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Woke bashing of the week – From Greta to Packham: How ‘eco zealots’ became the right-wing press’s favourite targets

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

If the anti-woke clan has a set of favourite villains, the so-called ‘eco zealots’ must rank near the top.

Right-Wing Media Watch: Meltdown over Sadiq Khan’s AI road safety plan

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

If there are two things guaranteed to provoke outrage on the British right, they are Sadiq Khan and any attempt to regulate motorists. Bringing the two together is guaranteed to generate performative fury among our right-wing brethren.

Trussell urges for long-term government action, as food bank use almost 50% higher since 2019

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

The charity warns that too many people are being “overlooked and left behind,” with growing numbers struggling to afford basic essentials.

Food bank Universal Credit

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage giving a new year's message at Blenheim Palace
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Reform UK voters three times as likely to believe climate change isn’t real

Chris Jarvis
31 March, 2025

Less than half of Reform UK voters think that climate change is happening as a result of human actions

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Elon Musk hands out 1 million dollar cheques to voters at Wisconsin rally

Olivia Barber
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‘This is what corruption looks like’

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Chris Jarvis
31 March, 2025

There are 25 council elections, six mayoral elections and one parliamentary by-election on 1 May

A photo of Nigel Farage at Reform UK's local election campaign rally in Birmingham
News

Reform UK’s ‘biggest ever’ rally falls short of expectations

Olivia Barber
31 March, 2025

Reform claimed 10,000 tickets were sold, but the many empty seats showed attendance was lower

Woke-bashing of the week – ‘Christianphobia’ – the right’s latest culture war against inclusivity

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
30 March, 2025

There’s a new word doing the rounds… ‘Christianphobia.’  And the right accuses us ‘woke lefties’ of misusing language to manipulate discourse.

Disability
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As the right continues its assault on remote work, researchers urge policy protection for disabled workers

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
30 March, 2025

Amid the criticism, one key group is being overlooked – disabled workers.

Right-Wing Media Watch – GB News’ outrage over teaching union’s apparent comments about Reform

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
30 March, 2025

It doesn’t take much for Nigel Farage’s loyal employer GB News to jump to the defence of the Reform UK leader.

News

Manchester’s homelessness camps are growing despite success of ‘a bed every night’ scheme

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
29 March, 2025

Homelessness remains an urgent issue in Manchester.

Right-Wing Watch

The return of disability scapegoating

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
29 March, 2025

Fast forward 14 years since the Sun’s repugnant ‘Beat the Cheat’ campaign, and the same misguided and exaggerated vilification of disabled people has resurfaced, this time under a Labour government.

Brexit
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Macclesfield Labour MP lauded for ‘superb’ speech on rejoining the EU

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
29 March, 2025

Unsurprisingly, the debate received little coverage from mainstream media.

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