From TV so controversial the Foreign Office tried to ban it … to Emmerdale Farm. As the broadcaster hits 70, we look back on the highlights – and lowlights For more than two decades, the BBC Television Service was the only option for UK viewers. Until 22 September 1955, when […]
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Was he sure everyone hated legal immigrants as much as he did? Nige knew better because he was Nige It’s amazing how quickly some things get normalised. Only last week at a press conference in Chequers, Donald Trump not only claimed to have no idea who Peter Mandelson was, he […]
Last Week Tonight host spoke about Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension and why we should be worried about what this means for the US John Oliver has voiced his concern for the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show and his support of his fellow late-night TV host. On his HBO show Last Week […]
Much is written about how young people no longer form real-world communities. Well, fashion trends are a stark rejoinder to that Wake up babe, a new trend just dropped. According to the website Know Your Meme, it’s been five years since the “wake up babe” format – which sees the […]
The wealthiest New Yorkers are desperate to rally support – and millions of dollars – for Andrew Cuomo to defeat the democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has had to overcome a lot during his campaign to be New York City’s next mayor. His age, relative lack of experience and his self-stated […]
People desperately want and need a party with socialist values. Future generations will be damning if this fails We write as friends and comrades. The need for a new party of the left has long been clear. It is now more urgent as Keir Starmer’s Labour party falls headlong into […]
Fascist regimes pushed narratives of domestic bliss, yet relied on women’s unpaid labor. In the US today, ‘womanosphere’ influencers promote the same fantasies In 1980, Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, an unrepentant former leader of the Nazi women’s bureau in Berlin from 1934 to 1945, described her former job to historian Claudia Koonz […]
A shift manager and an NGO worker clashed on everything from taxation to climate emissions. Would they part on bad terms? Richard, 52, Gainsborough Occupation Shift manager Continue reading…
From depression to obesity, the concept of ‘evolutionary mismatch’ can help foster self-compassion and point the way to a more rewarding existence One of the fascinating things about working as a psychotherapist is the opportunity to observe how many of our problems involve us getting in the way of ourselves. […]
On some level, I realised it was a bit unhinged, writes the author and podcaster Elizabeth Day. But what did I have to lose? On 29 December 2022, I received a text. ‘Hi mum I’m texting you off a friends phone I’ve smashed mine and their phones about to die, can […]