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Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead

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What is UpScrolled and why are progressives flocking to it?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 February, 2026

“I watched first-hand as meaningful stories disappeared from feeds, while harmful disinformation thrived.”

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From ‘deeply uncomfortable’ to Dubai darling: Farage flip-flops on UAE Telegraph bid

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
7 February, 2026

His change of tone comes as Reform seeks to raise funds and boost its political profile among wealthy British expatriates in the Gulf.

Right-Wing Watch

The Epstein files and the right’s ‘selective transparency’

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
7 February, 2026

Even the young women and children who suffered because of the egos and sexual appetites of these powerful men are increasingly marginalised, and certainly the obscure source of Epstein’s wealth becomes lost in the psycho drama of media coverage. 

A photo of Lee Anderson at a Reform UK conference in Leicester
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Lee Anderson reminded of his own political defections, after post asking if Oswald Mosley was a Labour MP

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
7 February, 2026

“As I understand it Mosley dumped his Labour tendencies when the world of fascism beckoned – remind you of anyone 30p…?”

Woke Bashing of the Week: Has UnHerd lost all shame? When ‘anti-woke’ turns into fat shaming

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
1 February, 2026

When you devote paragraphs to a writer’s body, clothes, and supposed visual offence, you forfeit the right to claim weight is beside the point.

Right-Wing Media Watch: The right runs scared about an Ed Miliband return

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
1 February, 2026

Clark and others on the right appear genuinely alarmed by the prospect that Miliband could return to the very top of British politics, and they are doing everything they can to convince voters that his tenure as energy and net zero secretary would spell ruin for the country.

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Ofcom urged to act over TalkTV’s broadcast of climate misinformation

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
1 February, 2026

The broadcasts have frequently descended into personal abuse.

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As Western leaders crack down on immigration, Spain moves to legalise 500,000 undocumented migrants

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
31 January, 2026

Pedro Sánchez has repeatedly rejected the claim that migrants are a burden on public services.

Right-Wing Watch
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Will Trump be Farage (and Reform’s) downfall?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
31 January, 2026

Talk of a silver lining would be inappropriate given the chaos, confusion and real pain Donald Trump has visited upon the world, but maybe stopping Reform might be some small compensation with just a glint of silver. 

A placard reading "Stay creative, protect jobs, save the arts"
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Arts dominated by middle class and London, report finds

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
31 January, 2026

Top-selling musicians are six times more likely than the general public to have attended private schools.

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