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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

The UK must not support hard-right Aussie for OECD boss

Tony Burke
18 February, 2021

Matthias Cormann is bidding to be secretary-general of the rich countries’ club.

Government’s own data proves PM wrong on Green Homes Grant demand

Joe Lo
18 February, 2021

Yet they’re still cutting funding to the green scheme.

Starmer dodges questions on corporation tax and re-nationalisation

Joe Lo
18 February, 2021

Common ownership and corporation tax rises were two of his leadership pledges.

REVEALED: The strange forces behind the government’s ‘Free Speech’ push

Steve Melia
17 February, 2021

Untangling the web of influences behind the Tories’ latest political obsession.

Asylum seekers in accommodation at Napier Barracks

Home Office attempts a cover up at migrant camps…before conceding possible human rights breaches

Raoul Walawalker
17 February, 2021

Investigations and a court case are bringing some awkward facts to light for Patel’s department.

Radical Roundup

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

Josiah Mortimer
17 February, 2021

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

Opposition MPs unite in anger after minister removes awkward Brexit questions from order paper

Josiah Mortimer
17 February, 2021

“Liz Truss cannot simply ignore these problems while businesses and jobs across the country are under threat.”

The government needs to close these lethal loopholes in the Domestic Abuse Bill

Jenny Jones
17 February, 2021

The bill marks a step forward for women – but there’s more that ministers must do.

A safe space for hate? How the UCU has an antisemitism problem

David Hirsh
16 February, 2021

The union allowed antisemitism to flourish, academic and UCU member David Hirsh writes.

Helpline for women facing pay discrimination gets a vital boost

LFF Reporter
16 February, 2021

Women now have extra legal clout to tackle unfair pay practices. Pictured: Ex-BBC editor Carrie Grace.

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