Woke-bashing of the week: For proof of the ‘go woke, go broke’ myth, just look at Sydney Sweeney’s box office record
Sydney Sweeney is treated as a symbol of the ‘unwokening.’
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Right-wing media watch: Where are the cries of “crisis and chaos”? The Telegraph sale falls through – again
Surely, media scrutiny should be consistent, not weaponised selectively.
Telegraph mocked for Brexit and tumble dryer story
“Well at least the Telegraph was warning us Brexit would be a terrible idea.”
Patriotic Millionaires ramp up calls for the wealthiest to pay more tax
“People like me should pay more, it’s as simple as that.”
The resurgence of right-wing antisemitism
Attitudes towards Israel have become hopelessly entangled with attitudes toward Jews, so entangled that many appear genuinely unaware that it is possible, indeed essential, to do two things at once: abhor antisemitism and condemn the devastation in Gaza.
Storm Claudia hits and Thames Water dumps – again
“So how’s all that banning bonuses, sending executives to jail bulls*t working out I wonder?”
Smear of the week: Fox’s racist poppy slur and the Polanksi white poppy meltdown
You’d think with all that’s going on in the world, a poppy pile on would be at the bottom of the pile, not the top
Right-Wing Media Watch – GB claims “It’s the kind of journalism you believe in”
If you were to catalogue all of GB News’ offences against its own claims of “honesty” and “balance,” you could fill a book.
Universal credit sanctions under scrutiny in new report
In 2024, the median court fine was £283, while the average sanction for a claimant aged 25 or over amounted to £524.
Chancellor urged to create a Social Emergency Fund in Budget
“Tackling this social emergency must be the top priority.”