Fake news? ‘Fast news’ should bother us more

David Baker  |  Comment
Date posted:  1 May 2019
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Fake news? ‘Fast news’ should bother us more

A wheezing and groaning Tardis-type sound is heard… There is a flash of light, and your columnist appears, looking rumpled and disorientated… Now read on.

Much like Doctor Who’s occasional regenerations into someone the same but different, so the former Anglican Update column has now morphed, courtesy of our new editor, into a more wide-ranging opinion column.

So welcome aboard this regenerated column – although, unlike the famous Time Lord’s most recent reincarnation, I can report that I am still unfashionably the same gender as before. Like the new Doctor, I must find a different outfit for my altered persona: it’s a little-known fact that all Anglican Updates had to be written in a top hat and spats (a contractual obligation, you understand), but I’m told I can choose something different now. Someone said ‘jeggings’ are popular currently – so maybe I’ll try them, once I’ve Googled to find out what they are…

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