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In the last podcast before this week’s general election, we discuss the campaigns, the manifestos, the leaders, the bigotry, the propaganda, the polls, our votes, and the probable result.
Joining us is Jazza’s impending livestream on Thursday.
Those thinking of skipping this general election, or drawing a cock and balls on their ballot, should read the latest UnHerd piece from Hired author James Bloodworth.
Bloodworth is a former Left Foot Forward editor, and still a leftie, so much of the piece is spent attacking Labour for the antisemitism that has flourished under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership:
Continue reading →At least some backlash against the internet has been down to one of the basest human instincts: self-interest. Incumbent journalists, politicians, and other public figures are disgruntled that cheaper communication has opened new channels, undermining their role as gatekeepers of public opinion.
The right sort of people have not shied away from slating what the US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton termed “deplorables”, nor their enablers among Silicon Valley executives who have made billions off the internet economy in the last few decades.
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This week we discuss anything but the general election. Starting with an update on the state of democracy in Hong Kong, we take a look at the Daily Mail group’s purchase of the i, and finish with a discussion of Hungary’s exodus from Eurovision.
Joining us is Jimmy sounding like he’s very far away from the mic.
It has been said that both atheists and theists can look into the universe and be reassured about their beliefs. Even in our small corner there is an endless array of beauty, elegance and complexity, as well as ugliness, disorder and decay. You can see divine order or directionless chaos.
Now is not the time to re-litigate The God Delusion, but I was reminded of our well-developed confirmation bias by the tussle over Jeremy Corbyn’s pronunciation of Epstein, which he said as “Epshtine” during the general election debate on ITV this week.
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