This year’s US election will determine whether truth is still sacred to journalism

So, at long last, we’re finally here. It’s taken a little over 2023 years to arrive, but it’s fair to say 2024 has not turned out as expected. Who knew that Marvel’s next crime-fighting superheroes would be a team of commissioners for ITV drama? Who also knew that I’d be writing the line “Joe Biden’s finally had a decent haircut”?

I never expected that to happen. Not this year. Not ever. I really didn’t.

But before I reach for my style guide to haircuts for elderly gents, I want to pause a moment and talk about American movies and, specifically, Robert Redford’s The Candidate.

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