Reform UK admits plan to scrap Labour’s employment rights
‘Reform have formally declared war on British workers.’
Jeremy Corbyn backs the Green Party in the Gorton and Denton by-election
‘There is only one way we will defeat Reform: together.’
Reform mayor courted American oil and gas executive about fracking in the UK
Fracking was banned over environmental risks, but Andrea Jenkyns wants to bring the practice back in Lincolnshire
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Fact-check: MPs’ report finds right-wing claims of ‘two-tier policing’ of Southport riots were baseless
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Nigel Farage left red-faced as he is reminded what Elon Musk said about him
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Right-wing press weaponises British Steel crisis to bash Ed Miliband and net zero policies
The right-wing war on net zero continues
Richard Burgon’s petition calling for wealth tax, not disability cuts, attracts over 40,000 signatures
“The most vulnerable and poorest in society are being asked to pay for a crisis they didn’t cause.”
Woke-bashing of the week – Naval academy forced to remove 400 books in DEI purge
Meanwhile, on our side of the pond, the right’s crusade against ‘woke’ culture in the armed forces also hit a setback this week, when ministers scrapped a Tory-initiated review into military ‘wokeism’
Right-Wing Media Watch – Millionaires flee London – Brexit who?
While more balanced reporting noted the key drivers, Brexit, economic instability, the weak pound, a sluggish post-2008 recovery, and tax changes under Tory and Labour governments, the right-wing press chose a different path.