GB News blames Reform’s Derbyshire defeat on tactical voting rather than local failures
The right-wing network’s coverage cast the defeat not as a judgement on Reform’s local performance, but as evidence of an emerging ‘Stop Reform’ plot.
Why a Tory-Reform pact suits the right-wing press more than either party – for now
Editors may relish the drama, but behind the scenes they must be tearing their hair out as the feud escalates. “Stop fighting each other and end the Labour nightmare,” pleaded the Daily Mail, like a weary parent begging quarrelling children to behave.
More Scots would back independence if Reform entered government, poll suggests
“Given support for independence remains tied, Brexit alone is clearly not a catalyst that can itself prompt a surge in support for separation — but, on the basis of this poll, the advent of Nigel Farage as Prime Minister may well be.”
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‘Mogg, early on the lookout for those myriad Brexit opportunities…’
Tory MP Sir John Hayes accused of spreading “misinformation” in culture war article
Shout Out UK, a social enterprise, has complained to the Press Standards organisation IPSO after being targeted by Hayes as part of his culture war crusade.
Gap between rich and poor set to widen as value of inheritance increases
As the value of inheritance is set to double, the divide between the affluent and the disadvantaged will expand over the next 20 years, research finds.
A ‘recipe for chaos’: PM under fire for appointment of ‘triple-jobbing’ Steve Barclay
Boris Johnson is facing yet another backlash over the appointment of No 10’s new chief of staff.
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….