All the evidence shows voters want Labour to shift to the left — but initial signs from Andy Burnham are worrying on that front, cautions DIANE ABBOTT
How Britain’s most powerful institutions are hijacking social justice rhetoric
It’s well worth taking a nuanced look at how ‘progressive’ language is being co-opted by elite groups to disguise their real politics, write TOM SYKES, STEPHEN HARPER and MATTHEW ALFORD
Prince Harry has portrayed himself as liberal-leaning in his views and (top right) PR pioneer Edward Bernays used liberal causes to sell products to consumers
ANDY McDONALD MP says Labour must show it is capable of delivering real improvements in people’s lives — bold action is required
ANGUS REID and ANDREW JOHNSTONE report on an initiative that we must take this summer
ALLISON FEWTRELL on what Plaid Cymru's historic election victory means for the communities being failed by Wales’s housing crisis, and four things the new government can do right now
France Insoumise MP JEROME LEGAVRE speaks to Christophe Domec on building the Europe-wide peace movement that came together in the International Conference Against War last weekend
At last weekend’s International Conference Against War, LINDA PENTZ GUNTER talks to the Palestinian physician and politician about the struggles ahead to achieve a truly free Palestine
A BAREFOOT Prince Harry warns about the “terrifying” impact of climate change. A stony-faced general calls for ethnic diversity in the British army. Universities issue “tokenistic” praise for Black Lives Matter.
Welcome to a country where powerful individuals and institutions conceal their conservatism with the language of political correctness, social justice and identity politics.
Welcome to Wokewash Britain.
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