Editorials
Opinion and analysis on media and journalism
The establishment fights back: SLAPPs, injunctions, intimidation, and detention
Governments have a duty to uphold the law, but where does legitimate legal restraint end and intimidation begin?
Are our politicians becoming more corrupt or does the media just make it seem so?
We rarely witness political corruption directly, so how much of what we believe about it comes from the media itself?
Nothing has changed, so what's the point?
If the two main parties in the UK promise the same things, what change is actually possible? And are we looking for it in the wrong place?
Are they listening? Political participation and feeling heard
A questionnaire undertaken in central London reveals most people vote, most people understand the system, and yet three-quarters feel unheard by it. Is this just sour grapes, or something more fundamental?
Who can we trust? Media use and trust in sources
More than half of respondents to my questionnaire expressed distrust in political media, both legacy and online. But if we distrust our sources and keep using them, is that merely healthy scepticism or the sign of a deeper crisis of confidence?