In typical Sun fashion, they use their front page to show a picture and quote from Winston Churchill



They obviously ignored the irony of Churchill editing the rlBritish Gazetterl during the general strike

rlSteve Bell's take on itrl

I doubt even press regulation could prevent the likes of the odious rlRichard Littlejohn and his peurile comments on trans teacher Lucy Meadowsrl

No doubt he's proud of himself though and could possibly claim a result

And Dacre, Rothermere and the scum writing for the rag are against any form of regulation.

Except that Littlejohn was right in that it was self-indulgent and thoughtless in the extreme for Mr Upton/Miss Meadows to come back after Christmas as a different gender and expect 7 year old kids to be able to handle it.

He'd be right only to the few idiots who think like you and he.

As someone just tweetedMo Cropplod Ooglo ‏@MyCrippledEagle

"Trans issues are confusing for children." EVERYTHING IS CONFUSING FOR CHILDREN. THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON WE HAVE TO TEACH THEM [iS[/iHIT.

Where is the public (as in national) interest in his story?

Pssst

There was none.

Incidentally, I'd hasten to point out that we don't know, for sure, what happened and why – we don't actually have facts.

But that does not change the fact that Littlejohn is a bigoted, ranting piece of stirring scum, and the [iWail[/i is just one of a number of utterly disgusting vehicles for people like him to spread their bile in.

Which equally should not bee seen as an excuse for the apparently rather frightening numbers of dumb, unthinking twerps out there who believe everything that the Littlejohns of this world say to an almost sexual extent, and then take that bigotry forward.

I know that, there's plenty of speculation over suicide etc but I deliberately refused to join in the rumour mill



I agree wholeheartedly, there's more than a couple I'd lump in with him too

A good summation from rlJack of Kentrl

I know – but it was really intended as a general point. And I know that my own instincts are to hurl blame in a certain direction too.

Some of the stories I've heard, in the course of work, over the last years about what trans people go through ... and some people imagine it's 'a lifestyle choice'. There really are things that make me despair.



Absolutely.

I dont claim to be any kind of expert on this, but if it is a lifestyle choice, who am I to criticise someone's lifestyle anyway?

An entirely valid point!

But what I was meaning is that, 'lifestyle choice' tends to suggest something like changing your fashion style, whereas changing your sex is really not in the same ball park.

In just the latest illustration of what a piece of filth the [iMail[/i is, it's report on the death of Lucy Meadows refers to her throughout as male and by her pre-reassignment name.

It's just straightforward nastiness.

Couldn't put it better myself.

You know when magazines do these five-minute interviews with people and one of the questions they ask is "Who would you least like to be stuck in a lift with?" ... well, I'd say that I would really love to be stuck in a lift with Littlejohn.
He wouldn't love it though.

Reminds me of the time I had the pleasure of being doorstepped by Michael Fabricant and he foolishly accepted my invitation to come in "for a coffee and a chat".

Unfortunately (for him), he took his coffee black so after he necked the boiling hot mug of java, in record time, I reckon he went straight to Mid Staffs A&E to get the scalds on his mouth & throat attended to