Woke-bashing of the week – Trump’s authoritarian crackdown on universities championed by the Mail
The article predictably enlists a cast of familiar right-wing voices to make the case for British universities to follow Trump’s lead.
Daily Mail
Tories and right-wing press outraged over appointment of new Charity Commission chief
The Daily Mail isn’t happy because Mark Simms mocked Boris Johnson six years ago
Woke-bashing of the week – Naval academy forced to remove 400 books in DEI purge
Meanwhile, on our side of the pond, the right’s crusade against ‘woke’ culture in the armed forces also hit a setback this week, when ministers scrapped a Tory-initiated review into military ‘wokeism’
Woke-bashing of the week – Daily Mail claims ‘tens of thousands’ quit National Trust for ‘anti-woke’ rival
The right’s ongoing fixation on the National Trust reared its head again this week.
Right-wing media fumes over ‘pay gap reversal’ while conveniently ignoring wider gender pay inequality
The gender pay gap between men and women remains at 13%
Right-Wing Media Watch – Mail on Sunday’s incredulous frontpage assault on the ‘thought police’
“It isn’t the thought police if she expressed those thoughts in writing and published that writing on social media.”
Smear of the week – Telegraph’s tizzy over Sadiq Khan dropping pronouns on X profile
So much for a juicy scandal.
Right-Wing Media Watch – Murdoch media goes all out attacking environmentalists
The return of Trump – a notorious climate change sceptic – seems to have emboldened the Murdoch media’s climate attack dogs.
Right-Wing Media Watch – Tory press panics over Labour’s positive signals on closer EU ties
Despite Brexit’s clear, ongoing failures, some Brexiteers and their cheerleading press are still clinging to the myth of its success, accusing the so-called ‘Rejoiner elite’ of plotting a return to Brussels.
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.