Madeleine McCann: Clarence Mitchell For Hire, Richard Desmond And The Guardian Repeats
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DAILY TELEGRAPH: “McCann’s spokesman Clarence Mitchell ponders PR move
As Kate and Gerry McCann return from their first family holiday since their daughter Madeleine disappeared 14 months ago, their spokesman Clarence Mitchell is in talks to join a PR agency where he plans to help other parents who have lost children to deal with the media.
Such is the news of the McCann case that the internet traffic-hungry Telegraph is looking at Clarence Mitchell’s career options. An interviwer might ask him what good has come of all the PR and media handling, and point out that not every missing child is the the blonde, photgenic progency of middle-class doctors and thus not deemed to be as newsworthy.
Says Mitchell, the McCanns’ spokesman:
“I’m happy to help anyone in the eye of a media storm, but I need to put myself on a firm financial footing. I should stress, however, that there’s absolutely no question of me abandoning Kate and Gerry McCann.”
Working for the McCanns is a job, and it pays. But when will it end?
THE GUARDIAN: “Fakery fallout hits TV sector”
Deception rows caused several top television figures to slide down the top 100. It’s the MediaGuardian 100, an arbitrary league table of TV shows and staff.
The newspaper sector accounts for three of the top 10 fallers - two editors and a proprietor. Richard Desmond is the second biggest faller, down 20 places to 55, after his newspapers had to make unprecedented front-page apologies and pay £550,000 in damages to the family of Madeleine McCann.
And the Guardian loves to write about Desmond:
55. Richard Desmond
In March, Richard Desmond’s Express Newspapers titles ran unprecedented apologies and paid £550,000 in damages over stories they had run about the family of Madeleine McCann….
It was another blow to the credibility of the papers, credibility that has suffered ever since Desmond bought them in 2000…
Under-resourced and undermined by the McCann apology, Desmond’s newspaper group also saw the first 24-hour national newspaper strike for 18 years in a dispute about pay and outsourcing.
Desmond is Fleet Street’s least-loved proprietor, but as the Observer’s Peter Preston memorably put it: “No one likes him, though (in common with Millwall FC) he doesn’t seem to care.”
No.78 is Peter Wright, editor of the Mail on Sunday.
If Wright is occasionally a controversial figure, then he gained extra credibility this year when he joined the Press Complaints Commission after the Daily Express editor, Peter Hill, stepped down in the wake of Express Newspapers’ £550,000 damages payout to the family of Madeleine McCann.
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Richard Desmond, the owner of Express Newspapers, has also had a mixed year, paying out £550,000 in damages to Gerry and Kate McCann for a string of inaccurate articles about their daughter Madeleine’s disappearance, and taking the unprecedented step of publishing front-page apologies in all four Express and Star national titles.
Is the Guardian obsessed with Richard Desmond?
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July 14th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
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SteveT Says:
July 14th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Bye all.
Cheniers glasses were framed!
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They woz innocent!
They were nowhere near wherever it was and anyway I don’t wear them.
Plausible Deniability Rules, KO!…
July 14th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Chenier
I think she’s protesting about the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill and I think she’s implying we’re working for Satan - rather than we should stop it in his name.
July 14th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Nosey - ROFPML
July 14th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Julie
Who gave Carmen a say?
July 14th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
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SteveT Says:
July 14th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Lone,
Cant say as I work for the biggest spooks agency in the UK.
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Then you are on the wrong thread; get back to George!
July 14th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
that book 6?
July 14th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
I hope Carmen’s got a HUGE house
So far, the “self-invited” gang of girls intent on meeting one good looking divorced dude who drives Bentley and has boot full of wine is as follows :
ME
(I intend winning this one girls 
)
Nosey
Chenier
Chateleine
(who else seeing that we’re all inviting ourselves?)
That would be PLUS Carmen, Mr Carmen and good looking dude in one house
(Not to forget that poor Carmen hasn’t even said we can come YET)
July 14th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Bye all.
Cheniers glasses were framed!
July 14th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Lone
Unless you are 50 and live in north yorkshire - no I’m not your sister.
We didn’t know anything was amiss till the following day when I got a phone call saying that someone had found my diary by the roadside.
Fortunately they recognised the kids names which appeared on a regular basis in my diary, and phoned us.
One benefit of living in the middle of nowhere … as I hadn’t filled in that front bit.. I never do - I know who’s blooming diary it is and my phone number…
sorry ranting now - off to take it out on the roses.
July 14th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Lone,
Cant say as I work for the biggest spooks agency in the UK.
July 14th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
‘Jesus died for your sins, stop killing for Satan’
I’m not sure that I understand the theology on that one.
It reads as if Satan, presumably reluctantly, has had to step up to bat on the getting us to stop killing people wicket.
Eat your breakfast for Mummy, drink your milk for Daddy, stop killing for Satan…
July 14th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
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SteveT Says:
July 14th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Hopefully someone will get picked up by the fuzz. That will teach them to steal Lones bike!
anyone specific in mind
???
July 14th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Burp
Cheers MrT - that was gorgeous !
July 14th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Hopefully someone will get picked up by the fuzz. That will teach them to steal Lones bike!
July 14th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
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Noseycow Says:
July 14th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Lone
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{BIGGG HUUUGGG….}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
Buggers aren’t they - the only time I’ve been burgled the b’s walked into the house while all five of us were at home and took my handbag, carkeys and mobile and hubby’s breifcase and phone.
We did get a phone call about 18 months later from the police saying that our crime had been ‘detected’ and the perpertraitor (???) was now serving time with her majesty’s prison service.
you’re not my sister are you?????
that happened to her also!!!
July 14th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Chenier
Sod hanging up drips.. I plan to be otherwise occupied
July 14th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
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chenier Says:
July 14th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
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Noseycow Says:
July 14th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Carmen
Bentley, Chateau, vinyard… (good looking and single would be relevent without the first three) …. did you get his phone number?
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Does he have a twin? And when are Nosey and I visiting you?
Bearing in mind Nosey would be on hand to hang the dextrose drip should you succumb to the demon drink again…
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I already have a château and a couple of cars, so will not force myself onto your party. However, would be very interested in some of that wine. I can take more than 2 glasses …
July 14th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1167/1223905174_9bb7b99184_o.jpg
send this to the fuzz or put up posters
July 14th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Lone
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{BIGGG HUUUGGG….}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
Buggers aren’t they - the only time I’ve been burgled the b’s walked into the house while all five of us were at home and took my handbag, carkeys and mobile and hubby’s breifcase and phone.
We did get a phone call about 18 months later from the police saying that our crime had been ‘detected’ and the perpertraitor (???) was now serving time with her majesty’s prison service.
July 14th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
allo Brandon.
July 14th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
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Lone Pigeon Says:
July 14th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
cheers Julie I bet it was someone walking back from the pub and thought perfect jyust what I need. I wouldn’t mind if they wanted to get back on it - as long as they brought it back!
*****
Happened a lot while I was still in NL. First place to look for your bike would be the nearest railway station …
July 14th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
allo stevie
July 14th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
I will buy you a pint Lone, but nothing else!
July 14th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
have a marks and spencer potato
July 14th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
cheers Julie
I bet it was someone walking back from the pub and thought perfect jyust what I need. I wouldn’t mind if they wanted to get back on it - as long as they brought it back!
July 14th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
‘no end’
You little boaster
July 14th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
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Noseycow Says:
July 14th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Carmen
Bentley, Chateau, vinyard… (good looking and single would be relevent without the first three) …. did you get his phone number?
———————————————-
Does he have a twin? And when are Nosey and I visiting you?
Bearing in mind Nosey would be on hand to hang the dextrose drip should you succumb to the demon drink again…
July 14th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Ah, I’m sorry Birdie! That’s bad! (Didn’t realise you lot got things stolen over there as well - it’s a way of life here for us
).
Holding thumbs that some good luck comes your way
July 14th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
thanks Brandon - now that really did help no end
July 14th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
thanks Karen - that helped no end