Quote Originally Posted by Wheeze View Post
Of course it's a free country WP. I was freely admitting my surprise that a well informed commentator would quote from such a dreadfully biased right wing rag. I would expressed similar surprise if someone quoted a source from the Daily Star. In my own view, it damages credibility. However, Oracle offered a good defence in saying it was Margaret Hodges son he was actually quoting. Fair enough.
Peter Hitchens is someone who writes for the Mail who I find interesting and provocative. I have to say I don't like him and I more often than not disagree with him but I do like reading and he is open to a debate online as well, which few are.

There is crap in all papers regardless of their political position. Journalist of the year, Carole Cadwaller, has had to print or tweet so many retractions for stuff run in the Guardian/Observer recently, you wonder how she is still employable.