UK election 2019: digital election dominated by videos – real and faked
In the days since parliament was dissolved, news coverage of the digital election has been dominated by coverage of videos the parties have posted online.
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Boris Johnson
Greta Thunberg and Climate activism
The tragedy is, aside from the attacks on Thunberg and the personal impact of such vitriol which we can only guess at, is that the real issues get side-lined or ignored.
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Honesty and Dishonesty in the Houses of Parliament
We are in an age where trust in Westminster politicians is at an all-time low. It’s obvious what journalists must do…
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Poverty is everyone’s business
BBC 2’s new three part documentary series, Broke, is perfectly timed. Though in truth it would have been relevant and crucial at any time over the last ten years.
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Theresa May and press coverage
It is interesting and dispiriting to note that, as with every other female politician in the country, May’s political career has been predominantly defined by her gender.
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Vitriol and bluster – another week in political communication
We seem to be in an age where sketchy undeliverable promises and personal bombast are lauded in some quarters as positive traits.
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Coke is it in the Tory party leadership contest.
Conservative leadership race: How controversy stalks Michael Gove and Boris Johnson.
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Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the crisis of public language
Johnson might well be PM one day. He has political nous and an obvious ability to surface from controversy relatively unscathed. That’s an important factor in today’s political landscape.
Read moreHailing Hitler: why Godwin’s law never gets old
Posted by: Dr John Jewell Where would we be without Godwin’s Law? This law, formulated for the internet, dictates that
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