No disrespect to Taylor Swift, but haven't we heard enough?! There are other things the press could talk about. Policy, for example. Or is it too much of an ask? They are so used to the revolving scandal that they invent one just to keep themselves going. I suppose it's easier than doing a real job!
Never mind that! Or 37bln to nonexistent test&trace, or 14bln written off as fraud during covid, or 4bln of unusable PPE, I could go on. But hey, saw Kay Burley this morning ripping into Lisa Nandy over Taylor Swift's security arrangements and free tickets - again🙄So much more important🤬
It will never cease to amaze me that someone can be the worst PM the country has ever known, be directly responsible for thousands of deaths, lie his way to power, damage the nation irrevocably, loot the public purse, and instead of facing jail time, he gets a fucking book tour.
Teresa May says "the law failed to protect" them. Surely, it's not the law that's failed, but rather those who are meant to follow it. If orgs don't follow the laws, then however strict they are, they are not going to protect anybody. Are there going to be any consequences to McDs or supermarkets?
Chris Masons of this world are bored (not to mention their masters)! Writing about policy is dull; daily arrays of juicy scandals and heaps of non sequiturs aren't on offer; what's a jobbing journo to do? Fictional analyses of non-existent scandals are fun, on tap and endlessly expandable!
“People have a queer idea of the arts. They think you can be an artist in your spare time, though nobody expects you to be a spare-time dustman, engineer, lawyer or brain surgeon.” Alasdair Gray, Lanark, 1981