“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’.”
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.
‘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.’
If financial backing were the sole measure of a party’s success, Reform would be home and dry.
‘Sadler’s Wells must choose: uphold the values of art and humanity, or remain complicit in the destruction and greed that threatens us all.’
The dynamics of the so-called ‘special relationship’ between the two nations are set for a dramatic test.
‘As by magic, poppy rage gives way to “they’re banning Christmas.’
Orbán’s authoritarian playbook, which Trump and his fellow MAGA Republicans seem to idolise, shows just how vulnerable democratic institutions are in the face of rising populism, and how quickly democratic models can be eroded. The need for a robust defence of democratic values has never been more critical.
For its devoted readers, the Mail serves as a bastion of traditional British values. For its critics, the Daily Fail or the Daily Wail as it’s known, presents the worse curtain-twitching paranoia.
‘The Daily Mail’s back page is an absolute disgrace. I know people will say to ignore it… but it’s simply embarrassing.’
