the daily mail...

...is the most venomous piece of tripe written in this country. it is racist, sexist and homophobic, whilst masquerading as just 'common sense'. the sun et al are also guilty of this, but what makes the daily mail worse is that it is a tabloid pretending to be a broadsheet, pretending to be well written journalism when it is nothing more than propaganda for middle england. And the fact that it is reasonably well written, at least compared to the other tabloids, convinces people, who would otherwise neglect the offensive musings of the sun etc, that it is a voice worth listenning to.

It villifies groups in society and upholds racist stereotypes. its coverage of anything to do with islam is absolutely abhorent, and is far more damaging to community cohesion than the supposed lack of integration by muslims. Its coverage on immigration and asylum is very dangerous indeed, and i would argue it has been a cause, along with other elements of the media, of attacks against asylum seekers around the country. It clumsily, and i guess intentionally, conflates immigrant with asylum seeker with 'bogus' with terrorist with illegal.

And i simply don't understand what else it wants to government to do. its policies are already harsh and arguably infringe human rights, Britain is certainly not a 'soft touch'. Asylum seekers do not get free mobile phones and endless welfare benefits. they get very basic welfare (so basic that they are not even aloud to have their babies in hospitals) and are often detained, including children, for indefinite time periods.