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| Sandwich-makers of Britain concede Daily Mail front page is right | Sandwich-makers of Britain concede Daily Mail front page is right |
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| Monday’s Daily Mail eschewed its usual front page focus on house prices, immigrants, or the price of immigrants’ houses, in favour of a simple question put to the nation. “Is there no one left in Britain who can make a sandwich?” its splash headline spluttered. | Monday’s Daily Mail eschewed its usual front page focus on house prices, immigrants, or the price of immigrants’ houses, in favour of a simple question put to the nation. “Is there no one left in Britain who can make a sandwich?” its splash headline spluttered. |
| DAILY MAIL FRONT PAGE: Is there no one left in Britain who can make a sandwich? #skypapers pic.twitter.com/6UZ1hCq7kr | DAILY MAIL FRONT PAGE: Is there no one left in Britain who can make a sandwich? #skypapers pic.twitter.com/6UZ1hCq7kr |
| The (blancmange-like) foundation to the story was the plight of a firm that supplies fresh sandwiches to UK supermarkets, which, the Mail says, has been forced to look to Hungary for the 300 staff needed for its new factory due to a lack of suitable candidates in the UK. | The (blancmange-like) foundation to the story was the plight of a firm that supplies fresh sandwiches to UK supermarkets, which, the Mail says, has been forced to look to Hungary for the 300 staff needed for its new factory due to a lack of suitable candidates in the UK. |
| The Mail’s exasperation at modern Britain’s inability to educate and train people with the sufficient wherewithal to slap two slices of Hovis together was too much of a gift for the wags of Twitter to resist. | The Mail’s exasperation at modern Britain’s inability to educate and train people with the sufficient wherewithal to slap two slices of Hovis together was too much of a gift for the wags of Twitter to resist. |
| Here’s some of Monkey’s favourite examples: | Here’s some of Monkey’s favourite examples: |
| Aw, man. The Daily Mail is right. pic.twitter.com/127308uA6y | Aw, man. The Daily Mail is right. pic.twitter.com/127308uA6y |
| You know what? They're right! The Daily Mail are right! pic.twitter.com/dX7JL7isgs | You know what? They're right! The Daily Mail are right! pic.twitter.com/dX7JL7isgs |
| Been trying to make the kids sandwiches for 45 minutes now. I give up. . pic.twitter.com/jGSpgoRdRZ | |
| The Daily Mail are idiots. I made this Monte Cristo sandwich as proof. pic.twitter.com/t84KYeg7Id | |
| @zoesqwilliams think I've figured it out #dailymailsandwich pic.twitter.com/TblL7N7t45 | @zoesqwilliams think I've figured it out #dailymailsandwich pic.twitter.com/TblL7N7t45 |
| Even the Guardian’s very own Zoe Williams got in on the act: | Even the Guardian’s very own Zoe Williams got in on the act: |
| I never want to be one of those haterz who can't admit that the Daily Mail is right pic.twitter.com/GweOfH4U60 | I never want to be one of those haterz who can't admit that the Daily Mail is right pic.twitter.com/GweOfH4U60 |
| Want to learn how to make a proper sandwich? | Want to learn how to make a proper sandwich? |
| We’ve got some great Mail-pleasing ideas right here: | We’ve got some great Mail-pleasing ideas right here: |