Something very odd is going on with regard to the news. I think I’ve said here before that I begin every morning by watching the BBBC Breakfast program. After that, before either heading out or starting something more sensible, I usually watch a few Youtube videos. One of the Channels I often watch is Owen Jones – I like his take on current affairs, although I can see how some may call it a bit extreme. The weird thing is, the contrast between the two with respect to the war in Iran is becoming more and more noticeable. This morning for instance, the war barely registered on the beeb, appearing fifth or even sixth down their hourly list of headlines; but to listen to Jones on his latest video, the war is an absolutely cataclysmic event as big as or bigger than the pandemic. To listen to him the conflict is of the utmost concern and will only get bigger and bigger. The question is, who should we listen to? is the BBC playing things down to keep us all calm; or might Youtubers like Jones be over dramatising things in order to attract views? Is this conflict nothing to worry about, or the beginning of a third world war?