So far, so familiar. We have our media troubles but nothing (so far) like the media polarisation that is smothering Britain in a blanket of lies and cynicism. Against this are journalists trying to hold the line of impartiality and truth, who are suspected, abused, even loathed by every side. No-one comes out of it with clean hands but it should prompt a look at journalists’ workload. Brexit has morphed at warp speed from unicorns and sunlit uplands to getting “the incubus of Brexit off our collective backs” (copyright B Johnson).

Source: The Irish Times December 11, 2019 10:52 UTC