Politics
Griffin vs the Chimera of Society
Oct 23rd
Like many of you, I was sucked in by the #bbcqt activity last night in a manner that 2 Screen would surely be proud of. However, I couldn’t help but think this.
Tweetminster measured 12.49 #bbcqt tweets per second by the end of the programme, a phenomenal volume hailed by many as a beacon of popular desire to confront a repugnant political contingent. But underneath it all, there were tones of a more sinister element to what was happening.
Both on the programme and via social media, people were using the security of the self-affirming mob to indulge their righteousness.
Why didn’t The Sun switch to the Lib Dems instead?
Sep 30th
Imaginatively, The Sun today declared their support for the Conservative Party after 12 years of backing Labour.
But is this a mature approach in modern times? Does a publication have to declare its support for a particular party, drawing their lines and wearing hearts on their sleeve?
Many would argue that all publications will have their slant so it may as well be explicit. However, something about this doesn’t seem right to me. Why should it be about parties rather than policies and ideas?
After all, Parliament provides an arena where policy may be proffered by anyone, to then be considered for the country and iterated via gladiatorial debate.
Look who’s talking