Right-Wing Media Watch: Right-wing media in a tizzy about Steve Coogan’s ‘anti-British’ comments
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
The appeal has sparked both support and criticism among Mumsnet users, with critics saying the discussion forum should remain apolitical.
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.
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The Tories’ shameful silence over human rights abuses in Sri Lanka
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The shadow banking scandal behind the collapse of Greensill
The Greensill collapse is a reminder of the failures of financial deregulation, writes Prof Prem Sikka.
Mandu Reid: Why I’m running for Mayor of London
Sadiq Khan has failed to protect women as Mayor, writes the Women’s Equality Party leader. We need stronger action.
Vaccine passports and the threat to undocumented migrants
What happens to undocumented migrants in the new surveillance state?
The race report uses class inequality as a smokescreen but has no plan to fix it
The report’s recommendations won’t really promote racial or class equality.
Police were ordered to “look for and engage” feminist protestors at Sarah Everard vigil
How did the police, with their long history of spying on protest groups, know who supports Sisters Uncut?
LFF team thanks outgoing co-editor Joe Lo
“Left Foot Forward has stepped up a gear over the past few years, and Joe has played a big part in this.”
The government’s ‘mental health recovery plan’ is an act of political gaslighting
As a social worker, I know just how much this plan misses the mark.
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 5, March 2021
Our roundup of the progressive news you might have missed this week…