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Leave.EU Co-founder says Jeremy Corbyn will be the next PM – if Theresa May stays on
By Benjamin Jenkins The co-founder of the Leave.eu campaign Richard Tice just delivered a shocking vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May on BBC Question Time. Watch the stunned look on the face of Karen Bradley, the Secretary of State for Culture and Media as the property entrepreneur and prominent Brexiteer delivered his damning verdict. Question Time host David Dimbleby asked the Brexit campaign chief: “do you think Theresa May is going to finish her full term and would...
Media ignores Diane Abbott’s racist abuse from trolls. Until she describes what they say on TV. Then they go nuts when she quotes the abuse.
When exactly is it political correctness gone mad? Diane Abbott appeared on Good Morning Britain this morning after a study by Amnesty found almost HALF of all the horrendous abuse female MP's suffer on social media is directed at Britain's first black woman MP, the shadow home secretary Diane Abbott. The human rights watchdog uncovered 25,688 abusive tweets to women MP's over six months leading up to the June 8 general election. Diane Abbott received 45% of all abusive tweets. Black...
The true story behind the Muslim foster care case
Why let a lie get in the way of a good story? This seems to be the case in the reporting of a Muslim foster carer hitting the front pages of the rightwing press. The Times could find itself in hot water this week after publishing several false claims in its sensationalised report of the Muslim foster care case. Bank Holiday Monday saw the News UK title run a front-page story about a Christian child who had been "forced" into...
Full letter – Female stars urge director general to fix BBC pay gap
44 female BBC stars pen open letter to Tony Hall after gender pay gap reveal, which has shocked many in the media world and beyond. The women of the BBC have signed an open letter stating that they would like Tony Hall to sort the gender pay gap now. Read the full letter, below. Dear Tony, The pay details released in the annual report showed what many of us have suspected for many years … that women at the BBC...
Chris Evans says it’s right that public know about BBC stars’ salaries
Star DJ Chris Evans has admitted the gap between the lowest paid and people like himself at the BBC is unfair. The admission came on the day BBC bosses were forced by the Government to reveal what stars are paid. Evans is expected to head the wage-list getting up to £3 million for TV work and his Radio 2 breakfast show. A list of 96 on-air presenters, entertainers and actors who earn more than £150,000 a year will today be...
Daily Racist: Express posts twice as many “foreigner” splashes than any other national
The Daily Express has lead with twice as many stories about foreigners entering (or attempting to enter) Britain and the EU as the next nearest national newspaper. The paper, which is edited by Hugh Whittow, has already published sixteen front pages this year on the subject, which is twice as much as The Times and over three times more than The Sun. One such title from earlier in the year claimed there would be a rush of a million migrants to the...
Middle East press outlet posts hilarious retort to Qatari ban
Progressive pan-Arab media outlet The New Arab has posted a hilarious retort following demands imposed on Qatar by the UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to shut down independent media. Al-Araby Al-Jadeed and The New Arab have outright dismissed calls for its shutdown as one of the demands made by several Gulf nations for an end to their efforts to isolate Qatar. AlAraby Al-Jadeed, whose print and online editions are created from offices in London, Doha and Beirut, has grown to become one...
Day of Rage: Have the national media got it wrong again?
The national media's coverage of the Day of Rage protests could be well off the mark after reports emerged that there are likely to be more "press than protesters" at the event. Media outlets have reacted with rage this morning accusing the far left of "hijacking" the grief of Grenfell Tower victims. The Daily Express cited concerns that the UK’s emergency services are already “overstretched and exhausted” in its coverage. It also ran a quote from Tory MEP Daniel Hannan who...
This tweet sums up the hypocrisy of the Daily Mail perfectly
The Daily Mail's hypocritical editorial line has been summed up perfectly in a tweet exposing two vastly different editorial pieces published within two weeks of each other. The Mail, which backed Theresa May in the run-up to the election along with the majority of other mainstream publishers, ran an editorial before the General Election praising the Conservative party leader for been honest in her manifesto. It read: "With a clear ethical - even Christian - tone this vicar's daughter took...