Does it matter that an MP is taking over the role of editor of a widely-read London paper? From what I understand about the important part played by the Press in how we see the world I reckon it does matter.
Of course, he has vowed to run the paper in the interests of 'all Londoners' but I can't help wondering whether that means the billionaires who live in penthouse apartments in Park Lane or the homeless people dossing down on streets just a short distance away.
I've recently been reading what Bernie Sanders has to say about the power of the Press:
On top of that I remember the many people who have said that the best way to control people is to keep them scared and demoralised. With all the stories of gloom and doom with which we are bombarded daily, including by the London Evening Standard, I reckon it's easy to feel pretty scared and the temptation is to pull up the draw bridge and look after number one.
So, every time we pick up the London Evening Standard - there's a good reason why it is given away free - our attention is directed towards what the paper wants us to think of as important and what is not. Powerful stuff that. Whenever I see George Osborne's paper lying around I intend to pick it up and throw it in the litter bin.
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