The Telegraph’s ‘German’ takeover and why liberals may be celebrating too soon
The new buyer has a long and well-documented tendency to blur the line between journalism and right-wing politics.
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Ten years after the Brexit vote, fresh calls made to support UK’s struggling creative industries
Rebuilding cultural ties may have begun, but meaningful change for touring artists has yet to follow.
Far-right assault on public broadcasting backfires in Switzerland – lessons for the BBC-haters, perhaps?
Just imagine if Nigel Farage or his allies held meaningful influence over the BBC. A broadcaster historically associated with rigorous editorial standards could be transformed into something closer to a partisan outlet, something resembling GB News, but with vastly greater reach and influence.
Calls for British Museum to stop ‘erasing Palestine and supporting genocide’
“The British Museum (must) avoid complicity in genocide, either through its representation of Palestinians and their history or by providing direct support to those that perpetrate or profit from that genocide.”
Woke bashing of the week – Abolish the arts council? The latest front in the war on woke
The free-market pressure group argues that AHRC is squandering taxpayers’ money on “woke pseudoscience” and should be abolished.
Right-wing media watch – Nuts about the Greens
Pinning an electoral defeat on conspiracy-tinged claims of fraud is often easier than confronting why voters turned elsewhere.
Media-fuelled transphobia driving ‘hostile environment’ for trans people, report finds
“Decisions about trans people’s lives are increasingly based entirely on the testimony of non-trans people.”
“Stop playing politics with Gibraltar”: Fabian Picardo rebukes Suella Braverman over Gibraltar post-Brexit arrangements
“Please read all the text and the supporting documents and stop playing politics with the People of Gibraltar whose future YOU and your ilk put in great jeopardy with Brexit.”
A dark web of influence: Brexit, the hard-right and why the Epstein mentions matter
If Epstein’s networks helped broker access or funding for political movements, it’s a matter of public concern. These aren’t insinuations, but a matter of accountability, and in the unresolved story of Brexit, accountability remains in short supply.
Trump erroneously accused Obama of an ‘election war’ with Iran – now he’s doing exactly that
“For a man who hungers for the Nobel Peace Prize, this war of choice borders on delusion.”