Christ. Can nobody see this boom for what it is?

That's sort of their game plan though? Undermine it to the point that the left won't defend it, then they can get rid of it entirely. Abandon the licence fee and leave it open to buyout, then turn it into GB News #2.

"And to discuss, here we have one of Britain's foremost experts on lying and deception"

It's not about the licence fee. It's about getting rid of trusted voices because if all the papers and the main TV news is compromised, you can do whatever you like.

I hadn't heard about this but it's very welcome. There should be no normalisation of sexual violence.

I remember manning anti-brexit stalls and speaking to people whose overwhelming attitude was well, nothing bad can happen. You had the maga crowd in America, and there was a feeling that you could make Britain great again.
Nothing but rosy-tinged nostalgia.

We had this great swelling of national pride, the sense that we were pivotal and important in the world, the sense that we could do anything if only we grasped our destiny. I have a feeling in the back of my mind that it was that optimism that led many people to think brexit can't be that bad.

I've thought for a little while that the opening ceremony led to Brexit.

The first of these additional two happened as he was promising more checks. It's disingenuous to imply the checks don't work, it will need longer than a week to implement.

He's so bad, he's only been elected three times.