Pierre actually make quite a good post - something few would expect me to ever say - in the Coronavirus thread. He linked to this blog and how it sums up part of the problem.
https://www.effiedeans.com/2020/04/j...d-country.html
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Journalism is missing the mood the country. We don't want blame, we don't want argument as if this were a General Election, we want a contribution to the national effort to get us out of this crisis. We want hope optimism and faith in our country. We need less negativity.
It became clear from reading their responses that this was usually because they were hostile to the Government either because they voted for someone else at the last election or because they voted Remain in 2016. They too were missing the mood of the country.
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I actually found it quite entertaining really. They have, as is often the case, grasped the basics. Yes, Brexit has created a divide. For some this Government will be the party that delivered Brexit - a bitter grudge against Europe some had held since entering the European Economic Area in the 70s. It can do no wrong.
Of course I'm not counting Seph in that group.