Thames Water fine reprieve sparks outrage over “rewarding failure”
“This nonsense must be, should be, has to be and will be opposed.”
Woke-bashing of the week: The great Easter ‘outrage’ that wasn’t
It’s a depressingly familiar pattern, a carefully framed image, paired with a provocative narrative, travels faster than the truth, especially when it taps into pre-existing grievances about so-called ‘wokeness.’
Right-wing media watch – War, what war? The Express chooses Farage fan adulation over reality
Brown’s account of Farage’s campaign stops borders on the reverential. Even anonymous praise from a party candidate, “he’s going to change everything for the better,” is relayed without challenge.
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The Daily Mail’s coronavirus hypocrisy is shocking
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Boris Johnson appoints alleged sexual harasser and water cannon bungler to government
Greenhalgh has been accused of sexual harassment and of wasting taxpayers money.
What the coronavirus crisis says about Britain’s military obsession
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What the financial crash can teach us about responding to the coronavirus crisis
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