Paper Monitor
11:20 UK time, Wednesday, 27 July 2011
A service highlighting the riches of the daily press.
It is no surprise to see the Middleton sisters wheeled out for two entirely different stories.
The Daily Express reported that Wills and Kate's nuptials had boosted income from merchandising and palace admissions to a record £41m.
But the Daily Star, noted for its keen appreciation of Keynesian economic theory, found a for the nation's sluggish growth: "Brit Recovery Bottoms Out! Pippa effect hits the economy."
The paper related that extra days off taken for the Royal Wedding had caused an economic "slump". Quite how the maid of honour's "pert rear" (the Star's words not Paper Monitor's) was responsible for disappearing economic growth was never explained.
The Daily Express carries on with its "crusade" to get Britain out of the EU. Today's offering is a piece arguing that the Brussels bureaucrats want to take our ice cream vans away.
On closer inspection it appears the paper is complaining about a new EU rule to ban dirty van engines. Just below the story, the paper celebrated the fact Cornish pasties have now earned protected status under EU law.
The paper chooses not to praise the European Commission for its wisdom in protecting local distinctiveness.
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