Possum's Political Ramblings Just what the world needs, you say, another opinionated and seemingly ill-informed blog full of ignorant rantings. A world where genuine quality news, information, and analysis is under attack by different vested interests from presidents to media tycoons to social media rantings. A world where knowledge, expertise, science are all under attack from a distrusting electorate. A post truth world. A world where democracy and freedom seems under threat by manipulation through media. So I quite understand, dear followers (I have a few I believe), if you are sceptical and uninterested in my thoughts on anything. Isn't a 240 character rant with a hastag enough you say. well the more I have used Twitter and other media over the years, and the more the need for quality analysis and informed comment beckons, the more I have thought to myself - 240 characters is not really enough to argue a case. When people with many followers, people with names, people w...