tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post5442349802468265226..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: Amanda Platell’s Fake Sheikh FeintTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-26411632337515046352016-10-21T12:58:54.160+01:002016-10-21T12:58:54.160+01:00The Fergie sting seems reminiscent of a trick that...The Fergie sting seems reminiscent of a trick that was described in Flat Earth News.<br /><br />A reporter, never intending to pay, offers a huge sum of money for something fairly worthless, that could probably be obtained a much easier way, such as meeting Andrew.<br /><br />The victim (fairly reasonably) sees this as a chance to make a profit from someone who clearly has cash on the hip. There is no especially good reason to refuse. (Ferguson, as a disowned royal, does not owe the state a duty of fidelity.)<br /><br />The reporter then misdescribes this as a service the victim is offering at rip off prices. If Mahmood isn't being clear on the full course of events, it's absolutely right to call it out as misleading.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379881605741607452noreply@blogger.com