Daily Mail readers boycott the RNLI over its overseas work – only 5 replies you need
You’ve probably seen the Daily Mail story today about the RNLI helping to save lives overseas as well as in the UK and Daily Mail readers are predictably outraged.
And here are just some of the furious comments it generated on the Mail hate, sorry, website.
And these are the only 5 replies you need.
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I wonder if you'd still boycott the RNLI if you were wet and desperate and too far from land to swim Katie. Have a little compassion and decency
— Otto English (@Otto_English) September 15, 2019
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Anyone having a problem with teaching kids to swim in a country which is about 10 metres above sea level and regularly floods needs to accept that they have something missing in them. A lack of humanity. #RNLI_disgrace #RNLI
— Klaus Von Trapp (@Klaus_Von_Trapp) September 16, 2019
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https://twitter.com/MartinBelam/status/1173324314512449536
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https://twitter.com/PhilChadwick81/status/1173516365283647489
Oh, and not forgetting this.
ALSO: It is worth pointing out that Viscount Rothermere, their owner, lives in France so he can avoid paying tax. The Mail's parent company are based out of Bermuda for the same reason. The RNLI spend 2% of their income on anti-drowning measures abroad.https://t.co/q2SAcquWGJ
— The DM Reporter (@DMReporter) September 16, 2019
Here’s what the RNLI had to say.
In response to the @MailOnline & @thetimes:we are proud of our international work. Its saves (mostly kids') lives. And we haven't kept it secret – it's in our annual report, on our website and in the media. We spend just 2% of our expenditure on this work: https://t.co/STztOxG1OP
— RNLI (@RNLI) September 15, 2019
And you can read their response in full here.
To conclude …
https://twitter.com/seanjonesqc/status/1173317966185848832
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The Daily Mail did an RNLI hatchet job and the backlash was spectacular