Martha Hancock

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?

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

I agree, well said !

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

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?

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.

Spot on Sarnia.
The gutter press at their best.

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.

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

Completely agree OP.

hear hear- the Press should be ashamed of itself. If you buy the papers that are harrassing her and those poor kids- you are part of this too.

My heart goes out to the poor woman and also to his children. So many lives now turned upside down just because a father/husband couldn’t keep it in his trousers.

^^ should read "actions" sorry

Whitewavemark2

The fact that Hancock has not come out and said “leave her alone” speaks volumes.

But we honestly shouldn’t be surprised.

Totally agree WW2 such a weak man he would have been better thought off if he faced up to his actions and told reporters to leave his wife and children alone.
I wonder how many other Ministers are twitching in case they have been recorded in compromising actins with their staff.

Poor woman, I feel sorry for her. The press need to leave her alone, it’s unacceptable for them to hound her, and keep asking her how she feels. She has behaved with dignity.