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Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead

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Woke-bashing of the week: Gingerbread panic, the culture war being manufactured out of crumbs

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
1 March, 2026

If anything deserves scrutiny, it’s not Tesco’s labelling but the predicable, laborious voices that turn the most negligible of changes into a full-blown culture war.

Right-wing media watch: In branding Zack Polanski a ‘creep,’ Sarah Vine scrapes the barrel and merits the red pen

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
1 March, 2026

This isn’t political critique, it’s dehumanisation.

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Gibraltar regains post-Brexit freedom of movement – to the ire of the usual Eurosceptic suspects

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
1 March, 2026

For pro-Europeans, the deal is long overdue for a community that voted overwhelmingly to remain.

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Tim Martin mocked for minimum wage ‘is making people worse off’ comments

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
28 February, 2026

“This guy is excellent at convincing me never to enter one of his pubs.”

Right-Wing Watch

Flags, football shirts and foreign friends: the fake patriotism of Reform UK

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
28 February, 2026

Flags can lift spirits. They can also obscure motives.

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Good Law Project offers Girlguiding ‘lifeline’ to help remain trans-inclusive

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
28 February, 2026

“Simply being transgender does not make someone more of a safeguarding risk than any other person.”

Woke-Bashing of the Week: The ‘queen of woke’? A headline built on a derogatory nickname by an anonymous source

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
22 February, 2026

A successful woman associated with inclusion initiatives makes for an even more convenient villain.

Right-Wing Media Watch: Government wakes up to media plurality threat in Mail-Telegraph bid

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
22 February, 2026

Ofcom’s handling of, and ultimate decision, on the probe, will be more than a single change of ownership. It will be a test serve as a test of how seriously the UK treats media plurality.

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Young Britons signal overwhelming support for reversing Brexit

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
22 February, 2026

“The kids are alright…”

Elon Musk delivering a Nazi salute
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Musk’s tirade against Spain’s prime minister backfires

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
21 February, 2026

“No wonder Musk hates Sánchez.”

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