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I enjoyed reading Saturday's edition of The Sun. While its editors were placed in the baffling position of having to endorse the BBC (which it has been making vitriolic attacks on almost daily for months now) it deserves praise for its strong condemnation of the BNP and Nick Griffin.

But the paper's coverage of Griffin's appearance seemed to lack some of the relish and sharpness that usually characterises its coverage of major events. Maybe this was because it's such a serious subject or maybe because The Sun's staff were confused at having to support the BBC.

For once, it was Saturday's edition of the Daily Star that eclipsed The Sun on a major story. The paper opted for a p2/p3 DPS on Griffin's appearance and ran a side bar story comparing him to an evil Captain Pugwash. This together with the best sports quiz/crossword page in UK newspapers (a must for all travelling football fans on a Saturday)made the Star's package a winning one.

That said, it was good to see The Sun doing the right thing within such a volatile debate, especially as, judging from the texts it ran from readers, many of its audience don't agree with its stance.