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Old 10th Jul 2010, 07:01
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I can't exaggerate how important this is to the future of the news business.
The Times' arrogant attitude has alienated many, many people. I certainly won't be contributing to Murdoch's fortune by paying to access his ridiculous paywall.

Those who used to skim through the odd headline and feature in the Sunday Times are not going to pay the same as someone who reads the thing from end to end. Why should they?

So it's the Sunday Telegraph on line for me from now on. Murdoch can stuff his paywall where the sun doesn't shine.

Back to QRA, I don't recall having supported interceptions of other than Russian aircraft. But I've been intercepted by Portuguese A-7s (classified AAR mission in international waters), Italian F-104s (Vulcan MRR in international waters) and Spanish F-18s (practice intercept). Presumably the UK's QRA force also intercepts the odd 'unknown contact' on occasion?
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