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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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Revealed: Young people have borne the brunt of job losses during the pandemic

Josiah Mortimer
23 March, 2021

The British Youth Council told LFF they were ‘extremely concerned’ by the findings.

Shrewsbury 24 picketers finally get their names cleared

Raoul Walawalker
23 March, 2021

One of the union movement’s longest-standing battles for justice has finally succeeded.

Have politicians stopped owning up to their falsehoods?

Josiah Mortimer
23 March, 2021

On the lost art of ‘fessing up.

MPs and business leaders back stronger workers’ rights. When will they act?

Tony Burke
23 March, 2021

New polling shows that stronger workers’ rights aren’t just popular among the left.

Black Lives Matter

Right to protest during lockdown should be on same footing as communal worship

Lucy Skoulding
22 March, 2021

The Joint Committee on Human Rights says ambiguity over our right to protest must be scrapped

Revealed: Chancellor’s secret wave of austerity on the horizon

Lucy Skoulding
22 March, 2021

Britain may be headed for a new period of Tory austerity, according to IFS analysis

Nuclear

Green New Deal pledge could finally become Labour priority after Keir Starmer silence

Lucy Skoulding
22 March, 2021

Pledges include creating millions of green jobs and a ‘just’ transition away from polluting industries

Man with mask holding vaccine

Doctor’s Note: It is the NHS that deserves the ‘Vaccine Bounce’

Dr Joe McManners
22 March, 2021

‘The NHS itself is almost perfectly designed for this task,’ says Dr Joe McManners

Study shows lockdown delay was deadly for 22 London bus drivers

Joe Lo
19 March, 2021

While Boris Johnson was shaking hands with Covid patients, bus drivers were getting the disease and dying.

Sarah Everard vigil

The Sarah Everard vigil showed that police are part of the problem

Yasmin Al-Najar
19 March, 2021

Giving them more powers is not the answer.

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