Police found ‘no evidence’ of family voting in the Gorton and Denton by-election after Reform complaint
‘Farage is a bad loser’
Woke-bashing of the week: GB News turns culture-war punditry into ‘literally insight’
Well, it is GB News, what did we expect?
Right-Wing Media Watch – ‘Thanks for the publicity’: Care4Calais brilliantly reclaims a Daily Mail ‘hit piece’
The approach follows a well-worn pattern in the right-wing British press. Humanitarian action reframed as controversy, aid depicted as incentive, and Muslim identity positioned as an additional source of tension.
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UK tax authority admits it’s clueless about how much tax is being evaded through offshore assets
‘UK residents had £850bn in financial accounts overseas — of which £570bn was based in tax havens — in 2019, the latest year HMRC has released statistics for.’
Government ‘on the cusp’ of approving controversial coal mine in Cumbria
The mine, if its development continues, will be the latest in a series of misguided policies.
Civil servants ‘lobbied Sue Gray to remove names’ from Partygate report
It is alleged that initially up to 30 names had been scheduled to be featured in the report, however in the end the report included just 15.
The Telegraph’s ‘Brexit benefits’ article ripped apart by readers
‘It is unwise to write such a vague and superficial article on a key matter of government policy,’ wrote one reader.
‘Too little, too late’: Frustration grows that Sunak’s measures were not introduced sooner
Following months of dithering and delay, the chancellor has finally acted to support families with the cost-of-living crisis. But for some, the measures are too little, too late.
Pay strikes at ink manufacturer likely to disrupt printing of Daily Mail
Industrial action over an ‘insulting’ 3% pay offer for employees at Sun Chemical is set to impact production of the right-wing newspaper.
Sue Gray’s findings spark flood of support for cleaners, security staff and low-paid workers
Following exposure of ‘repugnant’ treatment of the lowest-paid staff at No 10, there has been an outpouring of solidarity towards cleaners and security staff across the UK.
Channel 4 gives the perfect response to Nadine Dorries over privatisation claims
“C4 is in excellent financial health & does not want or need to raise outside capital to fund its future plans.”
Prof Prem Sikka: Rishi Sunak’s measures fail to address the systemic factors behind the cost-of-living crisis
‘The government has failed to address the systemic factors behind the cost-of-living crisis. ‘