Above its title and the Royal Standard, THE TIMES of London describes itself as “Britain’s Most Trusted National Newspaper”. It’s not much of a boast in a Rogues’ Gallery.
I could name a couple of titled ex-Editors of the paper who were responsible
for spreading lies about the number of fatalities from various communities, and
the perpetrators
of the killings, during Britain’s recent war in Ireland. But I am waiting till
they join Sir Humphey Atkins, with “the Father of Lies” in a warmer
climate before naming them.
THE IRISH TIMES is controlled by an unaccountable, secretive, oathbound
“TRUST” set up by the late Lord Goodman, whom a fellow Peer accused
of swindling him out of millions of pounds.
For years the paper has been traducing the (Irish) state, its founders, the
Irish electorate, and those whose brains, blood, toil, tears and sweat saw it
through a the most perilous years of mankind’s presence on Earth.
The part of Ireland under Irish rule was not unique amongst English- speaking
states in its incarceration of children, their transportation to other
countries, their subjection to corporal punishment or sexual abuse. Within
Ireland, Catholic institutions were not the only offenders. Church of Ireland
Institutions were equally guilty.
Apparently some 40,000 or so children were sent to such institutions in a 30
year period. But THE IRISH TIMES, like most of the media has been telling the
world, for the last ten years, that 160,000 children were committed to those
institutios.
And it has taken until this week, for THE IRISH TIMES, at the direction of the
PRESS OMBUDSMAN to publish a letter (by Niall Meehan) to remark on the fact.
Every day the paper gives “THE IRISH TIMES VIEW” on everything under
the Sun, aping “The Thunderer in London.” A couple of thundering
liars. The British Lyin’ in neighbouring islands!
In a just world THE IRISH TIMES could be penalised for Offences Against the
State, Sued for libel, sued by its readers for fraud, boycotted by readers,
advertisers (including the State).
One hundred years ago newspapers in Ireland were suppressed, their staff
murdered or imprisoned, their readers courtmartialled for having copies,
by the State served by THE IRISH TIMES then, as now. Those nostalgic for
British Imperial tyranny, might be chastened by similar treatment by an
Irish elected government.
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