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If you genuinely believe that,, then it follows that the press is a hostile rump with whom there is no winning, and that therefore the only good strategy is a defensive one to minimise your interaction with them.
Well, yes? We've got a right wing press they will give you a column, but when push comes to shove they'll start printing stuff like Beergate. Sure Starmer will get an easier ride than Corbyn in sensible rags like the Graun, but even they seem to be happy with whoever in Labour is briefing them at that time (see the Stamer is boring articles).
I suppose it comes back to who you're chasing for a vote. If you're chasing older Tory voters, then by all means knock yourself out with the futility of chasing Daily Mail or Telegraph readers. Or alternatively, seek a different voter base and use different routes than the decaying husk of our right wing press.
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If you genuinely believe that,, then it follows that the press is a hostile rump with whom there is no winning, and that therefore the only good strategy is a defensive one to minimise your interaction with them. And that was imo one of the key problems with the Corbyn administration. If you treat ALL the press as hostile you remove one of your key weapons in reaching people who might otherwise hear you. Moreover, it provides the opposition with the room they need to create an alternative narrative about you. It cedes the ground. It is a sure-fire way to lose an election.
Of course Labour will always have a harder time in the press than the Tories in the UK. That's an argument for us to be better with our engagement strategy, not one in favour of disconnecting altogether.