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Priceless! Daily Mail quotes parody account advocating for MORE sewage dumping at UK beaches

Sir Michael Take (Mickey Take) shared footage of sewage being "sensibly" dispersed at a Cornish beach on social media.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2022-10-31 08:03
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The Daily Mail’s dependability for reputable, well-sourced journalism took another hit this weekend after the newspaper quoted a parody account in an article about sewage dumping at UK beaches.

Raw sewage was reportedly released at a Cornish beach on Sunday, turning the idyllic turquoise water brown.

Instances of sewage dumping have gone up dramatically since Brexit, with Boris Johnson’s father Stanley saying Britain faces “a long slog” now that he doesn’t have “the backing which the EU framework gave”.

Johnson recalled how “Britain was known as the dirty man of Europe” before it joined what is now known as the European Union in 1973 – due to the lack of statistical measurement of water quality at UK beaches.

He told LBC that European regulations during that period “transformed the quality of bathing water around the whole of Europe” and the UK “really did get a cleanup”.

Reporting on the latest discharge in Cornwall, the Daily Mail chose to quote Sir Michael Take (Mickey Take) in their coverage after he posted these comments on social media.

This is sewage being sensibly dispersed at St Agnes in Cornwall today.
You’ll see the beach is empty so NO ONE is being harmed. This would of course have been stopped by the nit picking EU.
Brexit means we can now employ such SAFE procedures.
Good news!🇬🇧pic.twitter.com/vw6gS4kJLU

— Sir Michael Take CBE (@MichaelTakeMP) October 30, 2022

Needless to say, Sir Michael and a few others were surprised to see his comments turn up in such a highly regarded newspaper…

Delighted to see that The Daily Mail has had the good sense to quote me regarding the government’s sensible idea to disperse sewage in coastal waters in a safe manner whilst beaches are empty.
The Daily Mail continues to be an example of rigorous & well researched journalism.👍 pic.twitter.com/3RTB6eRfgb

— Sir Michael Take CBE (@MichaelTakeMP) October 30, 2022

Priceless from @DailyMailUK Great supporters of English water privatisation they’ve reported the dumping of raw sewage into a Cornish bay by quoting a parody account run by a spoof MP from a non existent constituency. What journalism! @MichaelTakeMP pic.twitter.com/62TqAyJmyw

— JOHN NICOLSON M.P. 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 (@MrJohnNicolson) October 30, 2022

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