According to the mainstream media, the UK is now within range of Iranian missiles. Some 3500 people have been killed in Iran since the US and Israel launched their illegal war back in February. Criticism of Burnham’s decision was sparse in the mainstream media. The burying of this story is all the more outrageous given that a fresh YouGov poll published on July 22 shows just how unpopular Burnham’s decision is. Given that Rentoul is an arch-Blairite, this was less about the flaws of UK defence policy and more about his visceral dislike of the new prime minister.