He’s clearly educated & has time in his hands, but he bases his positions on ideology first & then gathers evidence that supports his claim, rather than having an objective view of the situation, considering the evidence and coming to a conclusion. It’s flawed logic well presented.
He’s very well respected. Google who he is. He’s written biographies on most recent Prime Ministers. He used to be the headteacher of Wellington School. He’s a prestigious academic.
That’s all well & good, that doesn’t stop him having an ideological blindspot. Many top scientists believe in religion, which fails the fundamental logic test of even the most basic science, this doesn’t make them bad scientists, just not to be listened to in this area.
As an example, in the thread from him you shared, he continues his theme of calling Starmer a Tory & states that KS “awarded Palantir a contract with Coventry City Council in April 2025”. The council do have a 12 month investigatory contract, but they entered it, nothing to do with Starmer.
Ok The problem is that trust is very thin on the ground.
Yes, but this opens you up to exploitation - which is why we all need to apply scrutiny to what we are seeing & reading. What are the actual facts, what is interpretation, what is ideology, etc? There is a large crowd on the far left that focuses solely on attacking the left.A legacy of Corbyn
I’m pretty LW tbc But European so wasn’t a Corbynite