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Ten years after the Brexit vote, fresh calls made to support UK’s struggling creative industries

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Yesterday

Rebuilding cultural ties may have begun, but meaningful change for touring artists has yet to follow.

Far-right assault on public broadcasting backfires in Switzerland – lessons for the BBC-haters, perhaps?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Yesterday

Just imagine if Nigel Farage or his allies held meaningful influence over the BBC. A broadcaster historically associated with rigorous editorial standards could be transformed into something closer to a partisan outlet, something resembling GB News, but with vastly greater reach and influence.

Right-Wing Watch

Calls for British Museum to stop ‘erasing Palestine and supporting genocide’

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Yesterday

“The British Museum (must) avoid complicity in genocide, either through its representation of Palestinians and their history or by providing direct support to those that perpetrate or profit from that genocide.”

A photo of Palestinian flags on poles

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Reform’s new head of policy has some pretty awful views on Ukraine and Putin

Basit Mahmood
23 February, 2026 (3 weeks ago)

James Orr has a range of worrying, radical views about Russia and Ukraine

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Matt Goodwin said that Reform wants to put unions ‘under review’

Olivia Barber
23 February, 2026 (3 weeks ago)

“Reform UK can talk all it likes about being the “voice of workers”, but putting public sector unions “under review” tells you exactly who they are.”

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Reform closer to losing control of Kent County Council after major defections

Basit Mahmood
23 February, 2026 (3 weeks ago)

It was supposed to be Reform’s flagship council…

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Reform UK’s by-election candidate faced sexual harassment complaint at GB News

Olivia Barber
23 February, 2026 (3 weeks ago)

Nigel Farage was aware of the complaint when he selected Matt Goodwin as Reform’s by-election candidate

Woke-Bashing of the Week: The ‘queen of woke’? A headline built on a derogatory nickname by an anonymous source

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
22 February, 2026 (3 weeks ago)

A successful woman associated with inclusion initiatives makes for an even more convenient villain.

Right-Wing Media Watch: Government wakes up to media plurality threat in Mail-Telegraph bid

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
22 February, 2026 (3 weeks ago)

Ofcom’s handling of, and ultimate decision, on the probe, will be more than a single change of ownership. It will be a test serve as a test of how seriously the UK treats media plurality.

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Young Britons signal overwhelming support for reversing Brexit

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
22 February, 2026 (3 weeks ago)

“The kids are alright…”

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Musk’s tirade against Spain’s prime minister backfires

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
21 February, 2026 (4 weeks ago)

“No wonder Musk hates Sánchez.”

Right-Wing Watch

From Jim Ratcliffe to the Ballot Box: How offshore billionaires still shape British politics

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
21 February, 2026 (4 weeks ago)

There’s little surprise that Ratcliffe and Farage harbour respect for each other. As well as both loathing immigration, Reform’s top donors use similar offshore arrangements, 75% of their funding comes from just three mega wealthy men with offshore ties.

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Charities pull together to highlight the link between climate issues and poverty and hunger

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
21 February, 2026 (4 weeks ago)

“Environmental change doesn’t put us all in the same boat. It just worsens the storm you’re in.”

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