They weren't pretending it's a scoop. It's rather that it's become so blatant that even the most cautious of news organisations (and note the Trump billions-of-dollars lawsuit aga… (View Post)

I see no convincing evidence of Healey being up to the job. Or even his current one. (View Post)

Art on trial - a sculptor's arrest highlights new extremes for censorship in China https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cddqpr7z74yo ..Ian Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has lon… (View Post)

On topic, Brexit did result in a pretty large increase in civil service numbers... You voted for a bigger blob. (View Post)

Should have resigned, as pointed out upthread. That he didn't means he's likely to soldier on, having significantly damaged his credibility and authority. (View Post)