NotHardUp1
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Dear Sir:
On Saturday, you published a photo of the UK prime minister above the headline “A dangerous cult now runs Britain”. I was pleased to see that, despite the constant turmoil of the modern world, some things, such as the Guardian’s famed penchant for typos, never change.
Tony Mabbott
Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Letter to the Guardian
May 2021
Letter to the GuardianSir,
With regard to your recent article and headline (Our elders are supposed to be older and wiser. But not these Brexit clowns), I am a prize-winning international musical clown, part of an honourable profession, and am deeply offended by the misuse and misrepresentation of “clown” in connection with parliamentary or other forms of chaotic behaviour.
The constant use of the word “circus” in the press to denote a mess or bad behaviour is also distasteful. Unlike the comparison the press constantly draws, a clown or indeed a circus must be orderly and efficient to work properly. And in the case of a circus, it takes teamwork—which is the opposite of the impression the press gives.
Please could the fourth estate find other words to describe political behaviour.
David Konyot
Tilney St Lawrence, Norfolk
December 2018
Letter to Private EyeSir,
As someone with a history of severe mood swings which could well be described as “bi-polar” I found your cartoon on page 7 issue 1324 (“The grand bi-polar old Duke of York”) deeply unfunny and utterly insensitive. However, when I read it again a few days later I thought it was hilarious. Keep up the good work.
Mark Piggott
London N19
October 2012
