Like many people, I virtually never watch the TV news anymore, virtually never listen to radio news programmes.

Such a change from 10-20 years ago.

It's like you can smell the agendas at play immediately, so why bother hearing them out? https://twitter.com/David_Goodhart/status/1253450447005810693

The Holy Grail for activists is to appear as experts in public. The progressive liberal-left has largely succeeded in achieving that. But there is a huge cost in trust in our institutions like the BBC - and in the very idea of impartiality and expertise.

I think there is a better news out there to be pursued. It would take the interpretations of dominant actors (not just the government) as a large part of the subject matter. But that would kill this lovely safe world of unquestioned authority, of 'us' presiding over the public.