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Yes, the Guardian and Telegraph are at war now. I would say it's both journalism and revenge, because the Guardian likes to take the moral high ground on many
by notsony 12y ago
Yes, the Guardian and Telegraph are at war now. I would say it's both journalism and revenge, because the Guardian likes to take the moral high ground on many issues, so its interesting to find out that they are not above accepting money for "native advertising" (corporate fluff disguised as articles). The backdrop of course is the upcoming UK election...
> This newspaper makes no apology for the way in which it has covered the
HSBC group and the allegations of wrongdoing by its Swiss subsidiary,
allegations that have been so enthusiastically promoted by the BBC, the
Guardian and their ideological soulmates in the Labour Party.
...
We will take no lectures about journalism from the likes of the BBC, the
Guardian or the Times. Those media outlets that are this week sniping
about our coverage of HSBC were similarly dismissive in 2009 when we
began to reveal details of MPs’ expenses claims, a fact that speaks
volumes about their judgment and partiality.
Our support for Britain’s financial services has never blinded us to the
failings of the industry. In 2012, we revealed that HSBC was at the
centre of a major HM Revenue and Customs investigation after it opened
offshore accounts in Jersey for criminals living in this country. Many
of the media outlets that are today so excited about HSBC’s conduct
showed remarkably little interest in those revelations at the time.
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