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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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Who is George Farmer, the media executive and newest shareholder in GB News

Basit Mahmood
21 October, 2024

Farmer is the son of former treasurer of the Conservative party and life peer Lord Michael Farmer, who is also already a shareholder in GB News.

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Nigel Farage increases his shareholding in GB News

Basit Mahmood
21 October, 2024

Farage also continues to rake it in from the channel, making £60,000 for just 20 hours of work according to his latest register of interests.

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Charity regulator reopens complaint against Institute of Economic Affairs

Basit Mahmood
21 October, 2024

The IEA has widely been credited as the inspiration for Liz Truss’s disastrous mini budget.

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Sunak’s ‘sneaky Sauvignon surcharge’ faces backlash as wine industry fights Brexit-linked tax hike

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
20 October, 2024

“Ludicrous, expensive and probably unworkable.”

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Labour can’t afford complacency about the ethnic minority vote

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
20 October, 2024

The continuing tragedy of the Middle East will continue to sap support for Starmer unless and until his policies become braver and more decisive.

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Upstaged by a parody and outsold by a gut health guide: Boris Johnson’s Unleashed gets off to a shaky start

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
20 October, 2024

‘Clearly, people are more interested in their grub and cartoon penguins than they are in reliving Johnson’s political blundering.’

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Spain’s prime minister unveils pro-immigration policy, citing moral duty and economic growth

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
19 October, 2024

‘I want citizens to understand that this is not a battle between Spaniards and foreigners, or Christians and Muslims or saints and criminals. It is a battle between truth and lies, between tales and data, between what is in the interests of our society and the interests of a few who see fear and hatred of foreigners as their only path to power.’

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Right-wing outrage over Thomas Tuchel appointment as England manager with Daily Mail accused of ‘pure xenophobia’

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
19 October, 2024

‘The Daily Mail’s back page is an absolute disgrace. I know people will say to ignore it… but it’s simply embarrassing.’

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BBC slams Tories for trying to flog tickets to leadership debate for £10

Basit Mahmood
18 October, 2024

The broadcaster and CCHQ are also reported to be at loggerheads over the make up of the debate audience.

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The deadly game of deregulation and how it enhances corporate power and profits

Prem Sikka
18 October, 2024

If corporations were ethical and responsible, we wouldn’t need detailed regulations, but they are not.

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