was a mildly amusing read, but ultimately disheartening when viewed collectively, Too many people outraged, disgusted or horrified by mostly minor inconveniences, The medias hyperbole trivialises real issues which truly deserve our indignation, The main attraction of APILN on Facebook is the photos of angry people pointing at potholes, their bins etc, either with their arms folded and looking disgusted or crouching down in a "doing a poo" squat, wearing hiviz and a lanyard, Sadly this book contains virtually none of these and the ones that are included are so badly reproduced it's impossible to see what they are supposed to be.
The rest are stock photos, again poorly reproduced, I know there were permission issues in using the photos and it's a real shame as without them all you have is a bunch of reprinted news stories some of which are amusing, and most of which make you wonder how they ever ended up in a newspaper.
There's also a surprising number of online news stories that never actually make it into print, Disappointing. I'll stick to the Facebook page! "It's a battle between me and the squirrels, I put up with that but now they've set my house on fire I've decided I'm going to shoot them all, "
A collection of
some of the finest local news stories of recent years, including classics such as "Fury after Morrisons wouldn't sell couple meat pies beforea.
m. ", "Newly fitted lights could harm children's eyesight" and "Cyclist lies down in 'absolutely ginormous' pothole in Plympton, "
The stories are interspersed with insightful commentary from Alistair Coleman, detailing the common motifs in local news stories involving angry people, and the book concludes with a "Top Ten" of particularly noteworthy angry people.
If you like reading about angry people in local newspapers, this is a mustread, And I'm only slightly angry at the small size of pictures throughout, Clippings from local newspapers that have been categorised with introductions for each section, A hilarious collection but also makes you shake your head and wonder what is wrong with some people, A refreshing, fun read. A gift, so I felt obliged to read, A quick, very fun read that I will recommend to everyone I like, Heres a part of one of my favorite news pieces from the book:
Angry church seagull keeps attacking me and all I want to do is play Pokémon Go
Jonathan has been told his balding head could be to blame for the winged assaults.
'A charming collection of stories that reminds you life could be so much worse' Sunday Times, Best Stocking Fillers of
The ultimate toilet book' Observer
The news can be overwhelming, with reports on postBrexit food shortages, the underfunded NHS, and international trade wars, but local news is filled with many other serious headlines.
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Naked gardener puts neighbour off sausages
Sports coach irate because KFC staff 'didn't cook him chicken'
Fury after Morrisons wouldn't sell couple meat pies befoream
House fire started by squirrel disrupts funeral
People across the UK are suffering the horrors of naked neighbours, large potholes, and parking fines.
Packed with the best that regional journalism can offer, there are chapters on antisocial behaviour, transport hell and fastfood nightmares, Local issues may not be worthy of national headlines, but they certainly make people very, very angry,
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