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Woke-bashing of the week – Express jumps on alleged cricket fan fury at ‘woke’ Syrian art exhibition at Lord’s

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

It’s a familiar editorial pattern in the right-wing media, isolate a dissenting voice, amplify it, and present it as emblematic of a larger cultural shift under siege.

Right-Wing Media Watch: “The Murdoch empire is terrified” – Polanski hits back at Sun’s Grand National smear

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

No wonder the Murdoch empire is terrified.

Scotland opens second ‘housing village’ to help people transition out of homelessness

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

The development follows a similar scheme in Manchester amid growing efforts to tackle homelessness through community-based, supported housing.

A homeless person sheltering under a concrete wall

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BBC QT
News

Question Time audience member roasts Reform UK as ‘care home for old Tories’ to much laughter

Basit Mahmood
30 January, 2026

It comes after the recent defections of high-profile Tories this month to Reform UK

Melania Trump in her documentary
News

Humiliation for Melania Trump as just one person buys ticket for London film premiere

Olivia Barber
30 January, 2026

‘Was it you, Nigel?’

Goodwin
News

Matthew Goodwin and his support for Viktor Orban’s Hungary

Basit Mahmood
30 January, 2026

According to Transparency International, Hungary was the most corrupt country in the European Union in 2023 under Orban.

Reform UK
News

Reform forced to drop another candidate over ‘abhorrent and sickening’ social media posts

Olivia Barber
30 January, 2026

Mike Manning made racist comments online and described the Nazis as “peace-loving”

a photo of social media apps
Opinion

Labour is right to take action to protect children from the harms of social media

Patrick Hurley
29 January, 2026

Labour MP Patrick Hurley explains why he supports the government’s decision to consult on further steps to protect children online, including whether access to social media should be restricted for under-16s.

Matt Goodwin, Reform's candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election
News

Police reject Reform’s complaint over Labour’s clip of Matt Goodwin bad-mouthing Manchester 

Basit Mahmood
29 January, 2026

“We can confirm we have received a report and after assessment, informed the complainant there is no offence identified”.

Andy Burnham
News

Andy Burnham would have given Labour ‘commanding lead’ in Gorton and Denton by-election, new polling reveals

Olivia Barber
29 January, 2026

The poll predicts that Labour would win by TWENTY percentage points with Burnham as their candidate

Nigel Farage at PMQs
News

‘Man of the people’ Nigel Farage attended Davos as adviser to Iranian billionaire

Basit Mahmood
29 January, 2026

So much for Farage being an anti-establishment figure.

Reform councillor Edward Harris
News

Senior Warwickshire Reform councillor has illegal HMOs shut down over safety breaches

Olivia Barber
29 January, 2026

The council said the homes “failed to meet even the most basic of living standards and legal requirements”.

Kemi Badenoch says centrism is no longer welcome in the Tory party
News

Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, Kemi Badenoch says

Olivia Barber
29 January, 2026

‘Moving the Overton window past the edge of a cliff… Ta, Kemi!’

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