Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Why a Tory-Reform pact suits the right-wing press more than either party – for now
Editors may relish the drama, but behind the scenes they must be tearing their hair out as the feud escalates. “Stop fighting each other and end the Labour nightmare,” pleaded the Daily Mail, like a weary parent begging quarrelling children to behave.
More Scots would back independence if Reform entered government, poll suggests
“Given support for independence remains tied, Brexit alone is clearly not a catalyst that can itself prompt a surge in support for separation — but, on the basis of this poll, the advent of Nigel Farage as Prime Minister may well be.”
Woke-Bashing of the Week: From Christmas to cardigans – the latest ‘anti-men’ panic
Quite what constitutes “the very worst left-wing feminist” remains unclear, beyond, perhaps, a woman who doesn’t particularly enjoy being corrected by men.
Right-Wing Media Watch: London is safer than it’s been in a generation – much to the alarm it seems, of Khan’s loudest media critics
For years, London has been portrayed by Khan’s critics as a city in terminal decline, undone by liberal governance, diversity and supposed softness on crime. The hard evidence now points in the opposite direction.
Third of students say Reform UK should be banned from speaking at universities
The poll suggests the problem is not with banning speakers as such, but with which speakers.
Miriam Cates reminded why British conservatives remain wary of Viktor Orbán
The criticism wasn’t confined to social media pile-ons.