There was a far bigger foreign intervention in the Brexit referendum than Russia's Owen Jones
almost 4 years in The guardian
Putin’s meddling was wrong – but it was dwarfed by the influence of Rupert Murdoch
Britain is a democracy with heavy caveats. It allows its citizens an equal vote, but not an equal say. Those with wealth gain power and influence – through access to politicians, donations to political parties, lobbying, well-funded thinktanks and ownership of most of the press.
“As inequality grows, so does the political influence of the rich,” is how that well-known bastion of socialism the Economist put it a couple of years ago. Yet we are denied a proper debate on how British democracy is subverted by vested interests because it would mean most newspapers – who play a major part in framing the national conversation – having to scrutinise their own role. Continue reading...
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