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Reform whistleblower says vetting process is ‘expensive, flawed and unprofessional’ 

Basit Mahmood
Today

Party leader Nigel Farage had vowed to professionalise vetting process

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

BMA hits back at prime minister’s 48-hour deadline to cancel doctor strikes

Olivia Barber
Today

‘Creating posts and improving patient care should not be dependent on calling off a strike.’

Keir Starmer slams Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage over their U-turns on the Iran war

Reform’s plan to rip up workers’ rights is ‘massively out of step’ with the British public, new mega-poll reveals

Olivia Barber
Today

The TUC and Hope Not Hate’s poll has found that the Employment Rights’ Act is ‘hugely popular’, including in Reform MPs’ constituencies

Nigel Farage defends Senedd candidate's Nazi salute

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Smear of the week – ‘Handbaggate’ – the Murdoch media’s latest overblown smear on Rachel Reeves

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
23 February, 2025

Too often ‘gate’ is a pretty clear signal that some lazy journalism is about to follow. Remember Starmer and ‘beergate?’

Right-wing media watch – The Sun’s misleading attack on foreign aid

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
23 February, 2025

Far from offering constructive criticism, the Sun does a disservice to its readers by undermining the vital role that foreign aid plays in addressing some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

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John Swinney calls for unity against climate change amid growing right-wing pushback

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
23 February, 2025

The SNP leader is urging for greater unity to make a renewed case for the urgency of climate action

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All aboard the ARC – next stop, climate denial street!

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
22 February, 2025

It’s genuinely terrifying that these individuals wield such immense influence, on the media, on policy, and on the future of the planet. 

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Migration fuels Spain’s economic boom, proof that xenophobia isn’t the answer

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
22 February, 2025

Spain’s socialist government champions immigration not only for humanitarian reasons but as an economic growth strategy.

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Campaigners March for Ukraine on third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, as Trump stirs controversy with anti-Zelensky remarks

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
22 February, 2025

“Ukraine is fighting not just for its own freedom, but for the freedom of all of Europe, and of liberal democracy across the world.”

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How governments distract from social injustice by creating moral panics

Prem Sikka
21 February, 2025

Censorship and indoctrination diminish the possibilities for emancipatory change

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‘A win for young people’: Labour’s potential UK-EU mobility scheme welcomed

Olivia Barber
21 February, 2025

Most British voters backed a UK-EU youth mobility scheme in a recent poll

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Reform UK unveils its energy policy and its labelled an ‘economic disaster’

Basit Mahmood
21 February, 2025

“Tell me you’re paid for by the fossil fuel lobby without telling me you’re paid for by the fossil fuel lobby.”

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Stop Funding Hate keeps the pressure on M&S over ads on ‘toxic’ GB News

Olivia Barber
21 February, 2025

‘M&S sponsors GB News. This is not just hate.’

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