The on-line comments page is a farce. The majority of articles are headlined designed to cause provocation and incite comments to suit whether or not there is any truth in them. Infact some contributors admit they go straight to the comments without reading the page. Another point you very rarely get your response to the columnists pages passed if it deemed as negative despite nothing in the way to cause offence and often only a difference of opinion . Freedom of speech does not seem to mean much and the writers can get away with generalised statement without challenge.
