Comment Is Free But Facts Are Sacred T-Shirt, C. P. Scott

"Comment is free, but facts are sacred" was written by C. P. Scott, the editor of the Manchester Guardian, in an essay for the paper's 100th birthday on 5 May 1921. It became one of the most quoted lines in British journalism, and it still sets the rule every decent newsroom works by. His point was simple. You can have whatever opinion you like, but the facts are not yours to bend. A century on, the opinions have their own TV channels and the facts often struggle to get a word in. This shirt is for anyone who still checks before they share, reads past the headline and believes the truth deserves better than a shouting match. The yellow block lands on SACRED, because some things are.

Size guide

Size	Length (cm)	Width (cm)	Length (in)	Width (in)
XS	69	42	27	16½
S	71	46	28	18
M	74	51	29	20
L	76	56	30	22
XL	79	61	31	24
2XL	81	66	32	26
3XL	84	71	33	28

Measurements are of the garment laid flat, not of the body. Length runs from the highest point of the shoulder to the hem, and width straight across the chest one inch below the armhole. Regular unisex fit, true to size. If you are between sizes, or you want it looser, size up.

See the full sizing chart

Delivery and returns

Free to the UK and the EU, with no minimum spend. £3.95 to the rest of Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, and £8.95 to the rest of the world. We ship to more than 40 countries.

Everything is made to order, so most orders arrive within 3 to 7 business days. You get a tracking link the moment it ships.

You have 30 days from the day it arrives to send it back, unworn and in its packaging. Email hello@verybrexitproblems.com and we will send you the instructions. If you have simply changed your mind the return postage is yours. If it arrives damaged or it is not what you ordered, send us a photo and we will replace it or refund it at our cost, postage included.

Care and materials

Machine wash cold and inside out, then tumble dry low or hang it up. Do that and the design will outlast the government that inspired it.

Combed and ring-spun cotton, pre-shrunk and side-seamed, with shoulder-to-shoulder taping so it holds its shape. Every shirt is made to order in small numbers rather than mass produced and left in a warehouse.

About Very Brexit Problems

VBP started in 2016, on the day the country voted to make itself poorer and called it sovereignty. What began as a way of coping turned into a community of hundreds of thousands of people who never stopped believing Britain belongs in Europe.

Every design starts the same way. Something absurd happens, somebody has to say so, and a shirt says it for a good deal longer than a tweet does. Mocking the con since 2016.