Woke bashing of the week: the perennial panic returns as Restore Trust takes another swing at the National Trust
Right on cue, is the right-wing media’s annual witch-hunt over the Trust’s alleged ‘wokeness.’
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Right-wing media watch – Reform’s young TikTok adviser peddles dangerous misinformation in the Mail
That Reform finds value in this kind of narrative tells us everything we need to know about where the party, and its chosen influencers, want to take the country.
“Nailed it!”: Mirror praised for ‘Trump deranged’ front page
Only the Mirror gave the speech the front-page treatment it deserved.
Tens of thousands sign ‘One Earth. One Team’ petition
The UK now faces dirtier rivers, more polluted air, and higher levels of pesticides in soil compared to many EU member states.
Left or right – who could unite first?
While speculation about a right-wing pact to ensure that the Tories or Reform can win power is rampant, there’s little mention of any sort of progressive pact to save us from such a fate.
Huge crowd gathers for Make Them Pay rally in London
“Our story is more powerful than the hatred we saw here last week. Our story places the blame with the billionaires, and we need to tell it loud and clear.”
Smear of the week – Rod Liddle’s ‘rancid hummus’ scrapes the barrel
Liddle recounts being stuck in standstill traffic in a black cab, presumably somewhere in London, when inspiration struck.
Hopes rise as UK edges closer to rejoining Erasmus+
“It’s positive to see the government commit to exploring re-association to Erasmus+, subject to a fair financial agreement.”
Gibraltarians celebrate National Day and a new beginning with Europe
“After a lot of hard work, I think we have seized success from the jaws of defeat.”
Right-wing media in meltdown over EU flags at the Proms – again!
The pro-Brexit outrage machine might crank into gear every September, but those EU flags still wave with a message far more in tune with the future, especially now, given that even a majority of Reform UK supporters want to unpick parts of Brexit and move the UK closer to Europe.