The media's role in politics
From the point at which Boris Johnson became the UK Prime Minister in July 2019 to the end of September 2020, three billionaire press owners, and their representatives, had more meetings with ministers than all the rest of the UK media combined.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp was top with 40 meetings, followed by DMGT (owned by the current Lord Rothermere) and Sir Fred Barclay's Telegraph and Spectator.
It's worth noting that these are the same media groups that put Boris Johnson in power – via the Sun, Daily Mail and Telegraph.
Don't forget that Rupert Murdoch has always regarded the Op Ed pages of 'The Wall Street Journal' - as he's said to me - as a cup of strong caffeine that gets you going in the morning and tells you what to think.
Andrew Neil
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