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July 14, 2003
Monday
 
 
My nomination for Slogan of the Year
David Carr (London)  Slogans/quotations

The British police: the paramilitary wing of the Guardian newspaper.

- posted by David Farrer to the Libertarian Alliance Forum in response to news of a British shop keeper who was arrested by the police and prosecuted after he gave chase to three youths who were vandalising his premises.

Comments

Do you have a link to the story itself?


Posted by Peter Cuthbertson at July 14, 2003 11:12 AM

Peter,

Sadly, no. Apparently the story ran in the Daily Mail a few days ago and, as you know, they don't have an online edition.


Posted by David Carr at July 14, 2003 11:16 AM

Still a killer motif.


Posted by Scott Wickstein at July 14, 2003 04:37 PM