The trouble is: Ms Squires did not visit these places herself

[kohyoongliat]

The writer Rosie Squires made the allegations that Australian puppy farmers are making thousands of dollars selling dogs to pet shops in Singapore, where the animals are "forced to live in squalor and confinement".

The trouble is: Ms Squires did not visit these places herself. Nor did she make the trip to Singapore.

(From The New Paper)

Is a comma after "is" needed?

Thanks.

 

[probus]

You have posted a colon rather than a comma. But for myself, I like the comma.

 

[kohyoongliat]

You have posted a colon rather than a comma. But for myself, I like the comma.

Thanks, probus.

It was a typo. Would it be wrong if I used no punctuation at all?

The trouble is Ms Squires did not visit these places herself. Nor did she make the trip to Singapore.

 

[Raymott]

Thanks, probus.

It was a typo. Would it be wrong if I used no punctuation at all?

The trouble is [that] Ms Squires did not visit these places herself. Nor did she make the trip to Singapore.

I would add "that". This is a good example of one place it's best not to leave it out. (I guess you know that there is a "that" there, whether it's explicit or not.)

 

[Rover_KE]

I'd punctuate it thus:

The trouble is Ms Squires did not visit these places herself​, nor did she....'