Others have noted well the paper's falling circulation and wondered aloud whether it is being deliberately provocative.

BBC: Mugshots and making headlines

However, if either action is performed in a deliberately provocative way, the results could be tragic.

ECONOMIST: Limiting Camp David��s damage

Other scenarios in the "deliberately provocative" study include gated communities and rising crime.

BBC: Sir Andrew Cubie

Mr. Ahmadinejad's tone flip-flopped during the speech, appearing at times deliberately provocative and other times soft and eager to begin negotiations.

WSJ: U.S. Walks Out on Ahmadinejad U.N. Speech

In the most serious bit of this short and deliberately provocative polemic, the CEBR boss observes "Scotland's economic problem remains lack of entrepreneurship and over-government".

BBC: Scotland Doomed by Comic Economics

In a deliberately provocative speech, David Cameron, the Tory leader, adopted the metaphor of a caravan crossing the desert to highlight the importance of making sure that the income growth of the poorest keeps pace with the rest.

ECONOMIST: Income inequality