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.
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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.
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.
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.
Right-wing media watch – Study confirms what we already know, GB News’ viewers more likely to believe migration myths
84 percent of regular GB News viewers believe net migration has increased when it’s really falling.
Gen Z’s political rebellion is just getting started
What’s emerging isn’t a single youth movement but a fractured political landscape. Some are turning left, others veering hard right, but most are turning away from ‘traditional’ parties altogether.
Smear of the week – right-wing meltdown over Gary Neville’s flag comments, once again exposes right’s ‘free speech’ hypocrisy
“Free speech, anyone?”
Right-Wing Media Watch: when the press panics, you know you’re winning – enter Polanski’s Greens
Unlike other political figures who tend to cower before the tabloid firing squad, Polanski has welcomed the hysteria with open arms.
Chainsaws, chaos and crashing polls: Tories’ Javier Milei infatuation faces a reality check
Truss tanked the UK economy and was out in 49 days. Milei may still be standing, but he’s executing an even extremer version of Trussonomics than Liz Truss executed.