Nigel Whittington represents all that is honourable in the British newspaper industry and has reached the pinnacle of his career as editor of the highly respectable Age. However, like most newspapers, the Age is owned by a corporate giant Global Media Corp, run by the super-bully Felix, infamous for the creative ways he sacks editors. When Nigel is called to Felix's office and is not fired, he is enormously relieved, but that relief soon turns to horror when Felix reveals his special project, a new tabloid called True Facts.
Bob Jones has managed to identify a new class of human, the homo degeneratus. These people contribute nothing to society and can only comprehend words of one syllable. The story is about a journalist that is charged with having to produce a newspaper for these people!