Brexit and the media

[SydneyRover]

''The Tories can’t win without the press. This isn’t how democracy works''

''The power of the rightwing press has corroded public debate. But we can do more than just complain about it''

''In February 2016, a few months before the referendum, Donald Tusk published the European Council’s draft plans for renegotiating Britain’s relationship with the EU. David Cameron was prepared for the possibility that Tusk’s response would be less than he hoped for – it was a negotiation, after all. But what really shocked the then prime minister were the front pages the next day. “Cameron’s EU deal is a joke”, said the Daily Express; “The great delusion”, barked the Daily Mail; “Ministers defy PM on Europe”, claimed the Telegraph; while the Sun went with “Who do EU think EU are kidding, Mr Cameron?”, which compared the offer to a “steaming pile of manure”.''

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/15/tories-rightwing-press

[Donnywolf]

Good point - and it was ever thus.

What also aids them is the fact that I guess that no more than 25% of the working "ordinary" population of voting age should ever Vote Conservative but often they get 42%

It is Barons and Serfs and we the 75% (Serfs) should always be looking after ourselves - because traditionally the Barons will not be bothered about us except to work out how to pay us as little as possible whilst maximising their profits and collosal wealth

[Donnywolf]

... and of course the Tories will resist with everything they can the notion and practicality of Proportional Representation because they wont want the "little man" to impinge on their patch