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Woke bashing of the week: Who gets to be a “national treasure”? Brigitte Bardot and the Telegraph’s selective war on ‘wokeness’

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Yesterday

It is apparently acceptable for Brigitte Bardot to spend decades whipping up racial hatred and still be celebrated as a national icon, perhaps helped by glamour, distance, and nostalgia. But it is unacceptable for Gary Lineker to voice contemporary moral objections to cruelty and injustice.

Right-Wing Media Watch: Newspapers in meltdown over ‘Sadiq Khan’s’ New Year fireworks

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Yesterday

As ever, responsibility for this alleged civic misery was pinned on a single figure – Sadiq Khan.

Trump’s assault on LGBTQ+ programmes ‘undoubtedly’ hitting UK charities, warns Stonewall

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Yesterday

Stonewall’s corporate donations more than halved over the past year.

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Cancer: No more political quick fixes, please

Jill Rutter
9 January, 2015

If we want cancer survival rates that compare with the best in the world, we can’t rely on political quick fixes.

Almost 1 million turn to A&E because unable to see a GP, according to patient survey

9 January, 2015

940,000 patients turned to A&E because they were unable to get a GP appointment.

Charlie Hebdo: Dismantling nine mistaken assumptions about the Paris atrocities

Tehmina Kazi
8 January, 2015

Tehmina Kazi of British Muslims for Secular Democracy looks at nine mistaken assumptions doing the rounds about the murders that took place at the offices of Charlie Hebdo yesterday.

Welsh voters reject idea of national veto in EU referendum

Ed Jacobs
8 January, 2015

Welsh voters reject the stance taken by Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon.

Rail bosses must get a grip on London’s commuter chaos

Val Shawcross
8 January, 2015

The continuing transport chaos is a growing embarrassment.

Just as with other religions, we must be allowed to offend Islam

Kunwar Shahid
8 January, 2015

As long as radical Islam remains immune from criticism a moderate version will struggle to emerge.

Charlie Hebdo: No excuses – just murder

James Bloodworth
7 January, 2015

Those who use violence to silence those with who they disagree should never be appeased by the democratically-minded.

Cameron Euro allies back anti-Muslim marches

Catherine Bearder
7 January, 2015

With friends like these who needs enemies?

NHS: From ‘record high’ satisfaction to ‘breaking point’ within four years of coalition government

James Bloodworth
7 January, 2015

The NHS was in excellent shape when Labour left office in 2010; now it isn’t. For this the coalition must take at least some of the blame.

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