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It’s Bumper Episode Time! We almost took a break from stupid news this episode… until the Telegraph plumbed new depths of unethical coverage for a broadsheet last week with the infamous ‘Brexit Mutineers’ front spread. The only thing they could have done further to intimidate these Tory MPs would be to paint crosshairs on their photos. Which was probably suggested in the editorial meeting (https://tinyurl.com/y7dy3xjs). While we’re diving into terrible coverage, we thought we’d draw attention to the Sun’s ongoing campaign to discredit the BBC as well (https://tinyurl.com/y8bzmrhx). Next up is a new segment called Right-Wing Watch - in which we assess a handful of recent publications or campaigns from right-wing think tanks, bloggers and other thought leaders with considerable influence over the policy and news agenda. With the budget coming up, and greater regulation being considered to tackle obesity and smoking, the Institute of Economic Affairs and Taxpayer’s Alliance have published reports calling for the curtailment of public health measures. You can find the papers in question at: http://www.taxpayersalliance.com/the_efficacy_of_council_public_health_spending https://iea.org.uk/publications/killjoys-a-critique-of-paternalism/ And the links between IEA and big tobacco are discussed here: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/jun/01/thinktanks-big-tobacco-funds-smoking And finally, we have the second half of our interview with Peter Frase - activist, lapsed academic, editor of Jacobin, and author of the book ‘Four Futures: Life After Capitalism’. Last week we discussed the rise of Jacobin as the voice of the American Left (https://tinyurl.com/y7kd4lw6). This week, we discuss ‘Four Futures’, a work of speculative fiction published a year ago this month. The book is a thought experiment envisioning worlds in which automation has reduced the need for human labour - but that may or may not be blighted by ecological crisis and class hierarchy. This forms four potential futures: Communism, Rentism, Socialism and Exterminism. ___ You know the drill: Follow us on FB – www.facebook.com/connectedanddisaffected/ Follow us on Twitter – twitter.com/CandDPodcast Leave us a review on ITunes – itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/connected-disaffected/