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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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Private schools face VAT charge from January 2025, Labour confirms

Basit Mahmood
30 July, 2024

The Treasury confirmed yesterday that it would apply to payments made in advance for school terms starting after January 1 2025, including any payments made on or after Monday.

Jeremy Hunt interview
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Jeremy Hunt confronted with spending black hole in excruciating interview

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30 July, 2024

“For you to have signed up to this list of spending commitments in the year.. it’s unprecedented Mr Hunt”

Northern Railway

Labour begins process of renationalising rail

Basit Mahmood
29 July, 2024

This afternoon MPs are debating the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill – which will see private rail franchises taken into public ownership as they expire.

Eddie Dempsey
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RMT’s Eddie Dempsey makes powerful speech on beating the far right at anti-racism march

Hannah Davenport
29 July, 2024

Thousands of counter-protesters united in London against a large Tommy Robinson rally

Brexit and EU

Another Brexit failure: £2M Brexit border control post has carried out just two checks

Basit Mahmood
29 July, 2024

A ‘very attractive, big facility with two or three people rattling around doing some paperwork.’

Doctors strike over pay NHS
News

Junior doctors in England offered 22.3% pay deal

Hannah Davenport
29 July, 2024

Breakthrough pay offer will be put to BMA members for a vote

Parliament

The case for totally banning MPs from second jobs

Prem Sikka
29 July, 2024

People can see that corporations and the wealthy elites fund major political parties and many individual legislators to advance their economic interests.

Just stop oil
News

Over 90 campaign groups call on Government to reverse the Tory crackdown on peaceful protest

Hannah Davenport
29 July, 2024

‘The current government now faces a clear choice between allowing its dire consequences to play out under its watch, or do something to prevent it’

Tory leadership race
News

Who’s the odds-on favourite to win Tory leadership race as nominations close today

Hannah Davenport
29 July, 2024

Which Tory MP is currently being tipped to win the Conservative leadership race?

Suella Braverman speaking at National Conservatism Conference

Suella Braverman brutally mocked after pulling out of Tory leadership race

Basit Mahmood
29 July, 2024

“Breaking news: nobody likes Suella Braverman. Not even the bloody Tories”.

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