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Suella Braverman brutally mocked after defecting to Reform UK

Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

In the least surprising defection ever…

Priti Patel has meltdown when LBC presenter points out negative impact of Brexit

Olivia Barber
Yesterday

Patel accused Goodall of giving a “political lecture”

Suella Braverman was rattled by Lewis Goodall's criticism of Brexiteers' assumptions

Where the Government’s Animal Welfare Strategy Needs to Go Further 

Jenny Canham
Yesterday

The Animal Welfare Strategy is a good start, but if it is to be a document we can be proud of, it must close gaps where cruelty is most extreme

animal welfare

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Right-Wing Watch

Right Wing Watch Newsletter: Which way, Daily Mail?

John Lubbock
16 May, 2022

“The British people relish a good hero, and a good hate”, said Alfred C. Harmsworth, the founder of the Daily Mail.

Local councils and net zero

Governments must stop encouraging fossil fuel companies to invest in new production sites

Mike Buckley
16 May, 2022

‘Scientists believe the world is increasingly likely to experience global warming of 1.5C within the next five years because of record greenhouse gas levels’.

Rachel Maclean

Tory minister slammed for saying people should work more hours to protect themselves from cost of living crisis

Basit Mahmood
16 May, 2022

Rachel Maclean, the government’s safeguarding minister, told Sky News’ Kay Burley that people could tackle the cost of living crisis by working longer hours or moving to a better paid job.

Johnson on TikTok

No 10’s TikTok disaster confirms PM’s lack of support among young people

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 May, 2022

An attempt by Boris Johnson to join in the TikTok craze and appeal to youngsters spectacularly backfired, as Gen Z’ers seized the chance to say what they think about the way the country is being run, while poking plenty of fun.

Manchester trains

Manchester mayor urges for full nationalisation of railways

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 May, 2022

Andy Burnham says the privatisation of public transport has failed.

Rees-Mogg

Rees-Mogg under fire for saying axing of civil service jobs is ‘perfectly reasonable’

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
14 May, 2022

As Johnson’s plans to slash the number of civil servants are slammed by unions as “an outrageous act of vandalism on our public services”, the Brexit opportunities minister describes the cuts as ‘perfectly reasonable.’

Ehud Sheleg

Former Tory Party treasurer suspected of flooding Conservative Party with Russian money

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
14 May, 2022

A bank alert filed with the National Crime Agency implicates Ehud Sheleg, a major Tory donor and once treasurer, with pouring cash originating from Russia into the party.

Queen's Speech

Prof Prem Sikka: The government’s audit reform bill will not do anything to end auditing scandals

Prem Sikka
13 May, 2022

The proposed Bill is part of gesture politics. It will do little, if anything, to improve audit quality.

RTBC

Reasons to be Cheerful Podcast: 5 takeaways from the latest episode

Basit Mahmood
13 May, 2022

A roundup of the Reasons to be Cheerful Podcast

Why the cosy relationship between the right wing media and government is bad for democracy

John Lubbock
13 May, 2022

Boris Johnson’s former chief advisor Dominic Cummings accused the government of giving a bung to big media corporations.

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