1/🧵Politics is all about controlling the narrative.
Machiavelli said democracies are the most stable government because you can trust a well informed populous to make the right decision.
Flip side of a democracy is anarchy,usually result of corruption and misinformed public...
Machiavelli said democracies are the most stable government because you can trust a well informed populous to make the right decision.
Flip side of a democracy is anarchy,usually result of corruption and misinformed public...
2/Its why we currently face an onslaught of disinformation from foreign governments and the far right,creating confusion, undermining trust in institutions furthers their agendas.
The media should be vital for keeping the public informed.
The media should be vital for keeping the public informed.
3/Politicians have always deceived and mislead to one extent or another, however the hubris with which out current cabinet engages in outright dishonesty is astounding for its brazenness.
Johnsons speech to G7, you could hear the smirch in his voice, its a game to them
Johnsons speech to G7, you could hear the smirch in his voice, its a game to them
4/ Covid has shown just how broken most our media is, stenographers, sycophants or too cowered (like the BBC) to challenge the government narrative.
Several posts I've seen today have shared my own sense of frustration at fighting to get a message through the narrative thats
Several posts I've seen today have shared my own sense of frustration at fighting to get a message through the narrative thats
5/ been forced onto us, the disinformation of establishment politics, media barons and corporate lobbyists.
They've worked so hard to smother opposing voices, but what's most frustrating is that we've had to work much harder to get a fraction of cut through
They've worked so hard to smother opposing voices, but what's most frustrating is that we've had to work much harder to get a fraction of cut through
6/This thread charts how warnings were raised about Delta when we could still have stamped it out, but instead those calling for caution were ridiculed and smeared for calling for simple effective measures.
https://twitter.com/chrischirp/status/1407065883743244301?s=19
7/ Even if we couldn't stamp it out we could have bought a lot more time and kept cases much lower.
This is where challenging the establishments narrative is so difficult. The sheer weight of disinformation is staggering, they aim to bury us in it
This is where challenging the establishments narrative is so difficult. The sheer weight of disinformation is staggering, they aim to bury us in it
https://twitter.com/karamballes/status/1401482979071909891?s=19
8/ Grassroots organisations with thousands of members struggle to be heard, meanwhile small well-connected groups with deep pockets like UsForThem get disproportionately platformed to peddle disinformation.
9/ As someone who has campaigned for years on SEND, mental health and access to education for those disproportionately offrolled I'm disgusted by the weaponisation of children's mental health by skeptics and HI by infection advocates.
10/ Few years ago we had 80k campaigners against SEND cuts depriving children of fair access to education.
Where were the pundits and papers then?
Didn't even get a mention on BBC but they covered Farage traping through the mud with a few dozen at a similar time
Where were the pundits and papers then?
Didn't even get a mention on BBC but they covered Farage traping through the mud with a few dozen at a similar time
11/ Where are they now schools are again facing increasing disruption?
Where are the concerns for all this lost learning?
Even though Labour are banging on about recovery funding, they're ignoring the fact lots of children are getting sent out of school due to lack of measures
Where are the concerns for all this lost learning?
Even though Labour are banging on about recovery funding, they're ignoring the fact lots of children are getting sent out of school due to lack of measures
12/ CAHMS has been collapsing for years, children in desperate need of support can wait years for help.
They didn't care about this when it wasn't effecting their lives, when it didn't fit with the desired narrative
Read the thread Deepti has linked!
They didn't care about this when it wasn't effecting their lives, when it didn't fit with the desired narrative
Read the thread Deepti has linked!
https://twitter.com/dgurdasani1/status/1407077730370441218?s=19
13/ How many times have we heard the media repeat the gov's rosy interpretation of ONS, PHE data rather than pointing out the data shows the opposite?
If its the message they want they won't inspect the facts, if you raise the facts, they'll attack or silence you.
If its the message they want they won't inspect the facts, if you raise the facts, they'll attack or silence you.
14/ Theres increasing number of studies on the potential long term impact of covid on the brain, even for those who didn't get sick at the time.
Larger profile scoentists who have constantly got it wrong have set out to dismiss and smear those behind these studies, its bullying.
Larger profile scoentists who have constantly got it wrong have set out to dismiss and smear those behind these studies, its bullying.
15/ When UK establishment doesn't like the message they shoot the messenger every single time.
https://twitter.com/dgurdasani1/status/1406726553690595332?s=19
16/The government is allowing Delta to circulate in schools whilst preventing measures to reduce transmission
Gov advisors are talking about natural immunity in children while a coordinated PR campaign is run against vaccinating children and ministers just aren't being challenged
Gov advisors are talking about natural immunity in children while a coordinated PR campaign is run against vaccinating children and ministers just aren't being challenged
17/ March 2020 the gov tried to sell us herd immunity by infection and most the media complied with this until it was too late
The under 40s are being abandoned to infection so media comply again, minimalising long covid.
Its a disgrace.
The under 40s are being abandoned to infection so media comply again, minimalising long covid.
Its a disgrace.
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