Hungary: the anti-media model loved by the Right
As populist movements gain ground worldwide, the pressing question is: how far will this authoritarian, anti-media model be allowed to spread?
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Right-wing in meltdown over Sadiq Khan’s support of cannabis reform
As ever, right-wing critics focus on fear, missing the point that the proposal does not advocate full legalisation, but rather aims to reduce harm and promote equity, while strengthening education and addiction services.
Farage’s anti-net zero crusade falls flat as voters blame energy bosses for soaring bills
“To make this assertion more credible, maybe he should have written it on the side of a bus.”
A food parcel every 11 seconds: Charity demands urgent action on hunger
Over the past five years, the number of families with children relying on food parcels has increased by 46 percent.
Woke-bashing of the week: now even Stonehenge is woke
What the right cannot abide is the idea that our history is the product of many races and creeds, just as our present is too.
Right-wing media watch – Express’ farcical attack on Rayner and Miliband ‘hypocrisy’
If the Express wants to decry hypocrisy, it should take a long hard look in a mirror.
Right-wing media outrage over Starmer’s tentative EU deal completely misses national mood
The right-wing media remain trapped in a 2016 time warp, still wildly waving Union Jacks and making snide digs at Brussels, oblivious to how far the country has moved on. For the right-wing commentariat, the old tunes are always the best. Updating the playlist has to be resisted at all costs.
Reform mocked for vowing to scrap LTNs that don’t exist in their councils
‘I have a feeling Reform candidates haven’t done any research other than reading the Daily Mail headlines.’
Co-op members vote to boycott Israeli goods
“We urge the board to show moral courage and leadership, apply the same ethical principles and values it did to Russia, and take all Israeli products off the shelves.”
Woke-bashing of the week – MAGA in meltdown over ‘woke Marxist Pope’
The right hasn’t held back in their criticism of who they have branded “anti-Trump, anti-MAGA, pro-open borders, and a total Marxist.