No, that's only one of the problems. The press is also incredibly partisan and in many cases dishonest. At best there is false equivalence. But also the public do not see it as their responsibility to make sure they are informed, and will generally accept what fits their preexisting bias.

Our recent flirtations with direct democracy in the form of referendums don't exactly fill me with joy either. It would be fine if the public, the press and the political establishment all earnestly tried their best to honestly understand the issues, but all three failed abysmally.

Fascinating, tell me more.
Although I will confess that I am initially sceptical, as your handle and profile don't tell me much about you.

I ask because back in the Other Place, I tweeted as MalksVoice, which was supposed to be about work, but eventually became mostly about "Brexit sucks, and Boris Johnson is a twunt". I stand by both statements, but possibly a professional account was not the place for them.

I only occasionally read romance, but I'd say no. Not for me. The narrative voice in the book is what influences my read. Even if it's a 3rd person narrator, it will often have a distinctive voice. How distinctive depends on the author, but not necessarily on their gender.

Aah. Yes, spikes on tyres is another level! I can't really do that year round in Wales... or at all except off-road perhaps!

My technique is that I've stopped using summer tyres altogether! Given that I mostly only drive on the way to a larp, I don't get much wear out of them!
I have put the clock back in my car though, and it's not even next year yet!

Worst bits seem to be in their comms. They just seem to have no ability at all to set the narrative, even in their own policy announcements. Very frustrating. Say what you like about Blair (and who doesn't, these days?), but he would have been all over this side of things.

I have heard about narrators who do this, and thought about it myself, but even though I sometimes do live storytelling, I find the idea of letting people into my padded cell slightly terrifying! May I DM you?

It used to have a great search function, that they have nerfed dramatically in the past year or so, for reasons that escape me, but it is infuriating. It's always been a tricksy and deceptive creature though.

Even if I were to stop using the public face of FaceBook, I don't think I'd dispense with Messenger. Too much stuff and too many people on there.
You're really enjoying this place then? I still haven't quite worked out how I want to use it.

Not on the Humanities or Media Studies courses, certainly!

Evening, Phil. Nice to see you over here. How is Twexit going from your point of view? You always said you stayed with Twitter because of the critical mass of experts you follow who post there. Are many of them jumping in this direction?

Ah, jonesing for the Other Place, are you?
Look, if you love the smell of a boot-stamping-on-a-human-head-forever in the morning, that's up to you!
#NoKinkShaming

Aaah, Livejournal. Halcyon days.
To be honest, I treat FB kind of like an LJ replacement.
This format doesn't really lend itself to lengthy exposition!