tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post2799991160161134500..comments2024-01-30T07:41:20.885+00:00Comments on Broken Barnet: The King's Highway, or: Paint it White, #2 - another summer time scandal in Broken BarnetMrs Angryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-59319117045040094612014-08-14T09:14:48.330+01:002014-08-14T09:14:48.330+01:00What really worries me is that because, it seems, ...What really worries me is that because, it seems, local press all over the country is sycophantic to whichever party is ruling, it is left to bloggers to investigate these situations.<br /><br />I recall a time in the not-too-distant past when local newspapers regularly uncovered such scandals and held those responsible to account. Now they just seem to be vehicles for advertising (their biggest advertisers being supermarkets, developers and council public notices) and so, it seems, the advertisers are calling the tune.<br /><br />Where are the fearless reporters? Bloggers - unpaid, often with busy lives and jobs are doing their jobs without their resources.Red Sonianoreply@blogger.com