There was something almost perfectly absurd about Sadiq Khan condemning the “public hounding”, abuse and public shaming surrounding the tragedy of Jason Arday — and then choosing X as the place to tell us about it. His sentiments may be entirely sincere. Indeed, the central point is difficult to argue with. Relentless public humiliation can … Continue reading This is Bullshit Khan. The Left’s X Twitter Problem: You Cannot Condemn the Cesspit While Swimming in It.
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The Useless British Media’s Bullshit and Reform’s Real Electoral Prospects
by Chris Harris If you follow the British media, you could be forgiven for thinking Nigel Farage is already measuring the curtains at Downing Street. Reform dominates political coverage, every opinion poll is treated as another staging post towards government, and remarkably little attention is paid to what would actually happen in 650 individual constituencies … Continue reading The Useless British Media’s Bullshit and Reform’s Real Electoral Prospects
Why Are So Many Political Journalists So Shit?
by Chris Harris The day after Nadhim Zahawi left the Conservative Party for Reform UK, I was sitting with my mother. Like me, she’s into her politics. I said to her, quite simply, that Robert Jenrick would not be far behind. I didn’t say it because I have some special instinct. I said it because … Continue reading Why Are So Many Political Journalists So Shit?