Major media companies The New Statesman and Politico have sparked a wave of criticism after allowing Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor, which is behind the UK’s largest new North Sea project, to sponsor events on climate change.
Both saw MPs pull out over the sponsorship, while the first was interrupted by a climate activist.
Second, we are struggling against the worst government #Israel has ever had. More Israelis than ever believe that #BenjaminNetanyahu|'s travesty of a cabinet must go. (...)
Our third war, shoulder to shoulder with #Jews and #Humanists worldwide, is against #Antisemitism, now clearly bonded with burning hatred of Israel."
#PeterWilby's time at the #NewStatesman corresponds with the start of his offending, so they are going to be very keen to make it clear they knew nothing.
I certainly didn't, but I was only slumming it there for two or so months at most. Everyone else deserves the benefit of the doubt, for now at least.
Anyway, note how this was slipped out late on Saturday morning, during a very busy #News cycle.