Monday 15 January 2018

15/01/18: Newspapers and Politics

  • In the UK, “the press” is free, and most journalists believe this is fundamental to a democratic society. This means that newsmakers should seek out and circulate news, information, ideas, comment and opinion and hold those in authority to account. The press provides the platform for a multiplicity of voices to be heard.
  • This means that newspapers are allowed to express opinions, and this includes political views.  After the 2011 phone hacking scandals involving a range of newspapers, a major report was published, by Lord Leveson.  As a result, a new press regulator, IPSO, was set up.  The aim was to ensure the press was more tightly regulated, which might have meant less freedom than under the previous system, where the press regulated itself.
Left Wing - Labour   Right Wing - Conservative

Left Wing
  • Left wing beliefs are usually progressive in nature, they look to the future, aim to support those who cannot support themselves, are idealist and believe in equality.
  • People who are left wing believe in taxation to redistribute opportunity and wealth - things like a national health service, and job seeker’s allowance are fundamentally left wing ideas. 
  • They believe in equality over the freedom to fail.
Left Wing and Labour
  • Traditionally, the Labour party has had a left wing agenda, but in the late 20th century, with Tony Blair as leader, it moved towards the centre.  Since Jeremy Corbyn became leader, the party has been in conflict, as Corbyn has a traditional Labour left wing agenda.
Left Wing, Labour and Greens
  • In the UK the main left wing parties are the Labour Party and the Green Party. They believe in making laws that protect women, ethnic minorities, and gay people against discrimination.
  • They believe that we should tax rich people more to support people less well off, and they believe we should regulate big businesses so they serve people’s interests. 
  • They believe that a good welfare system means people are healthier, more able to work, and will put more back into the economy. 

Right Wing
  • Right wing beliefs value tradition, they are about fairness, survival of the fittest, and they believe in economic freedom.
  • They typically believe that business shouldn’t be regulated, and that we should all look after ourselves. 
  • Right wing people tend to believe they shouldn’t have to pay for someone else’s education or health service. 
  • They believe in freedom to succeed over equality.
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As this is the Daily Mail, this fully supports the Right Party. Their headline is said in a sarcastic manner. Since the Right Party is traditional and they don't believe in change, they automatically deny 
the topic of disabled people having benefits. The "differently abled" people are unfortunate to do tasks therefore they will need this to have a good quality of life and standard of living.

On the other hand, The Guardian supports the Left Wing. They focus on how migrants from the EU find it hard to earn benefits  in the UK so that they can support himself/herself in the future. The reason why this article has been published is because that the UK is a conservative country meaning that the country sticks to traditional beliefs. Therefore the rich gets to keep their money and if the migrants earn benefits, that means the rich lose their money.
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