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Woke bashing of the week – From Greta to Packham: How ‘eco zealots’ became the right-wing press’s favourite targets

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

If the anti-woke clan has a set of favourite villains, the so-called ‘eco zealots’ must rank near the top.

Right-Wing Media Watch: Meltdown over Sadiq Khan’s AI road safety plan

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

If there are two things guaranteed to provoke outrage on the British right, they are Sadiq Khan and any attempt to regulate motorists. Bringing the two together is guaranteed to generate performative fury among our right-wing brethren.

Trussell urges for long-term government action, as food bank use almost 50% higher since 2019

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

The charity warns that too many people are being “overlooked and left behind,” with growing numbers struggling to afford basic essentials.

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The move is being framed by Trump allies as a crackdown on what they see as left-leaning bias in artificial intelligence systems.

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Right-wing media watch – media’s double standards on full display as Corbyn and Sultana launch new party

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Despite all the mockery, polling has suggested a new party led by Corbyn could command up to 15% of the vote.

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“It’s concerning to hear that some individuals might celebrate a move away from anti-racism gestures in football.”

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Running scared? The business response to the hard right’s anti-diversity agenda

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Perhaps the most troubling aspect isn’t just having to watch Clacton’s elusive MP reel off his contempt for anything he deems ‘woke,’ it’s that businesses are doing exactly what these right-wing populists want.

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Green Party beats Reform for second place in underreported Staffordshire by-election

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26 July, 2025

A low-profile by-election in rural Staffordshire may signal a shift that’s gone largely unnoticed.

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Negative media narrative fuelling anti-Muslim sentiment, new poll suggests

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
26 July, 2025

“The truth is Muslims are quietly serving this country day in, day out – whether it be in schools, in offices or in the streets – contributing and giving back and helping to build a better society. Yet, these everyday stories rarely make the headlines.”

A photo of the health and social care secretary, Wes Streeting

Wes Streeting accuses the British Medical Association of ‘harming patients’ amid strikes

Basit Mahmood
25 July, 2025

What they are fundamentally doing today is forgetting the three words that should be at the forefront of every doctor’s minds every day which is ‘do no harm’.

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New Corbyn-Sultana party has attracted 200,000 sign ups in 24 hours

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If sign-ups counted for party membership, the new party would be the third largest in Britain, just behind Reform UK.

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Public ownership is the only way to save the water industry

Prem Sikka
25 July, 2025

Public ownership is the only viable alternative but is opposed by the government

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