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Grauniad’s sub-editing fail

Oh dear. Much excitement today among the commentariat over Rafael Behr’s op-ed in the Grauniad. The Guardian columnist says that for ‘hardline Brexiters, the lure of the cliff edge is irresistible’.

Unfortunately for Behr, it’s his byline – rather than his words – that’s receiving the most attention:

Perhaps the Fleet Street doom-mongers were right when they said newspaper sub-editors’ days are numbered…

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