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ScaredyCat
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PostPosted: 19:02 - 19 Sep 2013    Post subject: First I'll read the news... Reply with quote
... then I'll put some paper in the printer..

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PostPosted: 11:13 - 20 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: 11:36 - 20 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Can't see link content but...
Could this would be about Newham's mayor removing non-English language newspapers from their libraries.

...they can be read online.

BBC story click here
BBC wrote:
...Sir Robin Wales, elected Labour Mayor of Newham, in east London, said removing the papers would "encourage people to speak and learn English".

But a Newham resident has described the move as an "appalling" and "drastic" measure.

About 150 languages are spoken in the borough and many residents speak English only as a second language.

The council is yet to confirm how many different foreign language newspapers it previously provided but residents say they were previously able to read Urdu, Gujarati, Bengali and Hindi publications in Newham's libraries.
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But Sir Robin said: "English language is something that we're pushing very strongly.

"Two things about the English language: You need it to get a job; secondly it brings a community together.

"Public money should be spent encouraging people to speak and learn English. Whenever I raise that with my residents they all agree with that."


Radio comment said he can do this as being elected (and therefore a politician) because the population is so diverse there that he can annoy a few groups without damaging his chances of re-election.

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PostPosted: 12:02 - 20 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Speaking as a resident of Newham, I actually think this is a good idea. The amount of money spent of multilingual print runs is insane, especially given that the borough is effectively skint.
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PostPosted: 13:17 - 20 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I saw the vid before it was removed Mr. Green

Basically he did the news report standing up while holding a standard pack of A4 paper.

https://img.thesun.co.uk/aidemitlum/archive/01811/news-2_1811562a.jpg
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PostPosted: 13:41 - 20 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Did he think it was an iPad?

//edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MouaeygJe4
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