Al Whittle wrote -
Froots in a way is rather like Sidmouth thirty or forty years ago. Very international minded. Reliant on record company adverts and the like.

OK let's test this claim against the facts:-
Number of pages in current fRoots (No. 418) - 148 pages
Number of adverts taken by record companies - 1 page (inside cover for World Circuit Records) (There is one other that I happen to know is a freebie for a small company devoted to specialist British traditional releases)
Number of pages of current album reviews - 17 pages (Is the editor mad to devote so much space to an industry that gives him minimal support or is he just trying to keep his readers informed?)
Number of pages of adverts for folk music festivals/clubs/tours - 25 pages
Number of pages of adverts for world music events/festivals - 3 pages

If we don't have some relationship between claims and facts, I'll have to get my friend in the White House to make another FAKE NOOS tweet!