> Perhaps someone from the U.K. can verify this, but I take it, from the above example, that the Mail is the British equivalent of out
> "National Enquirer," a tabloid for sale at supermarket checkout stands, with such headlines as "Oprah Winfrey has alien baby!!" and
> "bin Laden alive and living at the White House!"

Pretty much - Yes. Editoral staff known to be on extremity of right wing of just about main stream politics and um .. to have no real concern or consideration for the realities or practicalities of what they propose (hey - it sells copy!)

Known as 'Daily Fail' for getting stuff spectacularly wrong and for both the highly inventive use of and complete disregard of real statistics. comments pages on their articles are frequently used as a viewing pen for total loons. Tea Party would very much see it as their spiritual home

Seeing articles used as references makes us giggle .. and despair.