Those were the days for sure. It's not allowed now even in England for health reasons. Though I don't remember too many of my mates getting sick from eating off bad newspaper. Slap Fish did cover the plate with a sheet of greaseproof paper printed to look like the front page of a newspaper. Presumably something nice and hygienic. Don't know if they did that for everything or just for fish and chips.The last time I had proper fish and chips, they came wrapped in newspaper. Ah, the good old days.