For Agony column re a duplicate of the Questions and answers column. Hopefully things will get better

Exactly. Although on the upside, not a single mention of V-Power ....

No VAG DSG/kangerooing problems or any relating to German makes of car either. Hmmm.

On 1st March issue in the Telegraph VAG kangarooing was mentioned and also the fuel grades. All in the one article!! Whatever next? It reminds me of the old chestnut. Getting fed up with reading about XYZ? Stop reading!!

Cheers Concrete

It's more that the new HJ website owners have links to VAG and suddenly all the 'Agony Column' on this website (different to the Telegraph) both isn't written by HJ and has not one person writing/emailing in with a complaint of significance (the Golf owner with the 'hologram issue' isn't) about a German car manufacturer, when normally at least one (or often quite a few more) such complaint arises on that front per week.

This weeks 'column' seems to be a very 'milktoast' affair with very little specifics. Many of us have serious concerns that some form of censorship favourable to the new site owners will be instituted. IMHO The Telegraph already does this by regularly deleting reader commentary that is critical (and by no means nasty or off point) of its content, including from people and views actually support the supposed paper's political leaning.

This sort of thing is happening more and more in today's electronics-lead media. We should keep our eyes peeled in case this happens here.

Given the significant drop-off in the quality of the journalists and content in the so-called 'broadsheet' (actual and former) serious newspapers, mirroring that in the tabloids 10 years before and in the magazine world, this will be an uphill battle, especially as many younger people don't learn proper 'real life' skills (including thinking for yourself, critiquing constructively and taking criticism with always taking offence) such as those you referred to on modern-day college courses. I noticed this with those younger engineers following me from college.

On a similar subject, I've just been watching a YT video about them suppressing views they don't like, and not even extremist content but ordinary commentary and journalism from respected people on both sides of the political aisle.

No problem, mate and I quite agree with your comments! The non-critical magazine or online media outlet is a feature of modern life, whether you're buying a cinema ticket, a boiler or a computer/phone.

As Misar said, journalists who want to be remembered in a favouriable light need to learn creative ways of criticising a product without directly saying so. A tough ask though, given how easy (and financially lucrative) it is to succumb to the almighty $ or £, especially when your boss is saying water down that article otherwise Joe Bloggs Inc won't run their ad on our site.

I just hope this and the few other remaining islands of honesty (literally) and common sense don't either disappear or morph into the MSM blob. I still find it amazing how many forums and independent websites on a whole range of subjects have just petered out in the last 10 years or so - less and less discussion, so more people are completely unaware of what's actually good and what's not, as evidenced on these pages regularly by the sheer number of unbelievably niave punters.

I don't read the Telegraph but presumably the real HJ is only able to continue using his nom de plume there with the agreement of the new owners of the website. He registered "Honest John" as a trademark owned by honestjohn.co.uk ltd. When he owned the company he could give himself permission to use it anywhere but now it is not so simple.

Even more interesting, the company probably also owns the rights to that photo with the hat!