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• Johann Hari: Strike, yes – but not at this target
The elite have a vested interest in directing our rage away from them on to anyone else
• Janet Street-Porter: I wanted real news, not pretty pictures
Give the BBC a snowstorm and they seem more concerned with pictures than real information