I suppose that one can blame games for the odd riot now and then, just not the games that these lot enjoy placing the blame on. People tend not to upend cars and set things ablaze because they lost a match in Madden/FIFA. …. I think you are confusing the 'spy scandal' with the hacking scandal, which involves one media mogul's collection of budget gutter tabloids. In addition, we Brits do not suffer from 'tabloid love'. Nobody with any self-respect reads … …

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