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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.

Latest Posts

A homeless person sheltering under a concrete wall

Claudia Webbe MP: Deporting rough sleepers is counter-productive and cruel

Claudia Webbe
19 March, 2021

It will push foreign rough sleepers away from help and into the arms of exploiters.

Sex workers must be allowed to report crime without fear of arrest

Lauren Medlicott
18 March, 2021

It’s a key part of reducing violence against women.

With government set to slash air taxes, polling shows Brits want air travel costs to rise

Joe Lo
18 March, 2021

Increasing the costs of air travel is supported by all age groups, regions, classes, genders and political affiliations.

Sian Berry

Exclusive: Greens propose new powers for London’s teenage assembly

Joe Lo
18 March, 2021

“Young people have shown more political leadership than most politicians in recent years, they deserve a real say in their future.”

Prof Prem Sikka: New reforms won’t turn poodle auditors into the watchdogs we need

Prem Sikka
18 March, 2021

You can’t scrutinise a company properly if you’re trying to sell consultancy services to it at the same time.

Radical Roundup

Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 3, March 2021

Josiah Mortimer
17 March, 2021

Left Foot Forward’s roundup of the progressive news you might have missed this week…

Men need to step up in the campaign to end violence against women

Nina Parker
17 March, 2021

Men are needed to act as catalysts and allies to end violence against women and girls, writes Nina de Ayala Parker.

A day late and a dollar short? Mixed union reaction to Uber’s ‘worker’ decision

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
17 March, 2021

What’s next after Uber’s decision to make its drivers employees?

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CBD crackdown: these Home Office plans will destroy UK hemp farming

Hannah Silver
17 March, 2021

The Tories are taking an already-illogical crackdown to the next level.

gig economy

The new kind of automation putting gig economy workers at risk of destitution

Andrew Kersley
16 March, 2021

Drivers report being ‘terminated’ through ‘no reply’ emails, and unable to challenge dismissals, in a worrying development for workers.

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