Blade has not, over the years, noted much by way of a commitment to feminism within the pages of The Daily Mail. Of a piece with the paper’s quaintly traditionalist/ludicrously patriarchal stance is today’s story about “Harriet Harman’s new Equality Bill”, an evidently outrageous measure which, among other things, will “thrust more female and ethnic [...]
In these troubled times it’s tempting to think that we’ve never had it so bad. If your house is for sale, fuel is now so expensive that only HNWIs can afford to come and visit it. If anyone does turn up, they’ll make you a derisory offer, knowing full well that no one else will [...]
The Guardian rightly points out that, for all its undoubted merits, the forthcoming summer blockbuster, Journey to the Center of the Earth, is infelicitously titled.
There are two contrasting law stories in The Independent today. On the one hand, John Leslie vehemently denies a recent allegation of rape, saying it is “totally untrue” and “the mother of all stitch-ups”. He says he is once again subject to “trial by media” and that if he “sounds bitter,” it’s because he is. [...]
Blade has been intrigued by the story of “57 Varieties” Heinz and its television ad for Deli Mayo. Last week, The Guardian reported that viewers would encounter some extra sauce thanks to a new Heinz ad featuring two men sharing a quick goodbye kiss just as one of them set off for work while the [...]
Is there a geek inside all of us?
Excellent Nike ad
Memo to would-be hacks: good writing is no longer a tool of your trade
Released almost a year ago, Spada’s groundbreaking research report, British Professions Today, is available for free download
This bank is so well designed that many of its staff never go home (allegedly)
In the latest of our series of white papers, Spada Research examines trends in environmental reporting.
After a raft of phone-hacking admissions and allegations, we are no longer seen as the gruff but dependable watchdog. Neville Thurlbeck, formerly of the News of the World (part of his Damascene conversion; to be continued).