My home country has the best and the worst jounalism in the world. There is plenty that I would deride as the worst of the worst - so there is no way I would defend some aspects of the UK papers, some make me rage and feel physically sick. On the other-hand there are truely world class journalists making outstanding contributions.

Would you not like to see the English language papers here rise to the challenge? I would. That's the jist of my OP.

btw - I wouldn't class the understanding of how to make a reasoned argument, in a rational manner, to be so easily swept aside and dismissed as' Jiggery-pokery.'

:)