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Little support for digital future | Little support for digital future |
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There is widespread criticism of the government's Digital Britain report in Wednesday's papers. | There is widespread criticism of the government's Digital Britain report in Wednesday's papers. |
"Now a tax on every phone," complains the Daily Express. The £6 levy is meant to fund broadband for all, but "will be plundered for other purposes," it says. | "Now a tax on every phone," complains the Daily Express. The £6 levy is meant to fund broadband for all, but "will be plundered for other purposes," it says. |
"Another grand initiative - in the end another damp squib," predicts the Daily Mirror. "Net result - we all lose." | |
The Daily Mail thinks Digital Britain is "a "jargon-ridden fudge" that ignores "the most significant issues" raised by new technology. | The Daily Mail thinks Digital Britain is "a "jargon-ridden fudge" that ignores "the most significant issues" raised by new technology. |
Electoral 'farce' | Electoral 'farce' |
Many of the papers try to make sense of the political upheaval in Iran. | Many of the papers try to make sense of the political upheaval in Iran. |
The Independent's Robert Fisk believes the "fear has gone in a country that has tasted freedom". | The Independent's Robert Fisk believes the "fear has gone in a country that has tasted freedom". |
The Times urges the West to do more to encourage a new presidential ballot - to "give louder voice to its outrage, its contempt for this farce". | The Times urges the West to do more to encourage a new presidential ballot - to "give louder voice to its outrage, its contempt for this farce". |
One ordinary Iranian tells the Guardian: "What you're seeing is the result of 30 years of pressure and strangling... Iran is like a dam about to burst." | One ordinary Iranian tells the Guardian: "What you're seeing is the result of 30 years of pressure and strangling... Iran is like a dam about to burst." |
'Starred for life' | 'Starred for life' |
The face of 18-year-old Kimberley Vlaminck appears in the tabloids - complete with 56 stars tattooed on it. | The face of 18-year-old Kimberley Vlaminck appears in the tabloids - complete with 56 stars tattooed on it. |
She wanted three little stars, but ended up with a whole constellation instead, quips the Daily Mail. | She wanted three little stars, but ended up with a whole constellation instead, quips the Daily Mail. |
"Starred for life" is the Sun's take. It says Kimberley claims to have fallen asleep during the procedure and woken up to a nasty shock. | "Starred for life" is the Sun's take. It says Kimberley claims to have fallen asleep during the procedure and woken up to a nasty shock. |
The Daily Star picks the same headline. The teenager is now suing her tattooist for making her look like "a freak". | The Daily Star picks the same headline. The teenager is now suing her tattooist for making her look like "a freak". |
'Bligh and Ahab' | 'Bligh and Ahab' |
The Daily Telegraph tells the story of a Royal Navy captain who has banned sprouts from his warship, calling them "the Devil's vegetable". | The Daily Telegraph tells the story of a Royal Navy captain who has banned sprouts from his warship, calling them "the Devil's vegetable". |
Capt Wayne Keble's stance, says the paper, shows the Navy is "a service to which any resolute child persecuted by vegetables may still aspire". | Capt Wayne Keble's stance, says the paper, shows the Navy is "a service to which any resolute child persecuted by vegetables may still aspire". |
"Comparisons are being made to Bligh and Ahab," writes Tim Hayward in the Guardian's Word of Mouth food blog. | "Comparisons are being made to Bligh and Ahab," writes Tim Hayward in the Guardian's Word of Mouth food blog. |
"Decks it seems are being cleared and cutlasses rattled." | "Decks it seems are being cleared and cutlasses rattled." |
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