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Daily express

stonethrower
stonethrower Posts: 340 Forumite
in Debate House Prices & the Economy
Was watching BBC news 24 and they were reviewing tomorrows newspapers and the expresses front page headline was about house prices about to soar. The 2 presenters reviewing the papers nearly laughed. 1 of them even said the parers record with house prices was bad 2 years ago he said prices were about to crash now they are about to soar. I suppose it must sell papers for them.
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  • ad44downey
    ad44downey Posts: 2,246 Forumite
    Makes a change from rabbiting on about Lady Di I suppose.
    Krusty & Phil Madoff, 1990 - 2007:
    "Buy now because house prices only ever go UP, UP, UP."
  • bo_drinker
    bo_drinker Posts: 3,924 Forumite
    Obviously they were p1ssed when it went to print surely. Didn't the express used to be or still is ??? a tory paper. I don't buy dailys myself, read others if they are around. If this is the case they are on the ball.......NOT.
    I came in to this world with nothing and I've still got most of it left. :rolleyes:
  • beingjdc
    beingjdc Posts: 1,680 Forumite
    They use that headline once every couple of weeks or so. Possibly the owner or the editor has a big property portfolio? You have to feel sorry for their readers who have believed it and acted on it, though.
    Hurrah, now I have more thankings than postings, cheers everyone!
  • turbobob
    turbobob Posts: 1,500 Forumite
    "Crucial new evidence in Princess Di inquiry causes house prices to soar" says the Express yesterday :eek:

    OK they didn't say that, but they might as well have. Honestly, as a paper its not much better than the Daily Sport IMO.
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    Doesn't the owner of the Express also run such titles as "Lusty Asian Babes"?
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • napoleon
    napoleon Posts: 611 Forumite
    Yes indeed he does. And it has to be said that Lusty Asian Babes is a much superior read to the Daily Express. :T
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    <primly> I'll have to take your word for it <primly>
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • turbobob
    turbobob Posts: 1,500 Forumite
    He also owns the adult channel Television X, and has an interesting approach to board meetings apparently - http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2004/apr/22/dailyexpress.politicsandthemedia1
  • Pobby
    Pobby Posts: 5,438 Forumite
    I remember well when Richard Desmond worked in the same industry as me. Not sure if anyone remembers this 70`s publication, Beat Instrumental? Well as I recall he sold advertising space for them. He then went onto publish International Muscian. We used to buy ad space there. I got on very well with the guy although he did have the nick name of Tricky Dicky.
  • MrDT
    MrDT Posts: 951 Forumite
    turbobob wrote: »
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2004/apr/22/dailyexpress.politicsandthemedia1

    Hahaha excellent, the guy is a bigger joke than his newspaper, quite the achievement!
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