Woke bashing of the week: Banning zoos and licencing dog owners: ‘Barking mad’ or sensible debate?
A closer look at the policy reveals a more nuanced, and legitimate, position than the headlines suggest.
Right-wing media watch: Fox News declares “victory” and “outs fake allies”… England and Spain
The episode illustrates a depressingly familiar pattern: when wars begin, sections of the right-wing media move quickly to celebrate military action and demand solidarity, while overlooking both the lessons of recent history and the civilians who end up paying the price.
The Telegraph’s ‘German’ takeover and why liberals may be celebrating too soon
The new buyer has a long and well-documented tendency to blur the line between journalism and right-wing politics.
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Nadhim Zahawi deletes resurfaced tweets criticising Nigel Farage following Reform defection
In a post from March 2015, Zahawi slams Farage as “offensive and racist” and says he would be “frightened” to live in a country run by him. After it was discovered Zahawi deleted the tweet.
Reform councillor exposed in white supremacist dating site leak says he would ‘never have knowingly chosen to be a member’
Gavin Beales says he ‘may have inadvertently been linked’ to the racist dating site
The Empire strikes back: Greenland and the death of the rules-based order
Trump’s designs on Greenland mark a turning point when we must finally accept the death of respect for international sovereignty and the law
Donald Trump’s imperialism is the latest tool to advance the hegemony of US capital
Trump’s policies are not isolationism. They’re seeking to thwart the emergence of a multipolar world.
Seven ways government could work better – and why it must
Roz Savage sets out how government in the UK could be improved
Reform UK’s would-be Scottish leader linked to calls to introduce charges for NHS patients
Malcolm Offord edited a paper which urged a “dialogue” on introducing charges in the NHS and rolling back on free prescriptions in Scotland.
Reform UK support drops to nine-month low in new YouGov poll
“It is part of a broad downwards trend in Reform support”
Nadhim Zahawi is the latest Tory to defect to Reform UK
In old social media posts, Zahawi said he would be afraid to live in the UK if Farage was prime minister
The government is in denial over the US
Green Party peer Natalie Bennett argues that “the West” as a unit with shared values and principles is dead
Reform UK mayoral candidate finally ‘apologises’ for David Lammy should ‘go home’ comment
Chris Parry says his post was intended ‘ironically’