Right-wing media’s welfare myths exposed
Until the ‘benefit scrounger’ narrative is finally dismantled, facts will continue to take a back seat to headlines.
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Charity begins on the right? £28m funnelled to right-wing think-tanks
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.
Jake Berry’s defection to Reform met with ridicule and criticism
“Ah, yes, Jake Berry, the Boris Johnson/Liz Truss acolyte who said “Can’t afford to eat? Just get a better paid job.”
Calls for better data and safer services as women sleeping rough go undercounted
“We cannot ever hope to end rough sleeping if we are not even able to assess the scope of the problem to begin with.”
Smear of the week – Telegraph claims Andy Burnham is doing more damage to Labour than Jeremy Corbyn
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.
Right-wing media watch: Sun throws fit over academic research it doesn’t understand
One might even say the Sun makes a mockery of its own article by ending on such a sensible note.
Scotland has had lower poverty rates than UK for two decades, analysis shows
“The biggest single factor is the level of social security available for families.”
Happy birthday, NHS – But will it survive privatisation?
As we celebrate its 78th year, our beloved NHS faces an ongoing threat: death by privatisation. The question is: Can Labour be trusted to protect what Nye Bevan built, or will it preside over its gradual dismantling? And what would happen if, God forbid, Farage and Reform got into power?
Two-thirds of small businesses would now vote remain – new analysis finds
Many small businesses have struggled to adapt to new customs checks paperwork, and regulatory requirements, which have cost them time, money, and market competitiveness.
Woke bashing of the week: GB News gushes over Reform’s so-called DEI ‘victory’
Enter Darren Grimes, former GB News pundit turned Reform councillor.