Phillip Schofield hysteria slammed as ‘shameless distraction’ from government failings
The extraordinary row involving the Covid inquiry has been notably dwarfed in the media by the ITV controversy.
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Will the Right successfully create a backlash against Net Zero?
Criticism of Net Zero in Britain is rife among prominent right-wingers, but will the public buy it?
Tory peer Chris Patten labelled ‘woke’ for evisceration of Brexit on Question Time
The former Tory chairman delivered a searing attack on Brexit, leaving right-wingers’ fuming.
Charities call for ‘complete reform’ of childcare system, including better pay for professionals
‘Childcare holds the power to tackle disadvantage by enabling parents to work and boosting children’s outcomes. But this opportunity is being missed and new government investment risks entrenching rather than changing an unequal system,’ says the JRF.
Eurosceptic media mocked for ‘Brexit victory’ gushing over car plant deal
‘Having to pay £500m isn’t a win, it’s another cost of Brexit. Where are those extra maths lessons?’
The Sun forgets its owner’s taste for luxury travel in dig at Rachel Reeves’ business class flight to US
The newspaper didn’t dwell on Rupert Murdoch owning an $84 million private jet.
Right-wing ramp up ideological war on civil servants
A competent government should be capable of crisis management. But what we have seen in 13 years of Tory rule has been the complete opposite.
Farage announces more Brexit ‘regrets,’ while hinting at a potential political return
The former Brexit Party leader also said he would have accepted worker shortages to reduce net migration.
Young imam wins town and district seats in local elections
The result marks the first time an imam has won a council seat.
Thousands sign petition to end corporate pollution in UK rivers
The campaign comes as under-fire water companies apologise for repeated sewage spills.