Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Arts dominated by middle class and London, report finds
Top-selling musicians are six times more likely than the general public to have attended private schools.
Woke-bashing of the week: Bob Monkhouse doesn’t need defending from ‘wokeness’ – least of all by the Sun
Monkhouse’s comedy, and the conventions that shaped it, belong to a bygone era of British entertainment. That does not make it shameful or malicious, but it does make it historically situated.
Right-Wing Media Watch: Right-wing media in a tizzy about Steve Coogan’s ‘anti-British’ comments
The Mail jumped on Coogan's Irish passport, while the Express amplified "anti-British" criticism.
Pressure ramped up for UK and Irish governments to help maternity units enter Gaza
The appeal has sparked both support and criticism among Mumsnet users, with critics saying the discussion forum should remain apolitical.
GB News blames Reform’s Derbyshire defeat on tactical voting rather than local failures
The right-wing network’s coverage cast the defeat not as a judgement on Reform’s local performance, but as evidence of an emerging ‘Stop Reform’ plot.
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.