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Tag Archives: The Guardian
Which hurts the most – sticks and stones or words?
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me” runs the old playground chant. Children quickly learn that this is not true. Names (or words) can really hurt and cause psychological damage beyond the mere scratches … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Mitchell, BBC Radio 4 Today, Daily Telegraph, Martin Shovel, pleb, sticks & stones, The Guardian, The Sun
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Say what you mean and mean what you say
Gordon Brown’s spectacular own goal this week – instantly dubbed “Brown’s ‘bigot’ gaffe” by the media – may well be the defining moment not just of his election campaign but of his political career. As Roy Greenslade put it in … Continue reading