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Papers unite against EU president | Papers unite against EU president |
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There is an unlikely alliance among Friday's papers, with both the Guardian and Daily Mail leading with the same headline, "The Great EU Stitch-Up". | There is an unlikely alliance among Friday's papers, with both the Guardian and Daily Mail leading with the same headline, "The Great EU Stitch-Up". |
Neither is impressed with Belgian Herman van Rompuy as president. | Neither is impressed with Belgian Herman van Rompuy as president. |
The Guardian also feels the choice of unknown Labour peer Baroness Ashton is unlikely to stop the traffic in Brussels, let alone Beijing. | |
The Daily Mail says she has "neither the political influence nor the determination" to stand up for Britain. | The Daily Mail says she has "neither the political influence nor the determination" to stand up for Britain. |
President dismay | President dismay |
The Daily Express is outraged that new EU president Herman Van Rompuy will earn £320,000 a year - saying he is the "boss nobody wanted". | The Daily Express is outraged that new EU president Herman Van Rompuy will earn £320,000 a year - saying he is the "boss nobody wanted". |
"Rompuy pumpy is EU's Numpty" is the somewhat bizarre headline in the Sun. | "Rompuy pumpy is EU's Numpty" is the somewhat bizarre headline in the Sun. |
The Times says that with Mr van Rompuy and new foreign chief Baroness Ashton, the EU has made a decision that "pleases no-one and offends no-one". | The Times says that with Mr van Rompuy and new foreign chief Baroness Ashton, the EU has made a decision that "pleases no-one and offends no-one". |
It feels there was "a palpable sense of deflation" that the two new faces of Europe "lacked a certain stature". | It feels there was "a palpable sense of deflation" that the two new faces of Europe "lacked a certain stature". |
Hand ball | Hand ball |
There's more condemnation of the French football captain, Thierry Henry, for the hand-ball incident that ended Irish World Cup dreams on Wednesday night. | There's more condemnation of the French football captain, Thierry Henry, for the hand-ball incident that ended Irish World Cup dreams on Wednesday night. |
"The £1bn hand of frog" is the headline in the Sun, which says Henry's actions will boost the French economy. | "The £1bn hand of frog" is the headline in the Sun, which says Henry's actions will boost the French economy. |
"Eiffel Shower" is the verdict of the Daily Mirror. | "Eiffel Shower" is the verdict of the Daily Mirror. |
It says supporters around the globe believe the integrity of the competition in South Africa has been stained by "shameful events" in Paris. | It says supporters around the globe believe the integrity of the competition in South Africa has been stained by "shameful events" in Paris. |
Economy woes | Economy woes |
The Daily Mail is alarmed by the public borrowing figures released on Thursday, and believes the government is in total denial about Britain's economic plight. | The Daily Mail is alarmed by the public borrowing figures released on Thursday, and believes the government is in total denial about Britain's economic plight. |
It says it's obvious what must happen, public spending must fall dramatically. | It says it's obvious what must happen, public spending must fall dramatically. |
But the Guardian believes it's better to live with the horrible risks linked to heavy borrowing, than the certainty of a crushed economy. | But the Guardian believes it's better to live with the horrible risks linked to heavy borrowing, than the certainty of a crushed economy. |
That, says the paper, would flow inescapably from a panicked scramble to rebalance the books. | That, says the paper, would flow inescapably from a panicked scramble to rebalance the books. |
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