Due to circumstances beyond our control some graphics are not appearing or are slow to reveal themselves. If you wait long enough the pics do appear, but we understand if you can't be arsed. No idea why this is occurring. Sir β Who, pray, is Angela Rayner? Sir β Who, pray, is Sharon Stone? Do you expect ME to know? Sir β Not being acquainted with the newspaper world, though I do like the Monmouthshire Beacon and Forest of Dean Gazette, would you please explain to me this business of anonymous sources?
Asking on behalf of a friend. It is a truth universally acknowledged that when a reporter quotes an unnamed source it is invariably made up. It is lazy journalism but it does fill a space β Ed. Alan Frame. I doff my Chelsea baseball cap to him. Gissa Job! Sir β Predictably, there is much hand wringing over the decision to relocate male illegal migrants to Rwanda. Bit like the UK then. I must have missed that β Ed.
Sir β So sad to read about the death of dear old Charlie Catchpole, a wonderful wit and great company. As well as the good times with him, I remember some not so good.
When I was Night Editor of the Sunday Express back in the turbulent 80s for Sir John Junor, Charlie sat behind the Backbench on the news desk on Saturdays, and we would often exchange banter and pop down to the Poppinjay for a swift one.
These were the days of the Wapping newspaper revolution that many of us will never forget. It was the most vicious industrial dispute since the days of the Great Depression and hate ruled. Feelings ran high. Charlie worked at Wapping of course and was a target.
