Story Of The Blues

In this verbose world in which we live in, I have often said that we can glean far more from what is not said than from what is said. As Dr Winston O'Boogie aka John Lennon stated, 'A conspiracy of silence speaks louder than words.'

Fresh from my latest trip to Poland, it was interesting to see a good example in today's Daily Mail. No doubt the Mail's readership are too busy celebrating their electoral successes to be bothered with commenting on stories, but two pieces caught my eye.

Firstly, the usual immigration/asylum story. I was in Poland when the story broke over figures showing that many Poles were returning home. Not so long ago the right-wing press turned this into a desertion as opposed to the previous flooding/swamping.

Now, we have a bit of a non-story about some people (according to an Immigration Officer) reportedly giving the weather (so much for global warming huh!) and the NHS as a reason for LEAVING Open-Door UK. I can't be arsed saying more as the article is by our fiend (sic) James Slack and a cursory perusal of his words show that the actual figures of people involved may be counted on one of Littlejohn's hairy-palmed hands.

Suffice to say, there are 70+ comments. Read them. I bet you can't guess what the rational green-inkers of Mail Land say about this one. Click here if you dare.

I'm not one to have sour grapes about results. The blue boys won and the reds have only themselves to blame for own goals etc.

.............which of course leads us to the second story:

'Football success is nothing compared to my father's triumph in surviving horrors of Auschwitz', says Chelsea boss Avram Grant

As with a lot of stories about Nazis and the BNP in the Oswald Mosley-supporting Mail, NO COMMENTS!as

For the first time ever, a BNP candidate stood in my area. He secured over 200 votes. We did not receive any literature from this scum party (oh but it's a legitimate party, Eric) but still people voted for this evil group. We can blame scaremongering, the press, (or having a printing business if you are Cooke of Tamworth) but have no doubts that these Fascists would go down the same path that led to Avram Grant's father being subjected to the torture of Auschwitz.

So I say congrats to Chelsea and hope the Tories enjoy their success; but the reds will be back.

Steven Gerrard Theft - Liz Hull Knows

The Mail can be relied upon for headlines that do not have much in common with the actual story. Today, they pick on the story that Liverpool FC captain Steven Gerrard had his house burgled whilst his wife, Alex Curran, who happens to write newspaper columns for rivals was present.

The headline is risible. Houses of this kind do not get burgled as a spontaneous act as suggested by the article. The raiders would not have decided, hours after hearing she had bought an expensive watch for him, to stage an operation of this nature. In addition, it is hardly a state secret that leading footballers have wealth on display. He ain't gonna be living in a bedsit with a black and white TV for company.

The implication is that by talking about your wealth you invite bad fortune. This sits uneasily with The Mail's zero tolerance of crime (apart from tax avoidance (aka creative accountancy) or motoring offences (aka stealth taxes).

The piece itself is penned by Liz Hull - a veteran of such classics as 'Signs warn anglers to stop eating all the carp' (which should have read V signs warn Liz to stop writing crap')