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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
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

The appeal has sparked both support and criticism among Mumsnet users, with critics saying the discussion forum should remain apolitical.

Latest Posts

Tabloid editor: Readers are bored of sympathetic stories about trans people

Joe Lo
26 February, 2021

Apparently, readers now want controversy instead.

Big co-operatives like Nationwide should help new ones get started

Iwan Doherty Leo Sammallahti
25 February, 2021

Nationwide and Co-op members are trying to get them to fund new co-operatives.

New poll shows patronising right-wingers are wrong, the ‘Red Wall’ does care about the environment

Joe Lo
25 February, 2021

It’s not “just an obsession of posh boys in Southern seats”.

Matt Hancock accused of dangerous misinformation after claiming women will do smear tests at home

Joe Lo
25 February, 2021

As many women pointed out, reaching your own cervix is…difficult.

EXCLUSIVE: Report claims millions of Brits may have been unfairly denied furlough

Josiah Mortimer
24 February, 2021

A new group is campaigning for compensation for those denied furlough – demanding the Chancellor takes a leaf from the US’ book on income support.

Radical Roundup

Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 4 February 2021

Josiah Mortimer
24 February, 2021

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

Natalie Bennett: The spectre of the bailiff is haunting Britain

Natalie Bennett
24 February, 2021

Debt-ridden Brits need some relief – and they need it now, writes Natalie Bennett ahead of next week’s budget.

The Chancellor must have the guts to end the immoral fuel duty freeze

Paul Tuohy
24 February, 2021

This car subsidy must end next week – for the sake of people and our planet.

Climate change

Net zero capital? What London’s political parties can offer to tackle the climate crisis

Josiah Mortimer
23 February, 2021

Sadiq Khan has backed a target of net zero by 2030 if he’s re-elected. What could mayoral candidates offer London to make that happen?

A placard with text reading "There is no planet B"

We need more grassroots projects to avert climate disaster

Simon Branner
23 February, 2021

Zero carbon schemes need to be celebrated – and expanded – to boost our chances of averting the climate crisis.

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