Do you remember when Boris Johnson tried and failed to get Owen Paterson off the hook? And then the media released the political pressure on him over Tory sleaze by reporting the Government planned to curb second jobs? 
The Government has now quietly ditched those plans. theguardian.com/politics/2022/…
It's become part of the natural rhythm of our politics. Government gets itself into trouble, it makes a bullshit announcement that it will 'fix' the problem, the 'media' misreports the announcement, political pressure evaporates. Then, later, Government ditches the announcement.
I know it's convenient to talk about Johnson being a brilliant politician. But the truth is more complicated. He gets away with his repeated misconduct because we don't have a functioning media. And, in particular, because of the BBC's failures.
(And, yes, I did say this at the time.)
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