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It was The Times that fired Boris Johnson for lying, The Telegraph hired him after that. They have gone off the deep end though. Some good coverage of The Tele
by corney91 5y ago
It was The Times that fired Boris Johnson for lying, The Telegraph hired him after that.
They have gone off the deep end though. Some good coverage of The Telegraph's fall in standards is Peter Oborne's resignation letter: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/why-i-have-resigned-from-telegraph/ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/why-i-have-...
- hkt 5y agoIt continues to astonish me how far the telegraph (and conservatism generally) has left people like Oborne behind. Really quite something to behold, and pretty deeply alarming.
- bluGill 5y agoIs there anyplace a conservative can find real news anymore?
- mhh__ 5y agoAnywhere reputable. For example, I read the guardian pretty much everyday, and various other papers, even though although culturally I am a proper grauniad-reader type, politically I am not - but by virtue of actually reading the articles text you can actually (believe it or not?) determine both the facts and the flavour separately.
- lmm 5y agoBe careful. It takes conscious effort to read sceptically; whenever your attention slips you'll find yourself absorbing the views the writer wants you to.
- nl 5y agoFinancial Times is pretty good, and definitely not liberal.
- danjac 5y agoYes, that's correct - by Max Hastings, who said of Johnson, "don't trust this man with your wife or your wallet". https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/24/boris-johnson-prime-minister-tory-party-britain https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/24/boris-...