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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
Today

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
Today

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
Today

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

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UCU warns of ‘serious industrial unrest’ over plans to cut Cardiff University jobs

Olivia Barber
29 January, 2025

‘Cardiff’s vice-chancellor […] needs to cut her own £290k salary before she attacks the hard-working staff who keep the university going’

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Deranged rant: Suella Braverman delivers speech claiming UK could become ‘first Islamist nation with nuclear weapons’

Basit Mahmood
29 January, 2025

“By heck – we really are swamped with crazies nowadays.”

A photo of people protesting against climate activists' long jail sentences outside the Royal Courts of Justice
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16 Just Stop Oil activists to appeal ‘excessive’ jail sentences for peaceful protests

Olivia Barber
29 January, 2025

‘These excessive sentences are designed to put people off protesting’

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EXCLUSIVE: Majority of voters say government is not doing enough to stop spread of misinformation on social media, poll finds

Basit Mahmood
28 January, 2025

The poll findings come at a time when the far-right continues to push misinformation on social media in a bid to sow divisions and whip up fears against minorities.

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EXCLUSIVE: Voters say Elon Musk represents a threat to UK democracy, poll finds

Basit Mahmood
28 January, 2025

Not good news for Musk…

Kemi Badenoch
News

Polling average shows Tories have now fallen to THIRD PLACE behind Reform

Chris Jarvis
28 January, 2025

Are the Tories becoming increasingly irrelevant?

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Bill Gates slams Elon Musk’s embrace of far-right politicians abroad as ‘insane shit’

Basit Mahmood
28 January, 2025

“I mean, this is insane shit. You are for the AfD …

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Pensioner poverty in the world’s sixth largest economy is a political choice

Prem Sikka
27 January, 2025

The hardship inflicted on retirees now will surely visit future retirees unless steps are taken to alleviate misery.

Liz Truss
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Liz Truss ridiculed for calling for executive order to ban Oxbridge meritocracy measure

Olivia Barber
27 January, 2025

‘Hi Liz, as a former prime minister (albeit for only 49 days) you do realise the United Kingdom does not have “executive orders”’

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Rachel Reeves ‘happy’ to look at UK joining tariff-free EU trade group

Olivia Barber
27 January, 2025

Joining the group would enable the UK to trade with the EU and 24 other countries tariff-free

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