Martha Hancock

Spot on Sarnia.
The gutter press at their best.

In this matter the press are deplorable. I feel so sorry that Martha Hancock has been dragged into the sordid behaviour of her husband and I do wish the press would leave her alone.

Take off the judgy pants Kali. We are more than capable of deciding which newspaper to purchase, ignoring any account of Martha Hancock and moving on to important news.
you are part of this too is insulting.

They only do it because it sells - so if you buy ...

What if I've been buying the same newspaper, every day for the last 10 years? Should I cancel the papers until they stop reporting on the subject, just to show them how outraged I am? Or should I change from the Independent to another? Oh wait..... every newspaper in the land is carrying the same story. So will you be cancelling all your papers kali2, so as not to feed them?

I believe that The Sun is still very unpopular in Liverpool because of the way it reported on the Hillsborough tragedy. It was also boycotted in the North East of Scotland last year because of the way it reported that train crash near Stonehaven.

So yes, if you keep on taking the same newspaper irrespective of its journalistic standards, you are to blame.

The Independent however, seems to have got it right.

www.independent.co.uk/voices/matt-hancock-wife-affair-attention-b1873802.html

I agree, well said !

I think that ‘judgy pants’ is what keeps many threads going.

Or, as the grown ups call it, "responsibility".

No Aleg it’s the constant desire from some to tell others what to do.
It goes without saying that press intrusion to anyone caught up in a ‘scandal’ like Martha Hancock is rotten behaviour, but that doesn’t mean they can’t buy their favourite newspaper.

Why do you think they intrude in people's private lives? Because salacious gossip sells.

If their favourite newspaper thinks intruding into people's private lives is acceptable, you have to ask why it's their favourite

Should everyone only read The I ?
Every newspaper carries news and also photos of Martha Hancock, and there are many other reasons why people buy newspapers than to read about that particular story.

People pretending they know better than me really grinds my gears.

just been right through today's paper- not a mention of Martha, no photo, nothing.

If you keep buying the same paper, with the same 'type' of salacious gutter stories - then yes, you are part of this- simple.

just been right through today's paper- not a mention of Martha, no photo, nothing.

Excellent a step in the right direction.

just been right through today's paper- not a mention of Martha, no photo, nothing.
Which one please, Kali2?

I don't normally buy a paper, the first I heard about the press hounding Mrs Hancock was on GN.
Perhaps I should cancel my membership.

Well it is not The Sun, or any of its cousins!

Because when you buy the same paper for 10 years or so, you know that this is the kind of story they specialise in... again and again- so if you continue buying, it must be because you 'approve', otherwise you wouldn't buy, would you?

Kali2

Well it is not The Sun, or any of its cousins!

Because when you buy the same paper for 10 years or so, you know that this is the kind of story they specialise in... again and again- so if you continue buying, it must be because you 'approve', otherwise you wouldn't buy, would you?

What paper do you read, Kali2?

I've not bought a newspaper for years.

Alegrias1

Or, as the grown ups call it, "responsibility".

You are simply being provocation now and rather silly in my view.

My point was, I am more than capable of making a responsible decision without anyone judging me with their dictate and adding insults for good measure. deciding which newspaper I take, according to content. I have never felt the need to insult another poster. Why would I?

GillT57

I think the affair is now a private matter for both families to work through in privacy. The concern for the rest of us was the hypocrisy, and now that he has resigned, finally, over that, the affair is not public concern. I do admit though, that I have a secret delight in thinking about other philandering ministers having a dreadful weekend wondering if they too have been filmed. There is rumoured to be another high profile individual whose sexual shenanigans are well known amongst political journalists. I hope he/she, and others are suffering agonies of worry.

Couldn't agree more GillT57.

I paraphrased "judgy pants" as "responsibility".

Who's being silly?

Talullah

Kali2

Well it is not The Sun, or any of its cousins!

Because when you buy the same paper for 10 years or so, you know that this is the kind of story they specialise in... again and again- so if you continue buying, it must be because you 'approve', otherwise you wouldn't buy, would you?

What paper do you read, Kali2?

I've not bought a newspaper for years.

I don't subscribe to any in particular- and I buy a selection, and not every day. But I choose carefully. Sometimes if I stop at a Cafe, I pick some of the tabloid Press and each time I just can't believe my eyes- and can't believe anyone would choose to read this - stuff, and in doing this, condone and approve it.

Sometimes if I stop at a Cafe, I pick some of the tabloid Press and each time I just can't believe my eyes- and can't believe anyone would choose to read this - stuff, and in doing this, condone and approve it
Why pick it up in a cafe?
Someone might see you and judge you!

But there's nothing like a bit of pearl-clutching to cheer up the day
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Kali2

Talullah

Kali2

Well it is not The Sun, or any of its cousins!

Because when you buy the same paper for 10 years or so, you know that this is the kind of story they specialise in... again and again- so if you continue buying, it must be because you 'approve', otherwise you wouldn't buy, would you?

What paper do you read, Kali2?

I've not bought a newspaper for years.

I don't subscribe to any in particular- and I buy a selection, and not every day. But I choose carefully. Sometimes if I stop at a Cafe, I pick some of the tabloid Press and each time I just can't believe my eyes- and can't believe anyone would choose to read this - stuff, and in doing this, condone and approve it.

I'm just interested in which paper you've read today that has no comment about Hancock and his wife. that's all!

Not a trick question.

And why on earth would you pick a paper up in a cafe and read it then be unable to believe that people would choose to read it! Isn't that what you've just done?

Are we getting confused about commenting on the Hancock affair, and pursuing a woman through the streets trying to get her to comment, and trying to photograph her without permission?

Because it is important to know what some people are reading and where they get their 'information' from... And each time I do, I am still shocked- and my fears confirmed.

You can call 'pearl clutching' all day long- gutter fishing is a lot worse. How can anyone complain about the way Martha H and her children are treated- and read the papers that are prepared to drag her into this mess. Just as so many before her- and a whole array of others, and whole groups of people.

I haven't seen any newspapers, only what I read on here.