Are we heading for communism after the budget? The Tele’s editor thinks the needle is moving | Weekly Beast

Ben English muses on the redistribution of capital from asset owners ‘to the proletariat’ following post-budget hammer-and-sickle front page. Plus: Politico arrives … somewhere

Reporters at most news outlets are being encouraged to embrace video as a way of sharing their stories online. One editor, the Daily Telegraph’s Ben English, has embraced the trend with relish.

Every day since the Daily Tele declared the federal budget a “Communist manifesto”, English has filmed a video – often while sitting in his car – to spruik the paper’s front page. With a broad grin and unblinking eyes, he says: “Morning, everyone, check out today’s front page.” Then he unveils the fruits of his brilliance.