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The Times should apologise for Kathleen Stock’s shockingly ableist article

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The Times should apologise for Kathleen Stock’s shockingly ableist article

This weekend I had the unfortunate luck of stumbling across an opinion piece in the Times by the academic, philosopher and transphobe Kathleen Stock. In a nutshell, Stock argues that Gen Z women are pretending to have chronic illnesses and invisible disabilities, and that using walking sticks has become some sort of trend influenced by social media. Raising suspicion in a society that already dismisses women’s health As a millennial woman with hypermobility syndrome, who may one day need a walking stick – I had to use one during the final weeks of my pregnancy – I was immediately incensed. I…

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Times’ columnist suggests Reform are the ‘snowflakes’ now

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Times’ columnist suggests Reform are the ‘snowflakes’ now

As we’ve reported, several establishment outlets have put an enhanced focus on Reform UK and Nigel Farage. Perhaps most notably, this has seen the investigations team at Rupert Murdoch’s Times newspaper revealing all sorts of financial scandals. It’s not just the investigative reporters who are diving in two feet first, though; the columnists are also at it: Reform can’t have it both ways on ‘hurty words’ https://t.co/nR0dR8tiHE — Times Politics (@timespolitics) July 15, 2026 Security Because his father was a minister in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, Rifkind has some experience of the security politicians receive. This is relevant…

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Jenrick confirms accuracy of the Times’ Farage exposé

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Jenrick confirms accuracy of the Times’ Farage exposé

On Sunday 5 July, the Times published a brand new exposé on Nigel Farage. In it, they reported that Farage accepted various benefits from the criminal aristocrat George Cottrell. Now, the weasel Robert Jenrick has confirmed the key points of the story: BREAKING: Robert Jenrick confirms every core fact in our story to @bbclaurak. He acknowledges that Nigel Farage: – had staff paid for by George Cottrell – had security paid for by George Cottrell – stayed at the home of George Cottrell https://t.co/weZMc39mX0 — Gabriel Pogrund (@Gabriel_Pogrund) July 5, 2026 Farage — Dropped in it The Times’ Gabriel Pogrund announced the Farage exposé…

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