PAUL DACRE, Editor of the Mail, answers the paper's critics

[Dedworth]

Dacre was not there he didnt have the guts to be interviewed. FACT. Anyway Ded have you ever met a Marxist/communist? Have you ever spoken to one? I doubt it.

You're right Andy I was deaf, dumb and blind when I travelled in East Germany, Yugoslavia & Romania. Lets see some proof rather than your supposition that Dacre "didn't have the guts to be interviewed"

[andy222]

You're right Andy I was deaf, dumb and blind when I travelled in East Germany, Yugoslavia & Romania. Lets see some proof rather than your supposition that Dacre "didn't have the guts to be interviewed"

Ok Ded you have been to those countries but have you sat down and had a proper discussion with people who support it?. I have and although I do not agree with everything they say they do have valid points. I look at both sides and make my mind up. If Dacre had any guts he would be interviewed end of. Maybe when he has thought of something constructive to say in his defence he might do.

[Dedworth]

Ok Ded you have been to those countries but have you sat down and had a proper discussion with people who support it?. I have and although I do not agree with everything they say they do have valid points. I look at both sides and make my mind up. If Dacre had any guts he would be interviewed end of. Maybe when he has thought of something constructive to say in his defence he might do.

I forgot to mention Czechoslovakia. Most of the people I spoke to in those countries at the time weren't all that happy living in a Peoples Democracy aka Marxist/Leninist Dictatorship.

I'm still a bit puzzled over Dacres lack of guts Andy - are you 100% confident that the BBC invited him to Newsnight - perhaps Jon Steafel and Campbell just turned up on spec. Maybe next time I'm at a loose end I'll pitch up and see if I can have my two-penneth in front of the cameras.

I think Dacres "constructive defence" is at #1 above

Has Blair given Campbell his P45 or is he just on a Zero Hours Contract with Millipede ??

[joebloggs]

I forgot to mention Czechoslovakia. Most of the people I spoke to in those countries at the time weren't all that happy living in a Peoples Democracy aka Marxist/Leninist Dictatorship.

I'm still a bit puzzled over Dacres lack of guts Andy - are you 100% confident that the BBC invited him to Newsnight - perhaps Jon Steafel and Campbell just turned up on spec. Maybe next time I'm at a loose end I'll pitch up and see if I can have my two-penneth in front of the cameras.

I think Dacres "constructive defence" is at #1 above

Has Blair given Campbell his P45 or is he just on a Zero Hours Contract with Millipede ??

and are you 100% confident he wasn't asked by some media company for his comment on his news story

i bet he's been asked 100's of times, Campbell has challenged him, yet he goes into makes you wonder why

[Dedworth]

and are you 100% confident he wasn't asked by some media company for his comment on his news story

i bet he's been asked 100's of times, Campbell has challenged him, yet he goes into makes you wonder why

I dunno Joe - stick to the point I'm talking about an invite from the BBC not "asked to comment by some media company"

And if you mean Campbells petition is his "challenge" I find it quite puerile he's like a brat in a toyshop stamping his feet screaming "I want, I want, I want"

[joebloggs]

I dunno Joe - stick to the point I'm talking about an invite from the BBC not "asked to comment by some media company"

And if you mean Campbells petition is his "challenge" I find it quite puerile he's like a brat in a toyshop stamping his feet screaming "I want, I want, I want"

your
find me one link where Dacre gave an interview on tv or radio after his 'news' story' , i think he went in to

i'm sure ITV, BBC , channel 4 etc all asked him to comment

[Dedworth]

your
find me one link where Dacre gave an interview on tv or radio after his 'news' story' , i think he went in to

i'm sure ITV, BBC , channel 4 etc all asked him to comment

Why have you digressed from your original assertation (post #3 above) that Dacre didn't have the guts to appear on Newsnight - what have some media companies, the ITV and Channel 4 got to do with that ?

He maintained a dignified silence over the matter until giving his full and frank response yesterday in the Mail and Guardian