What we need to learn from Donald Trump’s election victory
Trump’s victory is a wakeup call. It is time to regroup and get serious about the world we want to live in.
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Murdoch media uses ‘dubious’ polls from climate change deniers
Stooping to a new low, The Sun bases a report on a survey acknowledged as using a ‘loaded’ question to allege public resentment on the banning of the sale of new fossil fuel-powered cars.
Right Wing Watch newsletter: Week 1 February 2022
Welcome to the first Right Wing Watch newsletter of February.
‘Words have consequences’: Johnson blamed for inciting political ‘poison’ after protestors mob Starmer
Resentment is simmering over the PM’s Savile comments, with MPs across the political spectrum urging him to apologise after the Labour leader was targeted by protestors last night.
A ‘sick joke’: Bank of England governor blasted from all directions for calling for pay ‘restraint’
‘Why is it that every time there is a crisis, rich men ask ordinary people to pay for it?’
Sajid Javid denies being at loggerheads with the chancellor over NHS backlog
As today’s NHS backlog plan announcement is delayed, the health secretary refutes suggestions that the hold up is because of a funding dispute with Rishi Sunak.
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news….
‘We don’t need a net zero referendum’
‘Nigel Farage and others are wrong to suggest we should pursue a referendum on net zero.’
Johnson to ditch ‘lefty’ green policies, in ‘secret’ deal Tory backbenchers – Express reports
In a bid to “warm the cockles of Tory hearts”, the PM is to make a deal with backbench MPs to maintain their support of his leadership, including abolishing ‘lefty’ policies of ‘prioritising a green agenda’, the Sunday Express reports.
‘Unacceptable and entirely preventable’: Homelessness in London rises by 20% in a year
New data shows the magnitude of rough sleeping in the capital, sparking calls for immediate government action.
Brexit friction mounts as NI first minister quits and Portugal’s economy minister cites Brexit damage
As Johnson announces a Brexit Freedoms Bill, tension over the UK’s departure from the EU heightened this week among leading ministers.