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The media has not considered how Russophobia is benefitting big business
In dangerous times, the public is reliant upon the media to seek impartial, clear-headed and rational expertise. But so far all we’ve seen is speculation and the refusal to consider third-party interests, writes KENNY COYLE
Police in protective suits at The Maltings shopping centre, where former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found critically ill

THE attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury seems to take a new twist daily as empty speculation and disinformation saturate the major media outlets without even so much as a WMD “dodgy dossier” to go on.

The story’s own chemical formula contains unstable elements of global rivalry, domestic politics, tabloid journalism, pseudo-science and espionage.

In dangerous times, impartial experts are essential, offering clear-headed rational responses to the unanswered questions raised by this bizarre case. 

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