“The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy.”
Oct 11 26October 11, 2026
Article at leftfootforward.org
Perhaps one of the world’s most commercially successful footballers simply decided another company was offering him a better deal.
No sooner had the election been announced than the knives were out.
The parliamentary debate comes as Andy Burnham has explicitly put rejoining the EU on the table as one possible option for Britain's long-term relationship with Europe.
Oct 10 26October 10, 2026
If this is the Tories’ economic reset, the Truss-shaped elephant in the room is hard to miss.
“It was simply asking people to join the comeback.”
The Trump administration’s anti-woke drive has turned words such as “equity,” “gender,” “racist” and “climate change,” into ideological red flags to hinder funding for scientific research.
Oct 04 26October 04, 2026
Rather than interrogating the evidence behind the Conservatives’ claims, the right-wing media is once again helping turn people struggling without work into political scapegoats and presenting punishment as policy.
Oct 03 26October 03, 2026
The European project is rooted in international cooperation, human rights, social solidarity, managed migration and respect for diversity, a world apart from MAGA’s nationalist, “America First” worldview.
“Rupert Lowe appears to have forgotten that it's well past his bedtime and has started spending imaginary billions again.”
Oct 02 26October 02, 2026
“We will be there in numbers to make clear that the UK needs to break with Trump, not roll out the red carpet again.”
The journalist manages to turn her own difficulty into a lecture about immigrants, while simultaneously mocking the language she claims to be learning.
Critics, including female athletes, have argued that the advert sexualises women in sport at a time when female athletes have spent years demanding to be recognised for their sporting ability rather than their appearance.
Sep 27 26September 27, 2026
Here we are, almost three decades later, with newspapers once again turning Diana’s private life, death and family relationships into a hugely profitable serialised spectacle.
There is now a suggestion the reform's intended effects are beginning to materialise, making agricultural land less attractive to wealthy non-farmers seeking a tax-efficient investment, and potentially making it easier for farmers to buy farmland.
Sep 26 26September 26, 2026
When electoral reform starts narrowing the electorate, rather than widening participation, alarm bells should ring.
“At a time when racism is on the rise throughout the UK and Europe, support for initiatives like Wear Red Day and the work of anti-racism organisations is more important than ever.”
The polling suggests that full membership itself is becoming a mainstream preference across the country.
Sep 25 26September 25, 2026
There’s a 52-point gap between Burnham and Farage.
Sep 21 26September 21, 2026
His comeback matters well beyond Hungary.
Sep 18 26September 18, 2026
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