The right has created a false reality – fuelled by toxic images delivered straight to your phone | Jason Okundaye

After a week of violence and discord, this is clear: some politicians know images supersede inconvenient facts. And Labour has no good response When voters in Makerfield head to the polls next week, their decision, as is increasingly the case across the nation, may come down to this: whether to be more swayed by a hopeful vision of the UK or by a narrative that defines the country as little more than the most shocking thing they have seen on their phone that day. That quandary has been sharpened by something that has quietly become a regular fixture of social media: members of the public are n

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