Woke bashing of the week – Cue Trump, Enola Gay wasn’t actually gay!
“The stupidity and ignorance on display currently is insane.”
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Spain’s socialist deputy PM urges Labour to press ahead with workers’ rights reforms
‘If you fall into the dialogue of the far-right, the far-right wins.’
Right-Wing Media Watch – Why we should be afraid of Paul Marshall’s plan to fund new generation of UK journalists
His funding of a new crop of journalists raises fears that the political neutrality of journalism is under siege.
How the US right are silencing opposition – and could it happen here?
‘With liberal democracy under threat in the USA, we must now choose between the complicity of silence or engage in an open debate in support of our own values.’
Pro-Brexit Express falls for the bait of former Wetherspoons pub rebranding as The European
‘I’m hoping the irony will hit the spot.’
Woke-bashing of the week: M&S advert on GB News delights ‘woke’ critics
It seems, woke-bashers can come in all political colours.
Right-wing media watch – Right-wing press rush to axe Ed Miliband
The right-wing press is once again indulging its favourite pastime – taking aim at Ed Miliband and Net Zero.
Unions call on government to strengthen protection for creative industry workers against AI exploitation
Writers’ work is already being stolen on an industrial scale to train AI systems, without permission or payment, and is thereby infringing 300-year-old copyright protections.
Trump’s media divide: Business barons cower to his power, while Murdoch resists
The coercion of the media to conform to the new administration undermines the integrity of unbiased, factual journalism.
Calls for stronger worker protection as over-50s on zero-hour contracts soar
Older workers now account for a quarter of all zero-hour contract workers in the UK.