Democracy

Before rejoicing that Labour is going all-in on citizen assemblies, it’s worth thinking about what was actually said in this morning’s Times (which I’ve now managed to read). First, the story itself (https://lnkd.in/esK-VCnf) is a write-up of comments made to Tom Baldwin, who is

David Runciman’s article on the political philosophy of the European Union is fantastic (though a little whiskery – 2001). Link: LRB – David Runciman: Invented Communities.

Thank GOD for the journalistic profession. I for one couldn’t have lived a moment longer without knowing that Tony Blair was once sent a reminder about an unpaid bill. And as for his purchase of a dishwasher – why in heaven’s name has it taken till now for us

I posted this – a paper on extremism and online debate, among other things – over at the Demsoc blog.

According to evidence before a House of Lords committee, reported by the BBC, Rupert Murdoch has admitted telling his red-tops what to write (and making his views clear to the board of the Times, as well). So if you want distortions and half-truths designed to warp your views to fit

From Screenwipe, on Youtube here. Adam Curtis is the man behind the ravishing but occasionally dodgy doc, the Power of Nightmares.

The Daily Mail:. Democracy knows you as the poisoner of the streams of human intercourse, the fomenter of war, the preacher of hate, the unscrupulous enemy of a peaceful human society

The Institute for Politics Democracy and the Internet ran a conference called Politics Online at the start of the month: its highlights are archived here.