Tom Baldwin, The Socialist campaign organiser, South West
The enormous popularity of Jeremy Corbyn and the left-wing policies he is putting forward have rattled the establishment. Their mouthpieces in the capitalist press have made increasingly hysterical attacks, their pages full of distortions. Even so-called left leaning papers like the Mirror or Guardian have repeated the various myths, such as his being unelectable.
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The mask is slipping from the face of a supposedly balanced and objective media. Most newspapers and broadcasters are owned by billionaires and reflect their prejudices. Keen to protect their own power and wealth they fear their own readers. They scorn any attempt by workers to stand up for themselves.
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