
Woke-bashing of the week: Right-wing commentators take aim at ‘woke’ banknotes
Who appears on money has always been a political choice.
Who appears on money has always been a political choice.
While the British right-wing press continues its obsession with punk bands and protest chants, it remains astonishingly quiet about the devastating human toll in Gaza. Each day, Haaretz, a liberal Israeli newspaper, reports the growing death toll of Palestinian civilians, figures that rarely make it into the headlines of the Mail or the Sun.
“Brilliant news.”
Until the ‘benefit scrounger’ narrative is finally dismantled, facts will continue to take a back seat to headlines.
These groups have capitalised on the generous tax breaks afforded to charities, allowing wealthy backers to support politically charged agendas while shielding their identities from public scrutiny.
“Ah, yes, Jake Berry, the Boris Johnson/Liz Truss acolyte who said “Can’t afford to eat? Just get a better paid job.”
“We cannot ever hope to end rough sleeping if we are not even able to assess the scope of the problem to begin with.”
The former MP offers no consideration that Burnham or Khan might actually hold principled positions and that the idea that resisting attacks on disabled people might be a moral imperative, rather than a political manoeuvre.
One might even say the Sun makes a mockery of its own article by ending on such a sensible note.
“The biggest single factor is the level of social security available for families.”