In fighting woke, the right became woke, but a truly ugly version
When Piers Morgan insists that ‘woke is dead,’ he proves only that he’s part of a new kind of woke, one that preaches freedom while policing it and transforming freedom into coercion.
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Calls grow for basic income scheme for artists in England and Wales after Ireland’s success
“The positive economic impact this report has revealed is a very encouraging outcome for the sector and the general public.”
Reintroduction of maintenance grants reignites calls for free higher education
“The reality is that young people are finding the finances very, very difficult.”
Smear of the week: Torsten Bell – the right’s new scapegoat and the ‘EdStone’ hangover
Holding two key ministerial posts and pushing substantive reforms, particularly in pensions, the MP for Swansea West is making some on the right nervous.
GB News celebrates Jeremy Clarkson’s personal attacks on Zack Polanski, while ignoring the real news
“This is what GB News considers news.”
Right-wing media watch: Daily Star’s iconic ‘Lettuce Liz’ immortalised in national archive
The legendary vegetable has been formally recognised as a part of British cultural history.
The new immigration hot potato: How the ECHR was hijacked by the right
We should have learned from Brexit, which weakened Britain in every sense. Now the same voices want to abandon the ECHR. We know where that road will lead.
Piers Morgan’s prime ministerial hints met with mockery
“Is this an AI hallucination?”
’75 Brexit Benefits’ book ripped apart online
“The worst pro-Brexit book ever written.”
Woke-bashing of the week: Trump’s Middle East moment doesn’t mean the ‘woke left’ were wrong
Reducing keffiyeh wearers to “coffee shop socialists” sporting a “fashionable cause,” ignores the real and diverse communities that stand in solidarity with Palestine.