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Right wingers say the UK should leave the ECHR – but is that realistic?

John Lubbock
15 June, 2022

As the right wing advocates for leaving the European Court of Human Rights, is this more a reactionary fantasy than a potential reality?

57% of asylum seekers due to be deported to Rwanda are Kurdish

John Lubbock
14 June, 2022

As the UK prepares to deport the first asylum seekers to Rwanda, over half of those likely to be deported are revealed to be Kurdish.

Private healthcare advertising booms amid record NHS waiting lists

John Lubbock
26 May, 2022

There have been hundreds of adverts for private medical companies published on Facebook so far in 2022 targeting users in the UK.

Who is David Canzini, Boris Johnson’s aide who opposes a windfall tax on energy companies?

John Lubbock
24 May, 2022

Canzini is a protégé of Australian elections guru Lynton Crosby and has been called a “hard man”.

Right-Wing Watch

Right Wing Watch Newsletter: Crime, Crime, Crime

John Lubbock
24 May, 2022

This week’s newsletter looks at how the Tories are still trying to pass themselves off as the party of law and order.

Why is US think tank the Heritage Foundation so interested in Brexit?

John Lubbock
20 May, 2022

The corporate interests which fund conservative think tanks in the US see Brexit as a lucrative business opportunity.

Right wing press ramps up attacks on the NHS as backdoor privatisation continues

John Lubbock
18 May, 2022

75% of stories that appeared in the Daily Mail with NHS in their title over the past month were found to be negative.

Right Wing Watch Newsletter: Which way, Daily Mail?

John Lubbock
16 May, 2022

“The British people relish a good hero, and a good hate”, said Alfred C. Harmsworth, the founder of the Daily Mail.

Why the cosy relationship between the right wing media and government is bad for democracy

John Lubbock
13 May, 2022

Boris Johnson’s former chief advisor Dominic Cummings accused the government of giving a bung to big media corporations.

Why is Trump-backing billionaire Peter Thiel building a financial and political network in the UK?

John Lubbock
11 May, 2022

The billionaire has been investing in lots of British startups and has connections to right wing academics pushing an anti-woke agenda.

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