Daily Mail ridiculed after claiming it was Ed Miliband who tanked the economy
“When was Ed Miliband the Prime Minister???”
Basit Mahmood
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of news from progressive outlets…
‘Anti-woke’ insurgents Restore Trust fail miserably in bid to take control of National Trust
The majority of members voted down a motion to condemn the National Trust’s participation in Pride events with 65% voting against it at the AGM
FTSE 100 chief executives’ pay soars by 23% this year as rest of us are urged to show ‘pay restraint’
The average total pay for FTSE 100 CEOs rose to a record £3.9mn in 2021-22, up from £3.6mn in 2018-19.
No evidence for Rishi Sunak’s claim that a ‘record’ number of new homes have been built
Fullfact.org said it found no evidence to support Sunak’s claim.
The Conservative Party has been given a free pass on Islamophobia
Demanding action on Islamophobia is not a demand for special treatment for Muslims but rather equal treatment.
Calls grow for MPs to launch an inquiry into ‘failing’ voter ID implementation
“We’ve long warned of the potential impact of voter ID – a policy that will make it harder for millions to cast their vote and potentially shut many out from the ballot box. But if the government insist on introducing this damaging policy it must be done right.”
Tory MP Andrew Bridgen faces suspension from the Commons for breaking lobbying rules
Bridgen had ‘demonstrated a very cavalier attitude to the House’s rules on registration and declaration of interests, including repeatedly saying that he did not check his own entry in the register’.
Daily Mail slammed for latest front page which complains about how many of us are ‘born abroad’
“Why is this front page news and why does it even matter? I was born overseas. One of our recent Prime Ministers was also. So what?”
Even Nadine Dorries thinks Rishi Sunak is wrong not to attend COP27 as she clashes with Jacob Rees-Mogg
Sunak has also demoted the climate minister, kicking Graham Stuart out of Cabinet.