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Woke bashing of the week: Who gets to be a “national treasure”? Brigitte Bardot and the Telegraph’s selective war on ‘wokeness’

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

It is apparently acceptable for Brigitte Bardot to spend decades whipping up racial hatred and still be celebrated as a national icon, perhaps helped by glamour, distance, and nostalgia. But it is unacceptable for Gary Lineker to voice contemporary moral objections to cruelty and injustice.

Right-Wing Media Watch: Newspapers in meltdown over ‘Sadiq Khan’s’ New Year fireworks

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

As ever, responsibility for this alleged civic misery was pinned on a single figure – Sadiq Khan.

Trump’s assault on LGBTQ+ programmes ‘undoubtedly’ hitting UK charities, warns Stonewall

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
Today

Stonewall’s corporate donations more than halved over the past year.

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Nurses’ pay has been ‘severely eroded’ since 2010, new analysis shows

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
19 July, 2025

“It is time to deliver both better pay and pay modernisation for nursing staff.”

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From Project 2025 to Project Esther: the Heritage Foundation’s authoritarian global crusade

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
19 July, 2025

Project Esther is Heritage’s latest ideological weapon. Framed as an effort to combat antisemitism, it aims to criminalise pro-Palestinian activism and equates criticism of Israel with support for terrorism.

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Activists read names of 20,000 Palestinian children killed in Gaza outside Welsh government

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
19 July, 2025

“Each was precious. Each was innocent. Many died horrific, painful deaths. There were so many of them. They must not be forgotten.”

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Lucy Powell says suspended Labour MPs could return to PLP in the future

Olivia Barber
18 July, 2025

‘These are matters for the chief whip, but there’s always routes back for people.’

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Reform in crisis: Councillor expelled from party

Basit Mahmood
18 July, 2025

The latest incident is part of a long list of Reform councillors elected in May who are no longer part of the party.

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Alastair Campbell reveals most effective line of attack on Nigel Farage

Olivia Barber
18 July, 2025

It begins with B

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Reform UK mayor Andrea Jenkyns says she doesn’t believe in climate change

Olivia Barber
18 July, 2025

‘Reform are showing themselves to be the political voice of the vested interests of big oil and corporate profit.’

Diane Abbott
News

Keir Starmer suspends Diane Abbott again over comments about racism

Olivia Barber
18 July, 2025

‘It is obvious this Labour leadership wants me out.’

Jess Phillips defends PM’s decision to suspend Labour rebels

Basit Mahmood
18 July, 2025

‘We were elected as a team under a banner and under a manifesto, and we have to seek to work together’

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The Hereditary Peers Bill: A missed opportunity

Alice Jeffrey
18 July, 2025

The government still has time to act decisively, but they need to get started now.

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