1/ Some additional thoughts about how dreadful and Trumpy the S*n's "journalism" is here - and what it means for Brexit going forward.
2 I know that poor S*n "journalism" is nothing new - Hillsborough is only the most flagrant example. But there's a "state media" tone to this article, reminding me of Fox fluffing Trump.
3 To document the poor journalism here:
There's one unnamed source.
No one is asked to comment, either from the opposition or trade unions, or employment law or policy experts.
There's one unnamed source.
No one is asked to comment, either from the opposition or trade unions, or employment law or policy experts.
4 The central assertion that workers will be free to make earn overtime pay is false, and the journalists could easily have fact checked it with experts or the sources I link to in my blig post.
(The claim about on-call work is confused but has a kernel of truth).
(The claim about on-call work is confused but has a kernel of truth).
5 As @mrjamesob points out the journalists may well have agreed to waive the working time limits themselves.
As @jdportes points out they seem to have made up a statistic about family savings. This is an identical MO to GOP claims about tax bill savings in the USA.
As @jdportes points out they seem to have made up a statistic about family savings. This is an identical MO to GOP claims about tax bill savings in the USA.
6 Surely no one could be this bad at their job?
*Boris and David Davis wave*
Rather it seems this is simply the "Big Lie" technique - it worked for Brexit and Trump, so why stop now?
*Boris and David Davis wave*
Rather it seems this is simply the "Big Lie" technique - it worked for Brexit and Trump, so why stop now?
7 I flag this up because I expect it will be part of the technique going forward, to justify reducing labour and environmental standards by claiming black is white.
As I say in the post: "Some journalists aim to speak truth to power; others are content to help it mislead". //
As I say in the post: "Some journalists aim to speak truth to power; others are content to help it mislead". //
