So what news do you get on 'quiet' days?
Just had morning conference, and while there are good enough stories ready for the paper tonight, not many of them are really new.
Don't worry... we won't be short-changing readers. The stories are 'new' in that they've not been published. But they are 'in stock' stories prepared previously and kept to one side for quiet days. And today feels quiet.
It is often days like this, when all seems still and sleepy, that something happens to wipe out the front page afresh.
That's the feeling in my water today... let's wait and see.
Meanwhile, an up-our-sleever about council staff found to have spent £20k on 'work-related' trips to sunshine states will be rolling off the printing press on page one in the first edition at 10am...
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I take it your day remained quiet?? Doom-monger! Seriously, the £20k junket row was an annoying read... that is, a good story that annoyed me, grabbed my attention, so to speak. I'm sure it's the iceberg of waste at the council...
I'm more interested in the fact that the Mail should think it appropriate to keep such a story from the public to suit its own convenience.
There is always news. Some days you have to work a little harder to find it.
Hi 'Logger'. You're right... it was a good read, and well-worth the front. Nothing else did break, so my 'water' was wrong!
Hi 'Clifford'. Glad you're enjoying the insight! News is all about projection, and this one deserved the front. We felt it was worth holding it for a day or two to get the right position.