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Daily Express |
| Date: |
08/09/00 (31 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: I hear the sports pages are good...
Disadvantages: How long have you got?
With a headline like that, who could fail but be riveted??!
I was sent 2 whole pages of vouchers for the Express, and as it's been a while since the last series (they're obviously not giving up on me as a potential reader!) I thought I'd try it again.......
The real motivating factor was, sadly, not that I was desperate to see what's been going on in the world (I tend to listen to the radio for that) but that the guinea pigs were out of newspaper for their hutch, I also thought I'd enjoy picking over the news in a more relaxed way than listening to the radio in the car.......
Scene set, paper bought.......it was read in a little over 5 minutes. Not cover to cover, but as much as I could find to interest me.
I hate to disagree with other reviewers here, but hey, it's all about opinion, isn't it? I think this is the most boring newspaper I've come across in a long while.
With the first *3* pages virtually taken up by headlines such as the one in my title, "Palace better than the Dome, says Prince!" (Was he thinking of moving in?!) and "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, Your Majesty!" I can quite categorically say that there was nothing to interest me here, and *who* was responsible for the title "How I saved Big Bend!!!!!!!!!!" kind of thing I'd expect from the Sun!
Finally on page 7 there was a reasonable news article only to be followed on p9 by guess who? Prince Charles, and a sub heading about William, "Queen loses out to king of Cool!"
The whole presentation is tediously uninspiring, poor headers, poor photos, and poor layout...
The only thing I rescued before the whole lot go to the guinea pigs' hutch is the TV page, which they have at least managed to get right.
If you want a newspaper to inspire and challenge you, this is most definitely not going to be it! Apparently the Sports pages are very good (my dad used to buy it for this alo
ne)but for me, the rest is not worth the 15p offer price, even as guinea pig bedding!
If the Royal family are of great interest to you, this may be the paper you'll love, but if not, spare yourself and go get something more interesting!
Oh, and the title I quoted? She's apparently accepted a share in "Fluffy the Superhorse" as a 100th pressie from a group of aussie punters..........
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