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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
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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

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Sarah Pochin on TalkTV
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Reform MP Sarah Pochin slammed for ‘racist’ comments about diversity in adverts

Olivia Barber
27 October, 2025

MPs are calling for Pochin to be suspended

Tuition fee hikes are taking their toll on students
News

Reintroduction of maintenance grants reignites calls for free higher education

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
26 October, 2025

“The reality is that young people are finding the finances very, very difficult.”

Smear of the week: Torsten Bell – the right’s new scapegoat and the ‘EdStone’ hangover 

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
26 October, 2025

Holding two key ministerial posts and pushing substantive reforms, particularly in pensions, the MP for Swansea West is making some on the right nervous.

News

GB News celebrates Jeremy Clarkson’s personal attacks on Zack Polanski, while ignoring the real news

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
26 October, 2025

“This is what GB News considers news.”

Right-wing media watch: Daily Star’s iconic ‘Lettuce Liz’ immortalised in national archive

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
26 October, 2025

The legendary vegetable has been formally recognised as a part of British cultural history.

Right-Wing Watch

The new immigration hot potato: How the ECHR was hijacked by the right

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
25 October, 2025

We should have learned from Brexit, which weakened Britain in every sense. Now the same voices want to abandon the ECHR. We know where that road will lead.

News

Piers Morgan’s prime ministerial hints met with mockery

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
25 October, 2025

“Is this an AI hallucination?”

Keir Starmer
Opinion

Keir Starmer must step out of Reform’s shadow to tackle racism and xenophobia

Alba Kapoor
24 October, 2025

We must demand an end to these shifting political norms

Katie Lam

Tory MPs complain to whips over Katie Lam’s call to deport legal immigrants in order to make UK ‘culturally coherent’

Basit Mahmood
24 October, 2025

“It’s either dog-whistle or it’s so vague it’s meaningless,” one Tory MP said

Reform councillor Sam Journet being arrested at Basildon council offices last month
News

Exclusive: Reform urged to suspend councillor accused of harassment and stalking as bail extended

Olivia Barber
24 October, 2025

Reform councillor Sam Journet was arrested at Basildon council offices last month

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