Scimitar54 wrote:What we definitely don’t need, is a sycophantic press to accompany the politicians
Scimitar54 wrote:dumbing down
vs.
Scimitar54 wrote:encouraging and rewarding them for “Telling the Truth”.
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"them" in the last bit can be widened (my interpretation) from career officers to anyone paid for by tax payers to carry out public policy.
Conversely, we should dismantle the Ministry of Truth ASAP, which is being built as we speak... to do the exact opposite
I was just given - on these pages - the recommendation to read 'more Peter Foster' so that I would feel comfortable in 'my echo chamber'.
- having looked up who he is, I think I'll do exactly that. And furthermore, I take the likening of my little scribbles to what comes out of the team lead by him as a great compliment
Some of the first entries that Gary from Google brought onto the screen:
Peter Foster | Financial Times
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https://www.ft.com/peter-foster
Peter Foster is the Public Policy Editor of the Financial Times. His brief is to break out of the bubbles of Westminster and Whitehall to cover all aspects of UK policy, including the ...
FT hires Peter Foster to cover Whitehall - Announcements ...
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https://aboutus.ft.com/en-gb/announceme ... whitehall/
14 January 2020: The Financial Times has hired Peter Foster as public policy editor, marking a significant investment in the FT's coverage of the UK.
Foster joins from The Telegraph where he has held the position of Europe editor since 2015. He will manage a team of reporters and work closely with the FT's award-winning political writers, led by George Parker, as well as Chris Giles ...