Renters pay £400 a month more than in 2020, sparking calls for urgent rent cap
“The government can and must act urgently.”
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Foreign state-owned investors cleared to hold 15% stake in UK newspapers
The policy may have passed for now, but, as the 170-year-old Telegraph edges closer to foreign-backed ownership, the debate over who funds the British press, and what influence that buys, is far from over.
Best reactions to Trump’s visit to Scotland
“I’ll be washing my hair”
Woke bashing of the week – Trump targets ‘woke’ AI
The move is being framed by Trump allies as a crackdown on what they see as left-leaning bias in artificial intelligence systems.
Right-wing media watch – media’s double standards on full display as Corbyn and Sultana launch new party
Despite all the mockery, polling has suggested a new party led by Corbyn could command up to 15% of the vote.
Nigel Farage mocked for celebrating Lionesses’ decision to stop taking the knee
“It’s concerning to hear that some individuals might celebrate a move away from anti-racism gestures in football.”
Running scared? The business response to the hard right’s anti-diversity agenda
Perhaps the most troubling aspect isn’t just having to watch Clacton’s elusive MP reel off his contempt for anything he deems ‘woke,’ it’s that businesses are doing exactly what these right-wing populists want.
Green Party beats Reform for second place in underreported Staffordshire by-election
A low-profile by-election in rural Staffordshire may signal a shift that’s gone largely unnoticed.
Negative media narrative fuelling anti-Muslim sentiment, new poll suggests
“The truth is Muslims are quietly serving this country day in, day out – whether it be in schools, in offices or in the streets – contributing and giving back and helping to build a better society. Yet, these everyday stories rarely make the headlines.”
Woke bashing of the week: Pink panic: Sun spins Jaguar’s pink car into culture war fodder
Yet another cynical attempt by a right-wing tabloid to turn a brand it has a grudge against into fodder for a culture war tirade.