Is it safe to turn it back on yet?

no

Of course not.

I’d stay well clear, all it’ll say is you should be afraid of these ‘other’ people and all you’re problems are the fault of these ‘other other’ people.

Just skip the whole lot and blame anyone you don’t recognise for your life’s problems. If the worlds gonna end what’s the use in knowing about it.

Good god no.

I’d give it another four or five years, at least.

Nope.

I am now an ex news and politics junky.
I used to devour the news and political news but given the event of the last few months have simply stopped doing so. Its all bad news and there is absolutely nothing I can do about it bar hoping the rest of my fellow countrydwellers see some sense and vote for scottish independence. Until then I am stuck with an awful far right government voted for by <25% of the population following a suicidal course voted for by <30% of the population of the UK and against the vast majority of the wishes of the people of Scotland.

Never in 45 years of being a news and political junky has the outlook seemed so bleak – not even in the worst days of Thatcher

Turns out Joe Cocker is alive and well and living in Droitwich.