 3,000 troops are due to head home from Iraq by Christmas by saying; “Our … Continue reading
