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Papers criticise plans for prison | Papers criticise plans for prison |
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The government has come in for stinging criticism over the issue of prison overcrowding. | The government has come in for stinging criticism over the issue of prison overcrowding. |
In the Sun, the newspaper sums up the government's response to the issue by saying: "Get out of jail free." | In the Sun, the newspaper sums up the government's response to the issue by saying: "Get out of jail free." |
The paper is furious at the decision to let thousands of convicts go home and it describes the prisons crisis as "a stinking national scandal". | The paper is furious at the decision to let thousands of convicts go home and it describes the prisons crisis as "a stinking national scandal". |
The Daily Telegraph says the government "rightly urged the courts to get tough" - then failed to build enough prisons. | The Daily Telegraph says the government "rightly urged the courts to get tough" - then failed to build enough prisons. |
Rushdie fury | Rushdie fury |
Many of the papers are exasperated at the failure of two official inquiries to blame anyone for the capture of British sailors by Iran. | Many of the papers are exasperated at the failure of two official inquiries to blame anyone for the capture of British sailors by Iran. |
Both the Daily Express and the Daily Mail brand the inquiry a whitewash. | Both the Daily Express and the Daily Mail brand the inquiry a whitewash. |
The ferocity of the reaction in Pakistan to the knighthood bestowed on Salman Rushdie has led some to ask whether the honour was a good idea. | The ferocity of the reaction in Pakistan to the knighthood bestowed on Salman Rushdie has led some to ask whether the honour was a good idea. |
But the Independent, despite its opposition to the honours system in general, thinks it was. | But the Independent, despite its opposition to the honours system in general, thinks it was. |
News that thousands of tickets for the Glastonbury festival may have gone astray in the post prompts a phlegmatic response from the Daily Mirror. | News that thousands of tickets for the Glastonbury festival may have gone astray in the post prompts a phlegmatic response from the Daily Mirror. |
Rings debate | Rings debate |
It points out that, with torrential rain forecast, those who miss out will be spared enduring the mud bath the site can turn into. | It points out that, with torrential rain forecast, those who miss out will be spared enduring the mud bath the site can turn into. |
The Independent foresees rows when four leading figures from private equity groups appear before MPs later. | The Independent foresees rows when four leading figures from private equity groups appear before MPs later. |
Its headline expects exchanges to focus on questions of "tax and the City". | Its headline expects exchanges to focus on questions of "tax and the City". |
The papers cannot agree as to whether anyone should head for the new musical, The Lord of the Rings. | The papers cannot agree as to whether anyone should head for the new musical, The Lord of the Rings. |
Both the Guardian and the Times are impressed but the Financial Times objects that there was not "a single memorable tune". | Both the Guardian and the Times are impressed but the Financial Times objects that there was not "a single memorable tune". |
"A thumping great flop," says the Telegraph, claiming it "combines tiresome grandiosity with mind-rotting mediocrity". | "A thumping great flop," says the Telegraph, claiming it "combines tiresome grandiosity with mind-rotting mediocrity". |
The Mail says the "acting comes very much second to gizmos". | The Mail says the "acting comes very much second to gizmos". |
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