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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.

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Boris is wrong to blame public for Green Homes Grant cuts

Joe Lo
11 February, 2021

Outsourcing is to blame, not homeowners.

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Environmentalists celebrate U-turns on coal mine and gas plant

Joe Lo
11 February, 2021

Green campaigners had two wins in two days.

Tories in ‘panic’ over Scottish independence, as millions splashed on pro-union spending

Josiah Mortimer
10 February, 2021

Communications spending in the Scotland Office has tripled in recent years.

Radical Roundup

Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 2 February 2021

Josiah Mortimer
10 February, 2021

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

Farage’s new conspiracy theories try to implicate ‘little left-wing’ charities

Raoul Walawalker
10 February, 2021

The former Brexit Party leader is still manufacturing outrage. This time it’s vilifying refugee charities amid the pandemic.

MPs step up campaign against ‘harrowing’ deportation of autistic man

Josiah Mortimer
9 February, 2021

Osime Brown has not lived in Jamaica since the age of four, and family members are deeply concerned about his mental and physical health.

Anas Sarwar MSP: Labour has let down voters in Scotland. But we can turn things around

Anas Sarwar MSP
9 February, 2021

As voting opens in the Scottish Labour leadership contest, Anas Sarwar MSP sets out his pitch to revive the party.

UnionDues: Workplace conflicts are rife. What can be done about it?

Simon Sapper
9 February, 2021

Simon Sapper looks at bad HR and what’s behind workplace strife in Britain.

Bad beat: How the gambling industry is lobbying hard against online betting reform

Howard Reed
9 February, 2021

98% of the online gambling market is licensed and under-regulated. But the industry only wants to talk about the black market…

Sarah Olney MP: It’s time to make public transport genuinely open to all

Sarah Olney
8 February, 2021

Policymakers must begin to concentrate on social, economic and political mobility facilitated by accessible public transport, writes Sarah Olney, MP for Richmond Park.

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