Politicians are terrified of an electorate they think is far more authoritarian and angry and right wing than it actually is, because they are out of touch because the literal media - the thing that mediates between public and polity - is corrupted

Thank you!

This looks like a massive improvement. Can i ask why the building has one material/colour scheme at the bottom and then another after a few floors up? Also, would a darker colour not be more in keeping with the surrounding old uni buildings, instead of the pale peach colour?

The Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan may sound dry, but it proposes the near complete decarbonisation of the economy inside a decade and is the closest thing the government has to a growth strategy. Surely that’s worth a press conference?

I feel like this is ignoring Saudi Arabias role. They were all to happy to side with Trump according to other reports