Forget fake news. The bigger problem is misleading news

The way that ‘fake news’ became an overnight crisis is telling; just as progressive ideas were being rejected by voters across the western world, the media suddenly discovered a glitch which explained why. Fake news is the new false consciousness.

All democracies face the problem of uninformed voters. But in a reasonably educated society, this should not be critical, especially as the ignorant are far less likely to vote anyway. This has traditionally been a conservative and indeed ultra-conservative worry, but since the Anglo-Saxon Spring (or should that be Fall?), liberals have started to show more concern about it. The left-right axis is morphing into a globalist-nationalist one, and the majority of less educated voters fall into the latter camp.

Such is the worry that a think-tank has even recommended that schools teach pupils about fake news. Considering the politics of most teachers, I’m sure this won’t at all be done in a biased or politicised way. There is also a bill