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Woke bashing of the week: Banning zoos and licencing dog owners: ‘Barking mad’ or sensible debate?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

A closer look at the policy reveals a more nuanced, and legitimate, position than the headlines suggest.

Right-wing media watch: Fox News declares “victory” and “outs fake allies”… England and Spain

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

The episode illustrates a depressingly familiar pattern: when wars begin, sections of the right-wing media move quickly to celebrate military action and demand solidarity, while overlooking both the lessons of recent history and the civilians who end up paying the price.

The Telegraph’s ‘German’ takeover and why liberals may be celebrating too soon

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

The new buyer has a long and well-documented tendency to blur the line between journalism and right-wing politics.

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Ten years after the Brexit vote, fresh calls made to support UK’s struggling creative industries

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Yesterday

Rebuilding cultural ties may have begun, but meaningful change for touring artists has yet to follow.

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Far-right assault on public broadcasting backfires in Switzerland – lessons for the BBC-haters, perhaps?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Yesterday

Just imagine if Nigel Farage or his allies held meaningful influence over the BBC. A broadcaster historically associated with rigorous editorial standards could be transformed into something closer to a partisan outlet, something resembling GB News, but with vastly greater reach and influence.

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News

Calls for British Museum to stop ‘erasing Palestine and supporting genocide’

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Yesterday

“The British Museum (must) avoid complicity in genocide, either through its representation of Palestinians and their history or by providing direct support to those that perpetrate or profit from that genocide.”

Andrea Egan, the new general secretary of Unison
News

Union boss slams ‘grifting’ Nigel Farage after he said he regrets taking control of ‘bankrupt’ Worcestershire council

Olivia Barber
13 March, 2026 (2 days ago)

Andrea Egan said “Nigel Farage only likes doing easy things that benefit Nigel Farage.”

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News

Full list of Labour and Tory frontbenchers currently projected to lose their seats

Chris Jarvis
13 March, 2026 (2 days ago)

74 Labour frontbenchers are at risk

Islamophobia Awareness Month
Opinion

Relentless scapegoating has created a hostile environment for British Muslims

Imran Hussain
13 March, 2026 (2 days ago)

‘When a man walks into a mosque in Ramadan armed with an axe, we cannot simply shrug and move on.’

Nigel Farage declares war on working from home
News

YouGov dismantles Nigel Farage’s claims its polls downplay support for Reform

Olivia Barber
13 March, 2026 (2 days ago)

The pollster explained how its new methodology accurately predicted Reform’s vote share at the last election

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