#TheoryInstrumentalism argument where the overt acts of those behind GBNews (namely
#NMUKGBNewsAndrewNeil's declaration of a 'war on woke', which is commonly understood to be justification for attacking liberal and progressive values) are seen as inconsequential to their future efforts and that efforts to stall the spread are condemned as being
#PoliticsFascism. The argument against the supposed
#TauntVirtueSignalling of so-called
#TauntLefties is a
#MetaphorDavidAndGoliath one i.e. seeking to imbue GBNews with allusions related to newborn innocence and frailty against the unjust challenge of StopFundingHate activism.
Context "GB News has secured £60m in funding in order to make it to the airwaves. Of this, £20m came from the American media company Discovery (the people behind such channels as Discovery Channel, Science Channel, TLC, Food Network and Animal Planet). The remaining money came from two other sources; British hedge fund manager Paul Marshall, and Legatum, a private investment firm which is based in Dubai."
https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/16/gb-news-who-is-funding-the-channel-and-how-does-it-make-money-14782333/ #BrandATTWarnerMediaDiscovery #IRLBusinesspersonPaulMarshall #AdvocacyAELegatumInstitute
Supplementary "GB News backer and hedge fund tycoon Sir Paul Marshall is set to be announced as the new owner of the 'bible' of the Conservative Party, The Spectator magazine, within the next week according to Politico.
Marshall, who also founded the online magazine UnHerd and is a major investor in GB News, has been in exclusive talks to acquire the publication for about a month, Politico reported on Tuesday (3rd September)."
https://bylinetimes.com/2024/09/03/the-bored-millionaire-buying-up-britains-right-wing-media-paul-marshall-set-to-buy-the-spectator/
#2024_
#MagazineAUTheSpectator
#OrgClassifPPUKConservativeParty
#WebsitePolitico
#AdvocacyAELegatumInstituteChristopherChandler [Wikipedia]