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Thames Water fine reprieve sparks outrage over “rewarding failure”

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

“This nonsense must be, should be, has to be and will be opposed.”

A picture of the Thames Water logo

Woke-bashing of the week: The great Easter ‘outrage’ that wasn’t

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

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

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

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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It’s not Left vs Right anymore. It’s humanity vs inhumanity.

Claire Jones
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We need to challenge the right-wing tactic of re-defining moral truths as ‘Leftie ranting’

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Even Tory MPs are now calling on the government to recognise a Palestinian state

Chris Jarvis
7 May, 2025

“Recognising Palestine would affirm our nation’s commitment to upholding the principles of justice, self-determination and equal rights.”

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Keir Starmer slams Kemi Badenoch’s hypocrisy over net-zero U-turn in PMQs energy bills clash

Olivia Barber
7 May, 2025

“The only way to get bills down is to go to renewable energy. It’s something she used to believe in.”

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Shock poll suggests Boris Johnson is Tories’ only hope to beat Reform UK

Olivia Barber
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Plans to oust Kemi Badenoch ramp up after heavy local election defeats

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Tesla sales continue to plummet amid Elon Musk backlash

Olivia Barber
7 May, 2025

UK Tesla sales have nosedived 62% compared to last year

A photo of the prime minister, Keir Starmer, announcing that Labour will abolish NHS England
Opinion

Councils can deliver real change, but they need the Revenue Support Grant reinstated

Gavin Callaghan
6 May, 2025

“For too long, we’ve asked councils to do more with less. The truth is, they can’t. Not anymore.”

A photo of Nigel Farage at Reform UK's local election campaign rally in Birmingham
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Reform UK rails against working from home… but is hiring people to work from home

Chris Jarvis
6 May, 2025

One rule for them…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves with the budget briefcase
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Left wing MPs suspended from Labour call for government to change course on benefits after disastrous set of elections

Chris Jarvis
6 May, 2025

“Standing up for communities put most at risk by 14 years of austerity — the elderly and disabled — should be the priority”

Nigel Farage Reform UK manifesto
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5 lessons for the Left after Reform UK’s local election wins

Olivia Barber
6 May, 2025

Reform UK’s constant stoking of the culture war is a distraction tactic, while their lack of a plan for local government is their Achilles’ heel.

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Opinion

To get more sick people into work, ensure there are healthy jobs available

Sasjkia Otto
6 May, 2025

With work-related illness on the rise, the government must focus on making jobs healthier and more inclusive, writes the Fabian Society’s Sasjkia Otto.

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