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Woke-bashing of the week: Bob Monkhouse doesn’t need defending from ‘wokeness’ – least of all by the Sun

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

Monkhouse’s comedy, and the conventions that shaped it, belong to a bygone era of British entertainment. That does not make it shameful or malicious, but it does make it historically situated.

Right-Wing Media Watch: Right-wing media in a tizzy about Steve Coogan’s ‘anti-British’ comments

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

The Mail jumped on Coogan’s Irish passport, while the Express amplified “anti-British” criticism.

Pressure ramped up for UK and Irish governments to help maternity units enter Gaza

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

The appeal has sparked both support and criticism among Mumsnet users, with critics saying the discussion forum should remain apolitical.

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Calls grow for unlimited free bus travel for vulnerable groups to be made permanent in Greater Manchester

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
9 November, 2025

Campaigners describe lifting the restrictions as “a simple, practical step towards greater inclusion and belonging,” helping everyone feel like a valued part of society.

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Rupert Murdoch’s Times humiliated over fake interviews

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 November, 2025

Calls have been made for the press regulator to investigate “systematic failings which lead publishers to keep running fake, likely AI-generated, PR content.”

Right-Wing Watch

Elon Musk’s Grokipedia and AI propaganda – is it time to talk about a digital fourth Reich?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 November, 2025

History tells us what happens when far-right propaganda meets cutting-edge technology. And if Grokipedia is any indication, we may already be watching the sequel.

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Robert Jenrick called out for ‘mean spirited’ hypocrisy

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 November, 2025

“There’s nothing he won’t do to get attention.”

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Nothing will change until the political system is freed from the clutches of corporations and the super-rich

Prem Sikka
7 November, 2025

The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few

The Leader of the House Lucy Powell
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Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says party must not break tax manifesto promise

Olivia Barber
7 November, 2025

Powell has also repeated her call for the two-child limit to be lifted “in full”

Charities regulator tells right-wing IEA that it has to ‘act on transparency and balance’

Basit Mahmood
7 November, 2025

The Good Law Project’s initial complaint related to potential political bias as well as perceptions of a potential lack of transparency around funding.

Kent County Council leader tells councillors to "suck it up"
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Reform mocked as expelled councillors form rival group on Kent council

Olivia Barber
7 November, 2025

The Lib Dems have compared factionalism and infighting in Reform-run Kent County Council to a Monty Python-style farce

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Gordon Brown demands ‘total abolition’ of two-child benefit limit ahead of Budget

Basit Mahmood
7 November, 2025

“Total abolition is far preferable to any tapering or any other kind of reform that would not abolish the two-child rule in its entirety.”

Paul Nowak on BBC Question Time
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Paul Nowak roasts Telegraph columnist’s claim the economy was ‘doing ok’ under the Tories on Question Time

Olivia Barber
7 November, 2025

“Doing well for who? Would be the question that I would ask.”

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