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22 Nov 2011 00:03

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World: Did the Daily Mail hack Hugh Grant’s phone, too?

  • I cannot for the life of me think of any source for these stories in the Mail on Sunday except my voicemail messages.
  • Hugh Grant • Accusing the Daily Mail of hacking his cell phone. Remember News of the World? Well, the Daily Mail took a page out of their book, according to Grant (who’s built a rep for being a phone-hacking crusader). He is claiming that they hacked into his voicemail for a 2007 story; it may have been done by a private investigator once used by News of the World until his termination in 2006. Of course The Mail “utterly refutes Grant’s claim that they got any story as a result of phone hacking.” Perhaps they’ve cried wolf just too many times. source
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03 Nov 2009 09:17

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Politics: The Daily Mail writes a column calling scientists arrogant jerks

  • Yes, scientists do much good. But a country run by these arrogant gods of certainty would truly be hell on earth.
  • The headline to a Daily Mail column by A.N. Wilson • Where he criticizes government-fired Professor David Nutt, and the scientific community at large, for making arguments that are technically accurate. Cannabis is safer than alcohol and tobacco, and using ecstasy is technically safer than riding a horse. OK, the horse argument’s a bit misguided. But the unnecessary and misguided dressing down of the scientific community Wilson makes is far more appalling. Plus, he compares them to Nazis at some point, which means we can totally discount his argument. Idiot. • source
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19 Oct 2009 09:05

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Culture: Jan Moir and The Daily Mail have a lot of complaints on their hands

  • one controversial article about the death of Boyzone’s Stephen Gately that blamed his homosexuality
  • 21,000 formal complaints about the Jan Moir article to the U.K.’s Press Complaints Commission since Friday source
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16 Oct 2009 11:22

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Culture: A perfect example of Twitter activism: Jan Moir’s Boyzone article

The Daily Mail columnist claimed that Boyzone’s Stephen Gately, who died of natural causes, didn’t die of natural causes. It caused a major uproar. source
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