Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
Speaking of the guardian, brexit, good news, bad news, reality and perception..as we often do..

Here is a good example of how that publication works:

The story is of interest. About a company the government cited that is now not doing so well. That's always a risk when any government does this, but it's also inevitable. Not every company supported or cited by a government will succeed.

But the story is framed as how Brexit is a disaster for exports. The reader is left in no doubt that their belief going into the article will not have changed by the end.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...-customer-left

Only half way through do we see the fact that: "Goods exports from the UK to the EU reached £16.9bn in May, the highest level since figures started in 1997."

Surely that is the bigger story here, no? In a country of 65m people, there will always be good and bad anecdotes to tell, but the bigger picture matters more, surely? It may be inconvenient to the papers editorial stance or what readers want to read but still.

You keep posting the same thing over and over and over again.

Why not try and elevate the discussion? Try a different angle.

Start by posting all of the stories of people who have materially benefitted because of Brexit. You keep saying there are good and bad anecdotes. Post links to some of the good ones. Every time you've been asked to do this in this thread you disappear. Put all these good news Brexit stories out there and we can take our own view. Who knows, if they are compelling enough we might even start thinking James was right all along.