Spain’s €60 nationwide transport pass sparks UK debate over Europe’s costliest rail fares
Britain’s train operators charge fares more than twice the European Union average for routes of comparable length.
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Why the Telegraph’s ‘Labour Christmas bonus’ story doesn’t add up
To present a frozen £10 payment, worth a fraction of its original value, as indulgence is another example of grievance-mongering dressed up as journalism.
Pipe bombs and chicken nuggets: how fake news became ‘fact’
From Trump to Fox News, Johnson to Fleet Street, misinformation is not a series of isolated failures. It’s a business model, one that rewards outrage, punishes accuracy and treats the public not as citizens to be informed, but as audiences to be manipulated.
Erasmus returns, and with it, the familiar sound of Brexiteer outrage
Even readers of the Express, often dubbed the Brexpress, were not entirely convinced by their paper’s fury.
Woke-bashing of the week: Elon Musk labels EU ‘woke Statis’ after X is fined €120m
For all the talk of “the people,” Musk’s position boils down to a demand that one billionaire, who’s, unelected, unaccountable, and running a global communication platform, should operate above the law. Europe, to its credit, is saying no.
Right-Wing Media Watch: Piers Morgan’s Uncensored expansion – another step towards a consolidated right-wing media empire
Things could be worse. Piers Morgan could have confirmed the rumours that he might apply for the role of BBC director general. Then we’d really be in trouble.
Top 10% of income-earners earn more than rest of other 90% – report shows
Wealth growth has been strongest for the world’s ultra rich.
Lee Anderson mocked for claiming £75k flag project across Nottinghamshire won’t cost taxpayers ‘a single penny’
“Just think how much of a difference £75k would make to food banks in Notts, for example.”
The myth of ‘overdiagnosis’: The right’s new culture war
What should be a conversation about meeting children’s needs has instead become yet another culture war battlefield.
Church leader warns against exploiting Christianity for a nationalist, anti-migrant agenda
Since his release from prison earlier this year, where he claims to have embraced Christianity, Robinson has increasingly woven Christian imagery into his messaging.