Woke-bashing of the week: ‘Woke’ addicts and Christian name controversies – Toby Young’s latest culture war rants
Toby Young, founder of the Free Speech Union (FSU) and perennial culture-warrior, is once again stirring the pot.
Daily Mail
Right-wing press spins more Brexit hypocrisy over Spain’s proposed 100% tax on non-EU property purchases
‘The Spanish holiday villa dream is over, thanks to Brexit.’
Daily Mail runs with questionable headline claiming Starmer will be out of No 10 within a year
The Mail appears to have conveniently ignored that 56% of survey respondents think Starmer will remain as PM for more than a year
MAGA mania – will Britain follow Trump’s immigration rift?
Unless Britain truly distances itself from the racially charged nationalism emerging from MAGA mania across the Atlantic, the true victims will be immigrants, who will face an increasingly normalised wave of vilification.
Daily Mail brutally mocked after having a meltdown over Sadiq Khan’s knighthood
“Shaun Bailey lost an election for London mayor and got made a lord. Sadiq Khan won three successive contests, gets made a knight, and the Daily Mail calls it a ‘reward for failure’.”
T’was the Puritans wot done it: The ‘Right’s 10 most absurd Christmas cancelled claims’
In the strange world that is GB News and their ilk, where conspiracy theories and outrage are always just around the corner, they would love to cast themselves as the cavaliers against woke roundheads. As ever, reality, and history come to that, is never that simple.
The Sun’s ‘Don’t Betray Brexit’ campaign mocked
‘Don’t Betray Brexit’. Why are they so worried? Because Keir Starmer has simply mooted the idea of discussing improvements to the Brexit deal with the EU.’
Can Reform make a breakthrough in next year’s local elections?
If financial backing were the sole measure of a party’s success, Reform would be home and dry.
Right-wing media in uproar over peaceful demonstration urging Sadler’s Wells to cut ties with Barclays
‘Sadler’s Wells must choose: uphold the values of art and humanity, or remain complicit in the destruction and greed that threatens us all.’
President Trump: The Labour government’s biggest headache?
The dynamics of the so-called ‘special relationship’ between the two nations are set for a dramatic test.