Paul Michael Dacre (born November 14, 1948) is a British journalist. November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining until the end of the year. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...

After being a correspondent, bureau chief, and assistant editor in the Associated Newspapers group, Dacre was named Editor of the Evening Standard in 1991. Not satisfied with heading the smallest of Associated's three titles, the next year he threatened to leave the company unless made Editor of the flagship Daily Mail in place of Sir David English, who had held the post for decades. Vere Harmsworth, 3rd Viscount Rothermere, acceded to Dacre's request and, to cushion the blow to English, yielded to English the chairmanship of Associated Newspapers (though not that of immediate parent Associated Newspapers Holdings or ultimate parent, Daily Mail and General Trust plc). Dacre has been Editor of the Daily Mail since then and, in 1998 on English's death, became Editor-in-Chief of Associated and then a director of Daily Mail & General Trust on Lord Rothermere's death. He is frequantly accused of racism, homophobia and misogyny. Associated Newspapers is a subsidiary of Daily Mail and General Trust and publishes five major UK newspaper titles; Daily Mail Mail on Sunday Evening Standard Ireland on Sunday Metro External links ANP Home ... Headlines of the Evening Standard on the day of London bombing on July 7, 2005, in Waterloo Station The Evening Standard is an English tabloid newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Daily Mail is a British newspaper, currently a tabloid, first published in 1896. ... Vere Harold Esmond Harmsworth (April 27, 1925-September 1, 1998) became the 3rd Viscount Rothermere in 1978, having been widely known as Vere Harmsworth. ... Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT) is one of the UKs largest media companies and has interests in national and regional newspapers, television and radio. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Controversies

Dacre has always been subject to much controversy. Often the Daily Mail's right-wing editorial line, such as on asylum and immigration, have aroused widespread controversy and criticism, and are often attributed to Paul Dacre's personal views. The Daily Mail is a British newspaper, currently a tabloid, first published in 1896. ...

Homophobia

Dacre is well known for his homophobic beliefs. Such as the 'abortion hope for gay gene' headline. He is said to support the death penalty for homosexuals. He was once overheard saying of a certain iranian homosexual, who sought asylum in britain as he faced death in iran: 'Bloody poofter, his sort deserve to bloody die, kick him out'. Such criticism has come from leading left wingers such as Ken Livingstone, but also from the general public; for example, listeners to the BBC's Today programme voted Dacre the person they would most like to be expelled from Britain. He is alleged to have taken part in a series of homophobic attacks between 1985 and 1989. Dacre denies these claims. Despite this prejudice, there are some who claim that Dacre may have been in a homosexual relationship as a young man. Dacre denies that he is a repressed homosexual, and stresses, he will always hate gays. Homophobia is a term used to describe: A culturally determined phobia manifesting as fear, revulsion, or contempt for homosexuality. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the State as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offenses. ... Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire exclusively for another of the same sex. ... Ken Livingstone Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born June 17, 1945), is a British politician who has been the Mayor of London since the creation of the post in 2000. ...

Child porn

On 7th feburary 2005, Dacre was accused of downloading child porn onto his computer, after indecent images were found on his hardrive. He was subject to an extensive investigation. The images were reportedly category 1, the worst possible kind. He pleaded no contest to the charge and recieved a fine. He says he has sought help and that he was very depressed at the time, and meant no harm. He has been accused of 'incredible hypocrisy', considering the moral stance of his paper. He maintained his job, and says he has left this event behind him. To this day opponents of Dacre use this stage of his life to denounce him. The term child pornography (sometimes referred to as kiddie porn) generally refers to pornography featuring a child, however the precise definition of pornography and child varies by region and country. ...

Racism

Dacre has always being a target of critism for his contoversial racial beliefs. He drew much critism when he called a black reporter for the Guardian a 'Nignog', and then began making monkey noises and beating his chest. Then seeming to go into a rant about how blacks were inferior and didn't belong anywhere but africa, which he preceeded to call 'the nigger continent'. Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning. ... Nigger is a term used to refer to dark-skinned peoples, especially Africans or people of African descent. ...

He has also aroused suspision for supporting white English-speaking Zimbabweans, for asylum, whilst at the same time reporting negatively for black kalahari bushman. Particularly a family of bushman seeking asylum in the UK, who were facing persecution in Botswana. Some 900,000 of the Bushman had already been massacred, Dacre denied the massacres ever happened. The Kalahari Desert is a large, arid to semi-arid sandy area in southern Africa that covers about 500,000 km². It covers 70% of Botswana, and parts of Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa. ...

There is also a source which suggests that when he saw his niece with a man of Pakistani origin, he took her by the hand and marched her home to lecture her about the so-called 'dangers' of dating non-white men. Although they weren't even dating, they were just friends.

Holocaust denial

Paul Dacre says that the holocaust was 'insignificant', and that it was an elaborate hoax by 'politically correct, liberal fools'. He has received complaints from many jewish daily mail readers for this, who he referred to as, 'Bloody yids'. He recieved calls to step down from many leading jews. Former conservative leader Michael Howard called Dacre a 'throwback' and a 'closet nazi'. Dacre did issue an apology in June 2006, albeit rather belated. Dacre went on to say in his apologetic statement that he didn't mean what he said and that he was 'having a bad day'. He maintains that he is not an anti-semite and that he has many jewish friends. Concentration camp inmates during the Holocaust The Holocaust was Nazi Germanys systematic genocide (ethnic cleansing) of various ethnic, religious, national, and secular groups during World War II. Early elements include the Kristallnacht pogrom and the T-4 Euthanasia Program established by Hitler that killed some 200,000 people. ... Political correctness is the alteration of language to redress real or alleged injustices and discrimination or to avoid offense. ... Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... The Rt. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Gender roles

In an interview with welsh newspaper Western mail, Dacre said that if he were prime minister he would make it illegal for males to wear hair products, pink or work as hairdressers or in fashion. He also made it clear that teenagers showing signs of effeminacy would be sent to rehabilitation schools to convert to what he calls 'normality. He would also make it illegal for woman to have jobs and make sure they all worked as housewives. He was reported to say, 'The womens place is in the kitchen, they were born to work for men and have children. That is what nature intended, and is the way it should be'. He later went on to say he would also make homosexuality punishable be death. For this he has been accused of misogyny and homophobia. Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... The term fashion usually applies to a prevailing mode of expression, but quite often applies to a personal mode of expression that may or may not adhere to prevailing ideals. ... A stereotypical housewife A homemaker is a person whose prime occupation is to care for their family and home. ... The word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings over time. ...

Quotations

Poofters must not have jobs, they must be put to death. On homosexuals.

If my son were a poof, i would disown him. I hate poofters. Response when asked how he would repond if his son were gay.

I don't care if they face death by stoning, i don't want the indigenous population sidelined. When asked what he thought of immigrants.

The native Americans, the indigenous Australians, are not equal to the white britons. It is not the same as white brits being punished by immigrants, we want to keep this country white. Good day!. When asked what he thought about non british indigenous populations.

External link

• Guardian profile of Dacre