tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post8049965813767543510..comments2023-10-21T11:46:32.529+01:00Comments on Madame Arcati: Kamal Ahmed: 'Shit treatment of a freelance'Madame Arcatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823823014493798116noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-41150597645828972662007-10-24T14:44:00.000+01:002007-10-24T14:44:00.000+01:00In my naivety I used to think liberals and lefties...In my naivety I used to think liberals and lefties morally superior, in the way writers must be superior. Now I know they are no better, often worse. Oooh, up go my legs again ...Madame Arcatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823823014493798116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-60351975724683122172007-10-24T14:32:00.000+01:002007-10-24T14:32:00.000+01:00Madame as a defender of the oppressed and a workin...Madame as a defender of the oppressed and a working class heroine ? Quel chiqué ! (what a put-on)<BR/><BR/>As s/he said a couple of days ago, "a legs-in-the-air belly laugh is a rare thing". Let's enjoy it, my buddies. :-)))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-86367612667976393342007-10-24T13:31:00.000+01:002007-10-24T13:31:00.000+01:00to be fair the Observer's treatment of freelancers...to be fair the Observer's treatment of freelancers is generally better than that of their sister paper. The Guardian frequently behaved towards freelancers in the way Ahmed is alleged to (stringing them along, no kill fees, poor and late pay etc) albeit without also getting involved with dodgy dossiers. I do find the idea that they are somehow morally superior to the Observer somewhat laughable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-3048957081584148692007-10-24T12:47:00.000+01:002007-10-24T12:47:00.000+01:00I always like to keep an eye on the treatment of f...I always like to keep an eye on the treatment of freelances. We don't want overpaid PAYE scum bigging themselves up at the expense of the hired hands - Nick Hellen also please note.Madame Arcatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823823014493798116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-64049814295833683952007-10-24T10:15:00.000+01:002007-10-24T10:15:00.000+01:00Oh, sorry, Madame... I didn't realise you were a c...Oh, sorry, Madame... I didn't realise you were a campaigning website for better treatment of the poor and underpaid among our hardworking number. I shall look out for more of this commendable spirit in future on your site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-23015774765394140782007-10-24T08:03:00.000+01:002007-10-24T08:03:00.000+01:00The first anon sounds very defeated - very "let's ...The first anon sounds very defeated - very "let's just carry on as we are". Go launder your Y-fronts, daddy. Get nice 'n' fresh for a new age, you lazy spirited repeat machine.Madame Arcatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823823014493798116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-84690171443084785312007-10-23T19:58:00.000+01:002007-10-23T19:58:00.000+01:00V interesting - and so depressing how those who ba...V interesting - and so depressing how those who bang on about how liberal they are usually the biggest self-serving shits.... Especially on newspapers. No doubt he was paid a huge salary and so why would he bother about saving the Scott Trust a couple of hundred quid? I had this experience as a freelancer at the Indy... The Obs is such an embarrasement these days....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-44299901192726521952007-10-23T17:31:00.000+01:002007-10-23T17:31:00.000+01:00this is a very silly tale. really, really...imagin...this is a very silly tale. really, really...imagine a freelance being treated slightly poorly on Fleet Street. The guy's clearly a crook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com