The rise and rise of community-based news reporting
Following on from my first article – “Fake news” or “No news” – the twin threats to democracy – does local news matter? If your answer is ‘no’, [...]
Fake News
“Fake news” or “No news” – the twin threats to democracy.
I love local newspapers. My very first paid job was as a trainee reporter on a Manchester-based local newspaper that, sadly, wasn’t the great Manchester Evening News. [...]
Shepway Green Party Flatter to Deceive
On the 12th June 2020, The Shepway Green Party stated on their website the following: We cannot stop Otterpool and it would be dishonest to pretend that we could. Indeed, the [...]
Otterpool Park Update: Council purchase racecourse for £26.2m, while spreading fake news across the district
Folkestone & Hythe District Council, have agreed on a price of £26.2 million to purchase Folkestone racecourse land from the Reuben Brothers company – Cozumel [...]
Defending the public interest
The Public Interest needs defending. But who does it need defending from? Folkestone & Hythe District Council and Councillor Russell Tillson, that’s who. In the [...]
Kent MP Expenses & Allowances
The most expensive MP in Kent for the first ten months of the financial year April 2017 – Jan 2018 is Charlie Elphicke MP of Dover. In second place is our own Damian [...]
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. Abraham Lincoln Never let the truth get in [...]
Hypocrite? You Decide
Damian Collins, MP for Folkestone & Hythe is chairman of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee and we believe a hypocrite. Damian has recently written to the [...]
Damian Collins In Twitter Spat With Russian Embassy
Folkestone & Hythe MP – Damian Collins (pictured), has got into a spat on Twitter, with the Russian Embassy, in London, about fake news. Damian & his committee [...]
Fake News & A Lie By Damian Collins MP.
We asked the question earlier this month whether or not Damian Collins MP (pictured) had lied regarding the transfer of 1,500 patients to other GP Surgeries. Damian placed [...]