Emeritus Prof Christopher May21h ago

How do we know Zack Polanski is gaining traction for the Green Party of England & Wales?

Because not only are political satire shows trying to find ways to ridicule him, the Right press is no longer ignoring him but actively trying to smear & ridicule him.

While in many ways I was glad Caroline Lucas didn't have to put up with this so much (though she hardly escaped entirely), in the mixed up world of UK politics, targeting Polanski is a back-handed compliment from power!

#politics #greens

Show threadAlex P Roe 
@ChrisMayLA6 The #press never used to be so rabid. We really need new laws to prevent the use of the press as a smear machine. The way the #Guardian is organised should perhaps be applied to more of the media - on, offline and video. It’s too easy for very rich people to transform the media into #propaganda machines.
Mar 22 at 6:45pmWeb
Show threadEmeritus Prof Christopher May16h ago

@alex_p_roe

Although some here would not hold the G up as an example of good news stewardship either....

Show threadAlex P Roe 8h ago
@ChrisMayLA6 Well, nobody’s perfect and at least the Guardian is not as tainted as the Daily Fail 😉