European watchdog warns austerity has undermined UK’s response to violence against women
In 2023, more than half of women escaping domestic abuse were turned away from safe refuges because of chronic shortages.
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Woke-bashing of the week – The Mail’s culture war catch of the day, blaming octopuses on ‘woke’ conservation
“What on earth has woke got to do with it?”
Right-wing media watch: The Sun places fear over facts once again, in painful-to-read anti-migrant slur
What’s missing is any semblance of balance, compassion, or fact-based context.
The real scam isn’t immigration — it’s the Daily Mail’s narrative
“Gutter press for the gullible.”
Why Finland has the best education system in the world
Instead of national exams, teachers in Finland assess students on an individual basis using their own grading systems.
Silicon Valley to Westminster: How the tech-right’s crypto crusade is crossing the Atlantic
These ideas are no longer confined to obscure books or fringe tech summits, they’re entering mainstream politics.
Andy Burnham backs living income campaign for Greater Manchester
“If you set people up to succeed, they will succeed. We are saying to the government, let us here in Greater Manchester rethink the entire benefits system and turn it from a negative deficit model that’s trying to see the worst in people into an empowering system that builds people up rather than knocks them down.”
Homelessness in Northern Ireland more than doubles over past decade
Rising rents, stagnating wages, and mounting pressure on housing benefit are all contributing to the crisis.
Woke-bashing of the week – Jacinda Ardern becomes the latest target of the ‘post-woke’ movement
Rather than wielding authority for its own sake, Ardern emphasises the importance of empathy, principled leadership, and purpose-driven politics. It’s a vision that stands in depressing contrast to the reactionary impulses of the so-called ‘post-woke’ movement.
Right-wing media watch – Bring back Boris! Conservative media flirts with fantasy as Tories flounder
It makes you wonder if the tabloid tussle over Johnson’s return is just a ploy for clicks. In any case, would Johnson want to a second coming? He seems pretty busy making money, and babies.