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"Why aren't the Government doing better?", the Guardian constantly asks. Weak sauce attacks like this which get shared with dramatic sounding previews probably don't help. "Revealed" though.

Government "directly lobbying" to get The Open held at Trump-owned Turnberry, per, er, one anonymous source. Other sources have said they just asked about the issue in general, which well you might do if the American President was in your ear about it, and on this occasion will probably remember to keep raising the issue. That's basic fact finding, no?

It won't happen because local infrastructure isn't up to it. The R&A say so on the record. The idea that the Government are going to shell out a fortune for new roads so that the Open can be held there in 2028 (the next 3 years are already allocated) is obvious nonsense.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/ ... tournament

With 'friends' like The Guardian, who needs enemies?

Story that the government is pushing to give Trump a golf tournament at his place in Scotlaned.

The headline:

Revealed: Sources say bosses at R&A, which organises the annual golf tournament, were quizzed about 2028 event

First para:

Senior Whitehall officials have asked golf bosses whether they can host the 2028 Open championship at Donald Trump’s Turnberry course after repeated requests from the US president, sources have said.

But...

One source described the talks as direct lobbying from the government, although others said officials had asked about hypothetical problems with the idea, rather than insisting that it happen.

(my emphasis)

So, the US government asked if this could happen, civil servants responded saying no, and this is 'revealed'. On the basis of a single, anonymous source.

This is dishonest, even by the standards of British journalism. Even by the standards of the tankies at The Guardian.

The guilty party is Kiran Stacey. Biasly gives him a 57% reliability rating.