Press Freedom?

2,040 press articles mention Yvette Cooper in the last month. Not one of these mentions her support for the war that wrecked Libya.

2,453 articles mention Andy Burnham in the last month. Not one of these mentions his support for the war that wrecked Libya.

1,855 articles mention Liz Kendall in the last month. Not one of these mentions her support for the war that wrecked Libya.

Regime change, illegal bombing, mass killing, ethnic cleansing, torture, fragmented militia rule, economic and social chaos, 100,000s of refugees, many of them drowning in the Mediterranean - you'd think it would feature. 

 Corbyn voted against military intervention in Libya.

It says a lot about the fanatical discipline of the 'free press' that no-one has discussed it in any newspaper - it's a very recent war crime and the consequences ('migrants') have been covered heavily by the press this summer.

But the unwritten media agreement with politics, as we know, is that no matter how many people our politicians kill abroad, the issue doesn't feature in domestic elections. Even though it matters hugely to many voters, and even though it has obvious implications for future killing. For example, the unwritten rule allows the Guardian and Telegraph to endorse Cooper in the full knowledge that she'll support more war crimes. They care so much about the 'responsibility to protect' - they could start by discussing political candidates' penchant for killing.