Patrick Foster quoting “sources”

As that odious hacker and voyeur Patrick Foster seems to no longer feel that anonymous sources aren’t a good thing. I’m sure that with some encouragement he’ll shortly be clarifying who the sources are in the following stories, purely due to public interest of course: Sources on both sides say … A source close to the show said…The Metropolitan Police said …. BBC sources said … . A No 10 spokeswoman said … A spokeswoman admitted… Those close to the show insist… Sources close to Goody’s family said… Articles found from his entry in Journalisted and that’s just back till … Continue reading

NightJack update and round up

Following the Times notable victory over decency yesterday they’ve graciously allowed NightJack to respond in an article I can’t help but feel is very reminiscent of a communist show trial where the accused is allowed to publicly confess their sins and misdemeanors. The tactics he describes the Times using are also very reminiscent of those used to expose Girl with a one track mind, so they definitely have form on this one. speaking of having form it would seem that the Mendacious Patrick Foster, that fearless journalist so desperate to move on from the celebrity pages he’s prepared to sacrifice … Continue reading

NightJack exposed for the vanity of the Times

Until he stopped writing it I used to very much enjoy NightJacks view of the police, and his guide for decent people is invaluable. Now however thanks to The Times and that champion of free speech Justice Eady, the only way you’ll get to read his words is if you stumble across them in a cache somewhere. Despite having ceased blogging a while back, to go and write a novel, the Times felt that it would be a good thing to let everyone know who he was. This has already resulted in him getting written warning from his force and … Continue reading