That's a backhanded compliment for the cover of the next edition.
Times, Sunday Times
It's a fair description, even if it reads like a backhanded compliment.
Times, Sunday Times
A backhanded compliment - and one which proved all too prophetic.
Times, Sunday Times
Now that's what you call a backhanded compliment.
The Sun
I suppose that goes down as a backhanded compliment.
The Sun