I think it is dishonest, or at the very least disingenuous, to look at these events, and not interrogate the decade or more of policy, and yes ideology, that has lead to them being so prevalent. The reporting in the OP would seem to indicate that these events seemingly occured independent of any wider systemic factor, or at most, were caused by the war in Ukraine and nothing else. Saying "It's so horrific that debt collectors are forcing people to freeze to death in their own homes" and not then follow through to "Why are energy companies incentivised to do this in the first place?" is not really doing journalism of real quality at all.
What the fuck is this?
This is good reporting, exposing shit practices, using evidence and difficult undercover work. Potentially dangerous too, don't think this Alphonse guy is going to be happy being quoted here.
This is how you affect change, by detailing significant issues and the fallout from them.
You can't have an already long piece of investigative journalism also be a sprawling op-ed on the malaise of a decade of Tory rule.
There's no way to incorporate that sensibly. It's either a very well researched long form piece of journalism, involving lots of facts, figures and experts (that would be it's own piece or much more likely book), or it's a few throwaway lines that totally end up distracting from the timportant point because it's pure opinion.
This constant push for ideological purity from the left is barmy. Champion what is an important piece, rather than trying to undermine it because it comes from a publication you don't like.
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