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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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Government’s commitment to youth services welcomed by support groups

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
27 October, 2024

‘Youth services are not a luxury; they are essential to the development of healthy, thriving communities.’

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Two cats in a sack – The Conservative leadership contest enters its final stretch

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
27 October, 2024

Once again, the Conservatives seem poised to serve up another political gift to Labour. If Labour manage to blow it, they’ll only have themselves to blame.

News

Government responds to Face the Music campaign in ‘promising sign’ for UK musicians and artists

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
26 October, 2024

Things are ‘moving in the right direction.’

News

Campaign to get local councils to divest in arms trade gains traction

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
26 October, 2024

Islington, Lewisham, and Waltham Forest councils have all committed to divesting from arms trade-associated companies.

Rachel Reeves speaking at Labour Party Conference
Opinion

The Chancellor must use the budget to abandon neoliberal policies

Prem Sikka
25 October, 2024

Chancellors come and go but the crisis has deepened because they have all become slaves to neoliberal dogmas

Rachel Reeves
Opinion

New Economics Foundation: Here’s what Rachel Reeves needs to do in the budget to fix our economy

Chaitanya Kumar
25 October, 2024

The chancellor has a unique opportunity to set the country on a course toward greater resilience, better living standards and ecological sustainability. Here’s what we hope she will address next week.

Palace of Westminster
Opinion

What are the differences between Westminster and Holyrood?

Jamie Stone
25 October, 2024

They are apples and pears. They really cannot be compared because they are so innately different.

Boris Johnson walking up a set of stairs smiling
News

Sales of Boris Johnson’s memoir slump by 62% in second week

Basit Mahmood
25 October, 2024

It was also reported earlier this month that Johnson’s book had been hit by delays and won’t be hitting the shelves in European capitals as quickly as he had hoped, due to Brexit.

Jenrick
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Robert Jenrick claims pensioners are waking up with illegal migrants in their bedrooms

Basit Mahmood
25 October, 2024

That claim led to Jenrick being mocked

Nigel Farage
News

Nigel Farage in car crash interview while trying to defend Trump

Basit Mahmood
24 October, 2024

Farage: “That’s the game in America. They all insult each other.”

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