Thames Water fine reprieve sparks outrage over “rewarding failure”
“This nonsense must be, should be, has to be and will be opposed.”
Woke-bashing of the week: The great Easter ‘outrage’ that wasn’t
It’s a depressingly familiar pattern, a carefully framed image, paired with a provocative narrative, travels faster than the truth, especially when it taps into pre-existing grievances about so-called ‘wokeness.’
Right-wing media watch – War, what war? The Express chooses Farage fan adulation over reality
Brown’s account of Farage’s campaign stops borders on the reverential. Even anonymous praise from a party candidate, “he’s going to change everything for the better,” is relayed without challenge.
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Reform’s James McMurdock gives up whip over Covid loans
The number of Reform MPs has gone down from five to four, again
Calls for better data and safer services as women sleeping rough go undercounted
“We cannot ever hope to end rough sleeping if we are not even able to assess the scope of the problem to begin with.”
Smear of the week – Telegraph claims Andy Burnham is doing more damage to Labour than Jeremy Corbyn
The former MP offers no consideration that Burnham or Khan might actually hold principled positions and that the idea that resisting attacks on disabled people might be a moral imperative, rather than a political manoeuvre.
Right-wing media watch: Sun throws fit over academic research it doesn’t understand
One might even say the Sun makes a mockery of its own article by ending on such a sensible note.
Scotland has had lower poverty rates than UK for two decades, analysis shows
“The biggest single factor is the level of social security available for families.”
Happy birthday, NHS – But will it survive privatisation?
As we celebrate its 78th year, our beloved NHS faces an ongoing threat: death by privatisation. The question is: Can Labour be trusted to protect what Nye Bevan built, or will it preside over its gradual dismantling? And what would happen if, God forbid, Farage and Reform got into power?
Two-thirds of small businesses would now vote remain – new analysis finds
Many small businesses have struggled to adapt to new customs checks paperwork, and regulatory requirements, which have cost them time, money, and market competitiveness.
Palestine Action lose court battle to temporarily block proscription as terrorist group
Palestine Action will now be proscribed
Jeremy Corbyn releases statement following Zarah Sultana’s resignation from Labour
“Together, we can create something that is desperately missing from our broken political system: hope.”
Cross-party group of MPs call for parliamentary vote on any military intervention in Iran
They’re asking the government “not to undertake, support or facilitate any military action against Iranian territory or forces without debate and a vote”