The Sun’s New Clothes
SIGNS that the Sun is turning into a blog as it’s front page is written by “A READER”.
Says Reader No.1: “We’re witnessing the downward spiral of Britain. Decent members of the public are being murdered by feral youths on our streets. MPs just give us sad eyes and soundbites. This is the 2007 equivalent of Nero fiddling while Rome burns.”
A READER turns out to be Dr Stuart Newton, an ex-headmaster and “Ofsted super head”. he may not be typical Sun reader. Although other Sun readers are afforded space to tell us: “Wife a bore in bed but work girl begs for sex”; “He paid man to kill me”; and “Porn rules my life”.
Dr Newton sounds like any tabloid leader writer, remaining just above the reach of the average reader by injecting his lament with a classical reference, in this instance Nero, the Roman leader who was fearful of Parthis (Iran), blamed the fires on the religionists (Christians) and kicked his wife Poppaea to death.
Next week a Midlands cabbie tells us about politics. Writes John Gaunt…
