Roy Greenslade on the Duchess of Cambridge and Sarah Vine

Cankles, you learn something new every day on gransnet.

It's good to see consensus breaking out again in respect of the SV piece on KM. The DM has influence and whilst I don't often agree with its political stance, I do feel it's done some good investigative stuff in recent years. The constant undermining and attacks on women though, very waring. I felt the article about KM was unpleasant and unnecessary.

Thanks, ana.

Oh (have checked in Urban Dictionary).

Fat ankles, thatbags.

cankles?

I normally take the DM with a large pinch of salt, and I'm not a particular fan of KM either, but yesterday's diatribe by SV was appalling. I've been taking the DM for years and see it as more of a magazine than a serious newspaper, but this is the latest in the line of nasty attacks on women in the public eye. Last week it was women committing the heinous crime of possessing cankles.

I'm quite surprised at SV in a way because she has suffered problems of her own which have affected her confidence in her femininity (she has hair loss). I'd expect a bit more empathy from her.

And I've yet to forgive Richard Littlejohn for a vitriolic and underserved attack on Ed Milliband in the run up to the election this year.

Not clever, not witty, not sardonic or satirical-just plain nasty. Badly done, DM.

I haven't got time to read the article atm, but I have taken issue with SV before now about her views on the older generation. I never heard back either from her or the DM.

She looks fine when she is dolled up as well.

I like it because she looks fine and not dolled up.

I really like that photo of Kate. I think it's my favourite.

The Vine article is deliberately designed to invite comments - who can resist three public engagements a week, two young children, tired busy mum, etc.

It's not serious journalism.

It's the price we pay for free online newspapers!

She used to write a column for the Sunday Times, her byline photo was no oil painting!

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They deserve each other

Sarah vine seems to be a fairly awful individual. I read some of her stuff on line and it seems to me she Makes a good income by being one of the DM's female columnists who enjoys writing negative, nasty comments about other women.
Yes, she is married to the equally warm and likable Michael Gove.

That's the sad thing isn't it mollie?
You would think we might have left all that bitchiness behind decades ago.

Perhaps DM readers out to take action if they think the journalist was out of order.

Sarah Vine is married to Michael Gove isn't she?

It's a cheap way to fill a newspaper. Won't call it journalism because it's far from that. I'd love to turn the camera on these pundits and pick out all their faults and flabby bits and ask how they like it! Why do women do this to women, life's tough enough!

What a cow that Vine person must be

try this instead