The Decline and Fall of Tabloid English. Talking with Christopher Gage.

<p>Britain&#39;s tabloids developed a shorthand argot to cram racy and punchy stories into frontpage headlines. Often suggestive and cheeky, it is a writing style that has withered under the weight of Political Correctness, hypersensitivity and trigger happy offense taking. Christopher Gage shares his thoughts on the demise of Tabloid English from his recent essay in &quot;The Spectator&quot;, one of the UK&#39;s oldest magazines. </p>