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09 Aug 01 - 02:05 PM (#524439) Subject: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: GUEST,Folkie Dave Hope you don't mind me asking, but following a conversation with a friend last night, we came to the conclusion (after several beers) that at least 80% of Folkies are Guardian readers. May I do a quick straw poll to confirm / deny this? Thanks for your time Folkie Dave (A Guardian reader) |
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09 Aug 01 - 02:14 PM (#524447) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: brid widder none! |
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09 Aug 01 - 02:22 PM (#524456) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: selby none |
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09 Aug 01 - 02:40 PM (#524478) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Noreen I don't get a daily paper atm due to financial restrictions, but when I do buy one it is the Guardian. Noreen |
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09 Aug 01 - 02:41 PM (#524479) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Lonesome EJ From: Lion When I'm at home (B'mouth) I read the Mail or for a real newspaper the Times. It seems that most newspapers are more interested in the size of one's breasts than anything that might affect local or national interest. When I'm "here" I read the Rocky Mountain News. What an odd question though. It's hard to believe that anybody calling themselves a"folkie" would disdain the news. However much we might disagree or be disgusted or whatever, isn't that why we have letters to the editor? |
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09 Aug 01 - 02:47 PM (#524485) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: vindelis When I had time to read a paper, it was The Independent. These days this site is as good as any newspaper, and far more interesting. |
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09 Aug 01 - 02:54 PM (#524494) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: GUEST,Folkie Dave Well, on current responses, my theory's going totally down the drain! I'll wait for a few more before admitting defeat though! Folkie Dave |
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09 Aug 01 - 03:08 PM (#524505) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Shields Folk Daily, The Newcastle Journal, but on a Sunday its the Independent(on Sunday). |
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09 Aug 01 - 03:08 PM (#524506) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: John MacKenzie Well Dave, part of the problem with the question you ask, is that the reading of some papers is a dead giveaway, while the reading of others is likely to attract scorn from people who think they know better. I have always found that most folkies have a leftward leaning politically, so I guess that they would read the papers appropriate to their political views. I myself am a Telegraph reader, and was once castigated for reading a right wing Tory rag, but I find it contains a good balance of stories, and also realises that football is not the only sport played in the UK. The crossword is good too, and also I know bias when I read it, and treat it as such. Good luck with proving your theory. Jock |
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09 Aug 01 - 03:10 PM (#524510) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Les from Hull I don't read a newspaper, as I am quite capable of thinking for myself, although I do read Private Eye. |
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09 Aug 01 - 03:19 PM (#524520) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Gareth Gareth
Western Mail, Gareth |
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09 Aug 01 - 03:23 PM (#524524) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: brid widder I do read whatever my chips come wrapped in...does that mean I 'disdain the news'or just the nespaper? |
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09 Aug 01 - 03:36 PM (#524546) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: GUEST,Willa Just means you're a typical Yorkshire lass, and want full value for your money. I don't buy a morning paper now, but when I did, it was a different one each day, usually from Independent/Grauniad/Telegraph/Times |
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09 Aug 01 - 03:38 PM (#524553) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: GUEST,Willa Just means you're a typical Yorkshire lass, and want full value for your money. I don't buy a morning paper now, but when I did, it was a different one each day, usually from Independent/Grauniad/Telegraph/Times |
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09 Aug 01 - 03:44 PM (#524560) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: ard mhacha Irish News and The Guardian, for the benefit of those Catters who are not familiar with English Tabloids,George Bush might even manage to read them, yes they are that bad. Slan Ard Mhacha. |
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09 Aug 01 - 04:37 PM (#524604) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull I read The Times/Sunday Times, The Racing Post and The Ull Daily Mail. |
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09 Aug 01 - 04:39 PM (#524608) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: GUEST,PCW Since the newsagent at my local station closed the only morning paper I can get is Metro. |
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09 Aug 01 - 06:21 PM (#524691) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Paul from Hull Papers? It saya RIZLA on mine......*G* & ok, I know the anagram...IZAL without enough R's.... Sorry, that joke will simply NOT work for any American or Canadian 'catters! At ANY level! |
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09 Aug 01 - 07:15 PM (#524727) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Firecat Well, Dad usually gets the Daily Mail, and I swipe that, but when I'm at college I get the Selby Times, cos there's a column in it that's all about college. |
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10 Aug 01 - 04:33 AM (#524937) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: sian, west wales Western Mail here, too. (Just to REALLY skew the stats!) And I try to read two others online: the Globe and Mail (Canada), and The Irish Times. It helps keep some perspective ... sian |
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10 Aug 01 - 06:09 AM (#524950) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Michael in Swansea Daily Telegraph, Sunday Express, South Wales Evening Post Mike |
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10 Aug 01 - 06:36 AM (#524955) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler Yes, stereotypically I read the paper Grauniad and look at the Times and Telegraph and London Evening Standard online (the ST for the Matt cartoon, honest) and Private Eye online for the cartoons. RtS |
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10 Aug 01 - 07:13 AM (#524965) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Snuffy Grauniad Mon to Fri only - I've got better things to do at weekends than read papers Wassail! V |
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10 Aug 01 - 07:23 AM (#524970) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Airto I'm not from the UK but here in Brussels I buy an English paper most days. First choice is The Independent. A similar political colour to the Guardian and far better racing coverage. When back in Ireland I go for the Racing Post (Joninull, a soulmate!) and the Irish Times, but to be honest the Irish papers have become very dull and rather smug. |
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10 Aug 01 - 07:30 AM (#524976) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Grab Rarely get papers these days - read the BBC news site every day, which is enough for me. Sometimes get the Telegraph for the news reporting and review section, and ignore the political columns and social fluff. Graham. |
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10 Aug 01 - 10:04 AM (#525036) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: John J The Grauniad, (& Private Eye sometimes), sometimes the Sunday Times for the travel section. John |
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10 Aug 01 - 10:27 AM (#525048) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Trevor I'm a Telley reader, although I race through the 'news' so that I can get to the crossword. It's sport supplement is pretty good as well. My ocal papers are The Shrpshire Star and The South Shropshire Journal, which once carried a front-page story about a bloke who had some lettuce nicked from his allotment. |
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10 Aug 01 - 10:54 AM (#525066) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: GUEST,MC Fat Next week I'll be reading the Whitby Gazzette which is really fab. The Crime page is a stonker ,last time the big crime wave in Whitby was a spate of milk bottles going missing from doorsteps ,that's enough to send the SWAT team out. |
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10 Aug 01 - 12:14 PM (#525108) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: brid widder but such an eminent local journal will be anxious to chronicle the progress of the chair lift project! |
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10 Aug 01 - 12:19 PM (#525117) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Ringer Telegraph (Saturdays only, usually have it finished by following Wed) |
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10 Aug 01 - 01:57 PM (#525190) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Les b (U.K.) I never get a daily paper, too depressing. But I read the local rag every week, and get vexed when people comlain that they didn't know about this event or that development or the local factory closing down, and then tell me they never read the local paper. Local issues are the ones that effect us directly. |
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10 Aug 01 - 02:01 PM (#525193) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: running.hare Telegraph, though I don't always read it. It's realy dads paper. |
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10 Aug 01 - 02:08 PM (#525202) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Gareth Trevor Was that typo Local or Yocal Gareth |
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10 Aug 01 - 03:11 PM (#525241) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: fat B****rd Guardian (Saturday) Observer (sunday) and I peek at semi naked women on the Tabloid shelf in my newsagent. Yours unashamedly The fB |
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10 Aug 01 - 06:09 PM (#525332) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Peter K (Fionn) Morning Star. |
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10 Aug 01 - 06:21 PM (#525335) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Gareth Morning Star - Thank God ther's at least one Tanky left !! Gareth |
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10 Aug 01 - 06:58 PM (#525355) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: 8_Pints I never buy any tabloids, and will only read those with good sports coverage (usually the "ToryGraph") if away on business. Otherwise whatever is provided free on the train or hotel when on business. Prefer "Private Eye" or New Scientist, etc. Bob vG |
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10 Aug 01 - 07:57 PM (#525382) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: GUEST,colwyn dane I don't buy a paper but read one of three that are usually left in the works rest room: 'Daily Wail', 'Cracked Mirror' or the 'Blue Nun'. I receive the 'New York Times' headlines by email and I infrequently dip into the on-line editions of the 'Irish News', 'The Jakarta Post','The Sydney Morning Herald' and for Scottish football reports I go to the 'Daily Record' site. I think Giok is right about the 'Daily (S)Tory' in that its coverage of sports - including underwater speedway -is, perhaps, the widest of any newpaper in the UK.
CD.
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11 Aug 01 - 05:29 PM (#525824) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: McGrath of Harlow I get The Guardian, primarily for the Steve Bell cartoons.
What I'd like would be a paper significantly to the left of The Guardian, but with the news values and the sense of humour of The Telegraph at its best.
Bring back the News Chronicle (which was shut down in 1969 I think.)
Or maybe a daily version of The Oldie would do. |
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11 Aug 01 - 05:35 PM (#525830) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: McGrath of Harlow I put the blue clickies in just in case any people in the rest of the world wanted to have the remotest idea what we were talking about. And the clicky I put in for The Guardian, appropriately enough, had a misprint so it didn't come through in that last post. (My misprint. Maybe I've been taking the paper too long...) |
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11 Aug 01 - 05:43 PM (#525836) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Mrs.Duck There was a time way back BC (before children) when I had time to read newspapers and used to thouroughly enjoy doing the Grauniad crossword before starting the day but that was a long time ago and can't say I've read a newspaper in years - is Queen Anne dead? |
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11 Aug 01 - 06:36 PM (#525867) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: McGrath of Harlow Here's a link for all the Guardian crosswords you could wish for; and here is the loink for Telegraph crosswords, which I think are better.
Not that Mrs Duck will have time to do them, with the ducklings racing around. But the links are here anyway, for anybody who does have the time. |
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11 Aug 01 - 08:15 PM (#525939) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Gareth McGrath, BTW I understand the ToryGraph holds the record for most misprints on one page. - Not the Grauniad ! N B Non UK Catters, the Gaurdian is notorious for misprints - affectionatly known as the Grauniad - it managed once to print the Crossword, without clues ! Gareth |
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11 Aug 01 - 08:27 PM (#525942) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: GUEST For local news, the Northern Times and the P&J - for national, I used to read the Scotsman, but now I often read the Herald instead, and the Sunday Times. Also - the New York Times. |
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12 Aug 01 - 10:03 AM (#526093) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: GUEST Guardian, Guareth! |
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12 Aug 01 - 12:28 PM (#526135) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: John MacKenzie Yes Mrs Duck most of Queen Anne is dead, but her legs live on. Jock |
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12 Aug 01 - 01:08 PM (#526157) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: mouldy Independent (and on Sunday)plus, like Firecat, the Selby Times! Andrea |
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13 Aug 01 - 07:15 AM (#526588) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: JulieF Independent - every lunch time to ensure that I get a break from the screen. The Sheffield Star, the Sheffield Telegraph ( just to see if there's anyone in that I know). The Independent on Saturday - to get the picture link and The Observer on Sundays All the best Julie |
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13 Aug 01 - 10:05 AM (#526667) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: GUEST,Kirsty I read the Independant and the dundee courier |
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13 Aug 01 - 12:02 PM (#526754) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Steve Parkes My boss brings in the Guardian, but I don't usually get past the cartoon on the front page. At weekends (when I go home) I read the Wolverhampton-based Express & Star, which has been a family habit since time immemorial. Never the Birmingham Post! Te E&S carries a comprehensive Midland Folk diary on Fridays. Steve |
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14 Aug 01 - 07:37 AM (#527527) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Trevor I used to have a tabloid, but Germoline cured it. |
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14 Aug 01 - 08:00 AM (#527539) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: GUEST,Cavia_P and Glevum We prefer a broad sheet paper because it fits our Guinea Pig hutch better than the tabloids. [and what the pigs do to it should be done to most newspapers] Currently we get the Yorkie Post (and do the crosswords), because we've got money off vouchers for it. [ We have to save the pennies for decorating our new/old house. ] Some Saturdays we get the Daily Excess, but only for the TV Guide. (and the quiz pages) Sometimes we get the 'Ull Daily Mail, but it's rubbish. [We only get it for the give-aways] Cavia_P and Glevum |
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15 Aug 01 - 01:34 AM (#528373) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: DougR Gareth: your story about the "Guardian" and the crossword puzzle game me my best laugh of the day! Thanks. I'll bet they heard from a lot of dissatisfied readers that day. DougR |
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20 Aug 01 - 08:46 AM (#531693) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Gervase Guardian weekdays, New Statesman Fridays and sometimes the Observer at weekends. I wouldn't wipe my fundament with the Mail, Express or the red-tops (and I've worked for most of 'em), and while the Telegraph is amazingly comprehensive, I find its features and op-ed pages merely get me ranting and muttering "Oh, for goodness'sake!" at their twee middle-classness and Europhobia. A win double for the Telegraph would be "How an evil Brussels dictact will double the cost of keeping a pony and force you to pay your nanny the minimum wage". |
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20 Aug 01 - 08:45 PM (#532133) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: bill\sables British wisdom regarding London's eight daily newspapers.
THE TIMES; Read by people who run the country. |
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21 Aug 01 - 03:25 AM (#532269) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Steve Parkes That's the Morning Star, of course, not the Daily Star! |
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21 Aug 01 - 05:11 AM (#532303) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull It looks like I am in the wrong job Bill, I oght to be running the country, though I admit I probably woudn't make a good job of it, I think you probably need to be good at spelling for that! |
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21 Aug 01 - 05:34 AM (#532309) Subject: RE: BS: UK Catters; what newspaper do you read? From: Ringer Hey, McGrath, can you actually do the Guardian crossword? I can often finish the Saturday's Telegraph by the following Saturday (if my wife joins in, it's "usually" rathern than "often"). There's a chap I see in the pub who's recently been made redundant & now spends most of the day doing the Guardian Xwd: he's usually got somewhere between 2 & 6 left undone by the evening & sometimes I'll "help" him: but I am almost always unable to do any, and even the ones he's done I frequently need explaining. So if you can do it, you go up (were that possible!) in my estimation. |