2010-12-23
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quote 01:46:37
“ The Daily Express headlines its why-oh-why piece: “The Coldest Winter for 100 years, so where are the gritters?” Again, keen to help, I have an alternative headline to suggest: “The Coldest Winter for 100 years: an event that is fairly hard to plan for. ”
The Economist’s Bagehot on cold weather and journalistic clichés. It’s very well written and quite amusing. (With a nod to the semi-secret source.)
