For years ministers ignored, even mocked, the persistence of Guardian reporters, saying there was nothing in the allegations.

Why does the Guardian reporter not believe the people who personally and freely claim to be rallying for their government?

A Guardian reporter claimed that while some neighborhoods were intact, "there were patches of terrible destruction".

But then maybe Guardian reporters don't have the attention span needed to read an Ofsted report and would rather just gossip!

A Guardian reporter who accompanied such a visit in 1999 wrote:

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Texts and emails named the Guardian reporter that Peppiatt had contacted.

One was left by a Guardian reporter, but Peppiatt did not receive the message for more than 12 hours.

It was the result of digging by a Guardian reporter who was given the money, backing and the freedom to dig.

Her brother Martin, a Guardian reporter and steam-train enthusiast, did likewise.