The strange case of the Courier and local English Democrats

A few weeks ago I posted blogs on the hatchet job by the Courier on two members of the English Democrats in Tunbridge Wells.  Sadly, no right of reply was granted.

The Courier is part of Northcliffe Media.  The latter is a division of the Daily Mail and General Trust.  Thus the Courier and the Daily mail are part of the same stable.  In one corner of the stable the Courier is 'spreading the dirt' on two English Democrats across four pages, including the front page.

 All minor and petty stuff when compared to what the Daily Mail published recently:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1386558/Tower-Hamlets-Taliban-Death-threats-women-gays-attacked-streets.html

The sensationalist 'expose' in the Courier is in stark contrast to the very real issues and concerns raised in the Daily Mail report (and by the Evening Standard) about what is happening in Tower Hamlets.

The Courier carried a comment by one of the individuals it 'exposed' who stood as a candidate at the recent local election.  The heading was 'First Timers'.  Incorrect, as the candidate stood last year in a  by-election in the same ward.