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Two Stops Past Barking

In journalist Jane Moore's annual "awards" column, which most recently appeared in The Sun in late 2019, she named Amanda the winner of the "Dagenham Award (Two Stops Past Barking)." In Essex jargon, "two stops short of Dagenham" refers to someone who has gone mad. Amanda was deeply unhappy to be named the recipient, and she made it known...

Dim & Dimmer

In the article, Moore poked fun at Amanda's relationship with Lumiere, calling the pair "Dim & Dimmer." Amanda was livid. She complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation, or IPSO, that Moore's article had breached Clause 12 of the Editors' Code of Practice. Amanda felt that she was being discriminated against for her sexual orientation...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.