Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
“Has the penny dropped?” Lee Anderson’s climate denial tweet sparks ridicule
“Those scientists, what are they like eh Lee? With their learning and studying and care for the planet when all they need is X and a selfie video...”
Woke bashing of the week: Banning zoos and licencing dog owners: ‘Barking mad’ or sensible debate?
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
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
The new buyer has a long and well-documented tendency to blur the line between journalism and right-wing politics.
Ten years after the Brexit vote, fresh calls made to support UK’s struggling creative industries
Rebuilding cultural ties may have begun, but meaningful change for touring artists has yet to follow.
Far-right assault on public broadcasting backfires in Switzerland – lessons for the BBC-haters, perhaps?
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.