Morning Star subeditor (all them cornfields - and ballet in the evening, opinions mine, not theirs), musician, Faversham resident, fan of Kettering Town.
The National is giving an unprecedented window into what an actual newspaper looks like
If Guardian, Telegraph, Times et al were actual newspapers they would all have this front-page tomorrow
They won’t because they are regime media
Thankfully, everyone can see it now
Instead of celebrities being punished for speaking out against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, when will the politicians who armed that genocide be held accountable — and face trial at The Hague?
@premnsikka Did anyone expect better from Labour? Streeting and Starmer promised more of the same and are now delivering the NHS into the hands of their privateer backers.
Another day with no public broadcast from the undercover policing inquiry but #spycops TV continues to provide the next best thing... https://t.co/49An6zmbO1
A left populism could be a gamechanger.
Farage’s narrative relies on those targeted by it not knowing the power he and his cronies wield.
The left need to reframe these arguments and show that, while it may be “us versus them”, “them” includes Reform, Farage and his rich mates.
Billionaires should not own social media platforms.
Billionaires should not run our newspapers.
Billionaires should not control our politics.
A free media is a democratic media - a public good that is owned and run by us all.
There’s a simple way to allay that scepticism though. The Cabinet Office just needs to tell us when they received the claims for the expenses Boris Johnson incurred in 2022/23, and when they decided to let him have the money. Watch this space for the answers. (8/8)