Originally published here:
Ed Sheeran does provide a ‘safe space’ – for the billionaires who own him
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Sheeran’s ‘political neutrality’ is a cover story – one hiding an implicit deal. He’s allowed to grow rich but only so long as he denies a platform to anyone who tries to hold the billionaire class to account.
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