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Church divided over supermarket advertising strategies

The Church of England is divided once again over the use of supermarket-style deals to advertise Christianity on the mass market.

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Posted: Jul 29th, 2009
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Happy, uncomplaining farmer shunned by farming community

'nothing to moan about, really'The farming community is shunning a Shropshire farmer who told a local television news reporter that he was happy and had no complaints about his job. ‘Sunny’ Jim Jones, who has worked the land for thirty years, was filmed leaning against his tractor watching his herd of Friesians contentedly grazing under sunny blue skies; ‘I am up with the lark for the milking and out in the fields with the owls. It’s a great life I wouldn’t change for anything in the world.’ When asked by the reporter what he would like to complain about he stunned the TV news crew by saying ‘Well, nothing really.’

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Posted: Apr 9th, 2009
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Village to close after contributing nothing to local Tesco

‘It’s no good being sentimental about these things.’

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Posted: Dec 20th, 2008
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Supermarket counters credit crunch with new ‘Sod ‘Em’ Unfair Trade range

‘Tested on animals, just to be sure.’

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Posted: Oct 3rd, 2008
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UK Plastic bag ban set to completely reverse global warming

‘Never mind that India and China are opening forty coal fossil fuel power stations every month’ said Gore ‘The UK’s decision to ban plastic bags will more than compensate for that.’

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Posted: Apr 15th, 2008
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