Unions and climate defenders now have an opportunity to unite.

The Tories propose to jail journalists that publish government leaks. The UK has been drifting steadily into tyranny, with increasing surveillance, censorship, and repression. It is logical that such a state would take this additional step into out-and-out repression of the press.

And natural that the Tories, when criticized for this proposal, pretend that the law's obvious consequences would not occur, for some magic reason they decline to explain.

US intelligence officials say that the troll's campaign aids talked frequently with Russian officials.

A Democratic representative has invoked a rule by which Congress can inspect officials' tax returns for conflicts of interest.

Leaks have made the troll pull back from several nasty policies before officially ordering them. This demonstrates how democracy depends on leaks.