Defining moment: this modern-day cliché of English language usage probably best sums up 2011. Read more

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Posted by Dipankar De Sarkar on Monday, December 26, 2011 at 7:47 pm
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Don’t be surprised if, from now on, stories in newspapers (and perhaps television channels) come with sanctimonious disclaimers along the lines of those in Hollywood films. (My personal favourite is from The Simpsons: “No dogs were harmed during the production of this episode. A cat threw up and somebody shot a duck, but that’s it.”) Read more

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Posted by Dipankar De Sarkar on Monday, July 18, 2011 at 8:47 pm
Filed under UK · Tagged any coulson, David Cameron, dipankar de sarkar, Ed Miliband, James Murdoch, Labour party, murdoch, news corp, News of the World, rebekah brooks, Rupert Murdoch