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To: All Newsagencies in Brighton and HOve
Brighton and Hove a "The Sun" free zone
To stop stocking "The Sun" Newspaper being available in news outlets throughout the city.
Let's join Cities like Liverpool who already are a "The Sun" Free Zone, and the campaign by the people of Manchester in stating a message that The Sun is BAD NEWS.
Let's join Cities like Liverpool who already are a "The Sun" Free Zone, and the campaign by the people of Manchester in stating a message that The Sun is BAD NEWS.
Why is this important?
The Sun newspaper began in 1964, founded as a paper for the people. It had instant widespread appeal, by the 1970s it had been bought by Rupert Murdoch and gradually it's agenda changed. Since this time, this newspaper has been very effective in guiding the views of it's readers from that of a "paper for the people" to one that causes ugly division and shocking scaremongering. The reporting is rarely based on fact and is usually in support of right wing idealism that largely favours the wealthy elite (a powerful collection of corperations and companies who's main aim to to ensure they accumilate wealth). No government or elected body should ever be involved in closing a newspaper down. Freedom of the press is very important. But WE the people can take action. We can join in with the boycott, Town by Town, City by City until no-one wants to advertise or back this paper anymore. Let's take a stand against Britains most popular newspaper and try to get it's constant spread of xenophobia. Let's make our tolerant and unique City of Brighton and Hove free of this poisonous newspaper. Boycott "The Sun"
How it will be delivered
When there is a clear support for this idea, to deliver the Cities views via local media to encourage all news outlets to proudly state they do not stock The Sun newspaper.
