7 November 2019 — The New Dark Age

There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back

[I’ve included all the BBC ‘news’ coverage of the general election. Mostly it’s trivial but you be the judge. WB]

Lewes Bonfire Night effigies include a urinating Boris Johnson

General election 2019: Liberal Democrats, Greens and Plaid Cymru agree pact
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50327937

General election 2019: Labour and Tories pledge more borrowing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50325059

General election 2019: Swindon ‘can’t vote’ letter criticised
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-50329491

Unfree Media – State Stenography And Shameful Silence
https://williambowles.info/2019/11/07/unfree-media-state-stenography-and-shameful-silence/

REPORT: NHS privatisation – real expenditure 26 per cent, not 7 per cent
https://williambowles.info/2019/11/07/report-nhs-privatisation-real-expenditure-26-per-cent-not-7-per-cent/

How the media, including the BBC is manipulated by government propaganda
https://williambowles.info/2019/11/07/how-the-media-including-the-bbc-is-manipulated-by-government-propaganda/

Mainstream Media Pro-Johnson Propaganda Gets Into Full Swing
https://williambowles.info/2019/11/07/mainstream-media-pro-johnson-propaganda-gets-into-full-swing/

General Election 2019: Voters should back Johnson – ex Labour MP
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50330007

General Election 2019: The hidden benefits of registering to vote that aren’t to do with politics
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-50329730

Boris Johnson Opts for His Santa Claus Election
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/11/07/boris-johnson-opts-for-his-santa-claus-election/

General election 2019: What are the issues in Leeds?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-50316440

General election 2019: The voting system explained
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50238861

Green Tories? Don’t Believe the Hype
https://williambowles.info/2019/11/06/green-tories-dont-believe-the-hype/

General election 2019: Conservative Party launches campaign
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50311003

General election 2019: Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson stands down
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50325666

General election 2019: Boris Johnson’s campaign claims fact-checked
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50317404

Sylvia Hermon to stand down as MP for North Down
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50323768

General election 2019: Greens call for £100bn a year for climate action
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50305284

People react angrily to Labour throwing Chris Williamson under the bus yet again
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/2CP5MJHP2XA/

General Election 2019: Labour bans candidates from standing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50319044

The Incredible Disappearing Farage, and Other Electoral Oddities
https://williambowles.info/2019/11/06/the-incredible-disappearing-farage-and-other-electoral-oddities/

The Media Is Biased Against Jeremy Corbyn – but Does That Even Matter in This Election?
https://williambowles.info/2019/11/06/the-media-is-biased-against-jeremy-corbyn-but-does-that-even-matter-in-this-election/

General election 2019: What does Alun Cairns’ resignation mean?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-50317085

General election 2019: How would the Greens fund their £1tn pledge?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50315720

It’s the DNC, Stupid: Democratic Party, not Russia, Has Delegitimized the Democratic Process
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2019/11/06/its-the-dnc-stupid-democratic-party-not-russia-has-delegitimized-the-democratic-process/

Socialist Equality Party to stand in UK general election: No to austerity, militarism and war! Free Julian Assange! For class struggle and socialist internationalism!
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/06/pers-n06.html

REPORT: NHS privatisation – real expenditure 26 per cent, not 7 per cent
https://truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/report-nhs-privatisation-real-expenditure-26-per-cent-not-7-per-cent/

General election 2019: How big an issue is climate change for voters?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-50307304

Why I Hate the Tories
https://londongreenleft.blogspot.com/2019/11/why-i-hate-tories.html

Britain: the Corbyn surge begins – we can win!
http://www.marxist.com/britain-the-corbyn-surge-begins-we-can-win.htm