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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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Half of UK children ‘will have to sacrifice essentials like food’ due to cost of living crisis, report warns

Basit Mahmood
14 March, 2022

The New Economics Foundation (NEF) says that 23.4 million people in the UK will be short by more than £8,500 a year for income needed to pay for essentials including food, heating and clothing by next month.

Right-Wing Watch

Right Wing Watch newsletter: The Frackers Return

John Lubbock
14 March, 2022

As the energy security crisis deepened, Nigel Farage took to his podcast to promote his new campaign for a referendum on Net Zero targets.

Sarah Everard vigil

Women’s rights’ activists win ‘David and Goliath’ fight over Sarah Everard vigil

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
13 March, 2022

Reclaim These Streets win a legal challenge against the Metropolitan police in a decision hailed a ‘victory for women.’

Royal Yacht Britannia

Boris Johnson warned that plans for new Royal Yacht Britannia could ‘badly backfire’

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
13 March, 2022

As people are forced to choose between heating and eating as the cost-of-living spirals, the PM will hail the £250m boat as a symbol of ‘Global Britain.’

Full Fact: Government has not backed up Russian sanction claims

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
12 March, 2022

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has not explained how it has calculated figures that claim Britain is ‘leading the way’ in Russian sanctions.

Nigel Farage

What are the motives behind the timing of Farage’s new political campaign?

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
12 March, 2022

Is the launch of the anti-Net Zero group intended to be a distraction from Farage’s Putin links and sympathies, a desperate bid by the former UKIP leader for relevance – or a bit of both?

Refugees

Baroness Jones: 19 government defeats on Nationality and Borders Bill

Jenny Jones
12 March, 2022

The government’s awful response to the plight of Ukrainian refugees highlights everything that is wrong with its Nationality and Borders Bill.

Liz Truss

Dispute over restarting fracking divides Conservative Party

John Lubbock
11 March, 2022

The envionment and energy crisis are coming together to create a headache for the Government which is also dividing the Tory party.

£10 notes pegged to a washing line

Why the Economic Crime Bill is unlikely to make a difference in stopping the flow of dirty money

Prem Sikka
11 March, 2022

‘The UK government has been forced to act on the flow of dirty money into property. The Bill is a token gesture and is unlikely to make a significant difference to the flow of dirty money into the UK property market.’

Nigel Farage presenting on GB News

Nigel Farage ridiculed after complaining about government sanctioning Russian oligarchs

Basit Mahmood
11 March, 2022

‘The Russian Embassy in London might as well pack up and go home. Farage is doing their job for them’

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