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Woke-bashing of the week: Gingerbread panic, the culture war being manufactured out of crumbs

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

If anything deserves scrutiny, it’s not Tesco’s labelling but the predicable, laborious voices that turn the most negligible of changes into a full-blown culture war.

Right-wing media watch: In branding Zack Polanski a ‘creep,’ Sarah Vine scrapes the barrel and merits the red pen

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

This isn’t political critique, it’s dehumanisation.

Gibraltar regains post-Brexit freedom of movement – to the ire of the usual Eurosceptic suspects

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

For pro-Europeans, the deal is long overdue for a community that voted overwhelmingly to remain.

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EXCLUSIVE: Majority of voters support assisted dying law, poll finds

Basit Mahmood
29 November, 2024

At present, laws throughout the UK prevent people from asking for medical help to die.

Labour leader Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves reading papers
News

Shock poll suggests Labour could be in real trouble with the voters

Chris Jarvis
28 November, 2024

The poll also suggests Reform are surging

Nigel Farage Reform UK manifesto
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Nigel Farage claims Donald Trump and Elon Musk will support Reform’s next general election campaign

Chris Jarvis
28 November, 2024

“Well, that’s what friends are for isn’t it?”

Ed Davey in the video for his charity Christmas single
News

Ed Davey reaches peak Ed Davey with release of Christmas single

Chris Jarvis
28 November, 2024

Proceeds from the single will go to the Carers Trust and the Bath Philharmonia.

A stick reading "Vote Labour"
News

Labour defends rule changes designed to make mayors more accountable

Basit Mahmood
28 November, 2024

“I welcome the fact that the Party is taking governance and accountability seriously”

Andrea Jenkyns
News

Former Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns has defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

Chris Jarvis
28 November, 2024

Jenkyns will stand for Reform in the election for the mayor of Lincolnshire

Sharon Graham speaking on the Winter Fuel Allowance motion at Labour Conference
News

Sharon Graham reveals the astonishing amount of money Unite has won for workers in last two years

Chris Jarvis
28 November, 2024

Absolutely huge sums have been put in workers’ pockets

Green Party MP Sian Berry speaking in parliament
Opinion

Siân Berry MP: Why I’m voting for the Assisted Dying Bill

Sian Berry
27 November, 2024

I do not believe that anyone should be forced to endure terrible suffering that could be prevented

A photo of people standing around and swimming in a lake
Opinion

Why England’s bathing water is amongst the worst in Europe

Matthew Topham
27 November, 2024

Only 7 countries have an average of 90% or more bathing sites achieving ‘excellent’ status — and they are all over 90% publicly owned.

Jeremy Corbyn
News

Left wing MPs call for Keir Starmer and Joe Biden to secure talks with Russia and Ukraine

Chris Jarvis
27 November, 2024

“Diplomacy and dialogue, not military escalation, are the only viable paths to a peaceful settlement in the region.”

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