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Old 21-04-2020, 11:31   #2392
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Re: Coronavirus
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Originally Posted by ianch99 View Post
This article, from a right of centre blogger, make a few good points but it is principally aimed at shutting down dissent and debate. The message is clear: "Shut up and clap when you are told to". Holding your Government to account is the basis of democracy and pieces like this, thankfully consigned to the oddball corners of the Internet, are naive at best and sinister at worse.

In wheeling out the old favourite wartime trope to justify the argument, what the author fails to point out is that the WII Government, although led by the Conservative Party, included leaders from the Labour and Liberal parties as well. This meant that decisions were made on a basis of broad political consensus and not just by one Party.

The media has a duty of responsibility to hold the Government to account when and if it is clearly making the wrong decisions.
I'm not surprised you don't like this article, because it says what many people think and you are in the minority on this one.

People in the main accept that the press and the opposition parties are there to hold the government to account. What people object to is people criticising for the sake of it. I really don't think you would be making all these negative comments if it was Labour that was taking these measures. More objectivity would be nice.
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