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False equivalence; one of the true reasons why Musk bought Twitter

In a democracy, large corporations selling harmful products are faced with a problem. And the political parties that run the public relations campaigns for these large corporations have a similar challenge.

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Donald Trump and friends

The ‘it’s incompetence, not a conspiracy’ argument

In which I get irked by the tone of an Ian Dunt tweet, then try and explain why.

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The mini budget tanking the British economy

The conditions that were needed for an alternative political story to reach voters

The conditions needed for an alternative political story to reach and persuade Conservative voters in the UK are pretty depressing.

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Blanket coverage of the Queen's death in 2022, plus David Cameron telling simplistic stories

Why the ‘media is left-wing’ is one of the Conservatives’ most important lies

The ‘media is mostly left-wing’ is one of the Conservative’s most important lies because it shuts down the space needed to challenge other Conservative stories.

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Fundamental attribution error in the media

Fundamental attribution error in political media

In social psychology, fundamental attribution error is the tendency for people to over-emphasise personality-based explanations for an individual’s behaviour, and under-emphasise situational and environmental explanations.

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David Frost, Baron Frost

The Brexit bait and switch: Why did politicians encourage people to vote Leave?

Five years since the referendum, in his resignation letter, former Brexit minister Lord Frost has put into writing why he supports Brexit. He does not mention NHS funding.

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