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He has been publicly exposed twice as a liar once at the start of his career and once again recently when he was effectively 'fired' from being Prime Minister f
by willyt 4y ago
He has been publicly exposed twice as a liar once at the start of his career and once again recently when he was effectively 'fired' from being Prime Minister for telling lies about partying during covid lockdowns. He wrote a whole load of dubious 'opinion pieces'[0] for the Telegraph before he was editor of the Spectator that contained 'facts' about the EU that were patently untrue. Anyone looking at his credentials when giving him the job of editor of the Spectator would surely have been aware of this. Therefore we should doubt wether the information in it is reliable. The best way to think of The Spectator is probably just as a magazine containing mostly what would be called 'opinion pieces' on Conservative policy ideas.
[0]In case I'm using terminology that is different in other countries: In British newspapers there are two types of article, normal journalism with verified information and 'opinion pieces' where a writer, typically a journalist or politician is invited to give their opinion on current events.
example of Guardian opinion piece: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/22/keir-starmer-labour-voters-tories-election https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/22/keir-s...
example of Guardian factual article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/22/my-heart-sank-with-news-of-draft-russians-flee-in-droves https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/22/my-heart-sank-...
example of Telegraph opinion piece: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/09/21/six-wasted-years-liz-truss-deliver-brexit-actually-works/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/09/21/six-wasted-years...
example of Telegraph factual article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/09/22/liz-truss-latest-news-tax-cuts-energy-freeze-live/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2022/09/22/liz-truss-la...