The Daily Mail’s coronavirus hypocrisy is shocking
A Daily Mail article attacked visitors overwhelming the countryside amid Covid-19 concerns after mere days earlier encouraging flocking to said scenic locations
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George Osborne made food banks necessary, now his newspaper is asking you to pay for them
Phone up and ask the former chancellor – who is taking part in the charity telethon – why he loves food banks so much. Don’t phone up and donate money.
LBC ‘suggests being a Labour Party member is as important as eating’, in absurd attempt to stitch up MP
Radio station accused of ‘surpassing gotcha journalism’ and relying on ‘false equivalency’, with suggestion that charging prospective party members a premium rate to join Labour is the same as forcing destitute benefits claimants to call 55p a minute line for food money.
Daily Mail writes two articles on same climate study with wildly differing conclusions
The print issue claims climate change warnings were ‘exaggerated’ whilst the online only article says climate change is very real and we need to act immediately.
The hard-right is about to lose one its most important newspaper allies
Handing over Dirty Des’ media empire to the Mirror group can only be a good thing.
NUJ demands IPSO inquiry on press racism after ‘Muslim Problem’ article
The watchdog is currently only interested in attacks on individuals and does not usually look into complaints regarding the treatment of specific groups.
More than 200 people have complained to IPSO against the Sun’s racist rhetoric
Number of complaints rapidly rising following letter from MPs – as the newspaper tries to cover its back…
MPs are right to stand up to the Sun’s racist anti-Muslim rhetoric
There can be no tolerance for Nazi-like language: bigots must be shown the door.
The Sun ripped off Charlie Gard parents Mail interview and said it was ‘exclusive’
The Gard family are complaining to the press regulator IPSO over the newspaper’s actions following their son’s death.
8 offensive Prince Phillip quotes the press excuse as “gaffes”
At risk of being unpopular, it’s probably worth calling out some of the least statesmanlike comments our Head of State’s husband has made over 70 years.