ANGRY MOB

Stephen Glover's article yesterday 'Why does British TV make heroes of such nasty bullies as Sugar and Ramsay?' raised some interesting questions.' Not least, are he and the editorial staff of the Mail still suffering from DMC?

The others are:

1. Did he watch any episodes of the Apprentice? (I did and do not remember Sir Alan Sugar swearing at all, unless he is referring to the odd 'bloody'?)

2. Does he ever read anything in the Daily Mail besides his own articles and if so what was his reaction when he read Naomi Greenaway's article on page 57?

Did he think 'What an excellent role model Naomi is for our young people' or did he write a letter of complaint to the editor on the following lines?

Dear Sir,

I wish to complain most vehemently about Naomi Greenaway's article entitled 'When you find your cleaner wearing the same outfit as you, isn't it time to reach for designer labels again?

I do not think this type of article should be published in the Daily Mail because as you must surely appreciate if I am banging on about moral standards and role models for our young and accusing Sir Alan Sugar of being a bully on page 17, I look a bit more than stupid when I turn to page 57 and find Naomi Greenaway delighting in snobbery and casting aspersions on cleaners and people who are overweight. I quote:

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Might I remind Naomi Greenaway there is nothing admirable about being a snob. A snob is defined as 'One who tends to patronize, rebuff, or ignore people regarded as social inferiors and imitate, admire, or seek association with people regarded as social superiors.' and 'One who affects an offensive air of self-satisfied superiority in matters of taste or intellect.'

Dissonance indeed! If only she knew the meaning of the word. The only dissonance here is that created by the glaring and clanging hypocrisy between the two articles in question.

I trust you will give this matter your most immediate attention.

Yours truly,

Stephen