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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Outrage as Reform UK’s Andrea Jenkyns eligibility challenge rejected
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Labour-controlled Doncaster City Council faces a threat from Reform UK this Thursday. Left Foot Forward visited the city to see how locals plan to vote.
Tory MPs look to remove Kemi Badenoch as local election disaster looms
“The discontent is a by-product of dire Tory poll ratings and a perception that Badenoch, 45, has performed poorly and focused on the wrong issues”
What would success look like for the Greens in the local elections?
The Greens have made massive gains at each local election since 2019
Woke-bashing of the week – Trump’s authoritarian crackdown on universities championed by the Mail
The article predictably enlists a cast of familiar right-wing voices to make the case for British universities to follow Trump’s lead.
Decreased FOI compliance risks UK ‘evolving into propaganda regime’ – report warns
“This situation has the alarming potential to evolve into a propaganda regime over time, requiring urgent attention.”
GB News mocked for St. George’s Day gaffe in England’s ‘most English’ town
Behind the 14-mile sea wall at Canvey Island, little was going on to celebrate St George’s Day, which the right-wing broadcaster took as a sign of national shame.
Right-wing media watch – Anti-net zero press delight in stirring the Miliband/Farage spat
Expecting the anti-net zero brigade to do their homework might be asking too much.
Reform on the rise, Tories on the ropes: what’s at stake on May 1?
Independent candidates are fast becoming the conscience of the left, offering a way to hold Labour to account. Their rise, like Reform’s, shows how broken Britain’s two-party system has become, and how ripe it is for potential change.
National Day of Action demands Barclays ‘stops funding genocide’
In 2024 alone, 5,000 people closed their Barclays accounts in protest.