I found this quotation in the autobiography of Matthew Parris; "Times" columnist, gay rights campaigner and former Conservative M.P.; concerning the behaviour of the press in political battles :-
"All the newspaper editors ever do is wait until the battle is over, then come down from the hills and bayonet the wounded"
I think this is well illustrated in the conduct of the press after last year's referendum and the recent general election - although the bayoneting of Jeremy Corbyn proved to be premature.
Read the Assyria post. Very serious people. Kept people scared with just their rulers names, Sennacherib, Tiglathpilasser, and of course Sargon. I mean not only spelling but pronunciation would have been a tuffy, especially if you didn't get it right you were flayed alive. Just a little pressure.
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