I like neeps wrote: Fri May 20, 2022 7:28 amAs long as the govt don't run the press I don't think it's a failure in the democratic process... The problem is the press run the govt - not a problem I think was considered when everyone in the British state bent over for Murdoch et al.Tichtheid wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 4:13 pmCamroc2 wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 4:08 pm Mendaciousness, pure and simple.
Earlier this week, Liz Truss stated to the HoC that there was a majority in NI against the protocol. That's less than a couple of weeks after elections to the NI assembly in which 60% of the candidates returned were in favour of the protocol.
The lying is just so brazen, and the press doesn't appear to even attempt to keep them honest.
This is a massive failure of the democratic process.
Quite smart though, the press have the BBC and Labour absolutely terrified to even mention Brexit.
The media doesn't report on politics, it seeks to influence it, what you call "smart" is very much a failure of the democratic process. The electorate should be well informed but it really isn't. This is the job of the media and they are failing, badly.
They offer opposing views for the sake of "balance" when there really isn't a credible bit of evidence for that opposing view, see climate change.