Author: Miles Donavan

In the midst of the scandal, the former prime minister refused to say whether his aide had bet on the election date using confidential information. The Gambling Commission has charged 15 people for using insider information to place bets on the date of the 2024 general election.  The 15 individuals have been charged under Section 42 of the Gambling Act 2005 for cheating.  Craig Williams, the former Tory MP for Montgomeryshire and PPS to Rishi Sunak has been charged. Williams had placed a £100 bet on a July date for the 2024 general election, three days before a July date…

‘Our democracy is on the ballot’ By Shaun Roberts, Director of Campaigns and Digital, Unlock Democracy “Our democracy is on the ballot. It is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it. Let us vote to protect our democracy in November.” That’s what Kamala Harris and the Democrats told voters last year on their way to defeat in the 2024 election. Looking at some of the things going on in the US right now, you might think they were not wrong to say that.  But as an electoral strategy, it didn’t work, even though one poll showed that…

Steve Bray, 56, is notorious for shouting anti-Brexit statements from College Green at Westminster An anti-Brexit activist known as ‘Stop Brexit Man’ has been cleared of flouting a police ban after playing anti-Conservative and anti-Brexit edits of The Muppet Show and Darth Vader’s theme outside Parliament. Steve Bray, 56, is notorious for shouting anti-Brexit statements from College Green at Westminster or seen quietly walking into the background of live TV interviews, while wearing a colourful blue outfit and carrying placards with a simple ‘Stop Brexit’ or anti-government message. He was playing music on March 20 last year before then-prime minister…

Rioters, far right activists and owner of X Elon Musk, propagated the idea of “two-tier policing” in the aftermath of the far-right riots last summer. The Home Affairs Select Committee has published a report today revealing that the right-wing claims of ‘two-tier policing’ in the aftermath of the Southport riots last summer were unfounded. The MPs’ report rejected accusations that those who rioted after the killing of young girls, Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar were policed more strongly because of their supposed political views.  After Axel Rudakubana attacked the young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed…

‘Did he say sorry for making you look a bit daft? Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was left feeling embarrassed after being reminded during a BBC interview of what tech billionaire Elon Musk said about him. Appearing on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Farage was shown a post on X by Musk in which the owner of Tesla wrote: “The Reform Party needs a new leader. Farage doesn’t have what it takes.” Musk and Farage had clashed in recent months over Musk’s support for far-right agitator Tommy Robinson, who is in prison for contempt of court after repeatedly making defamatory claims…

The right-wing war on net zero continues The right-wing press is working itself into a frenzy, accusing energy secretary Ed Miliband’s commitment to net-zero targets of triggering the crisis at British Steel. On Saturday, MPs were recalled to Parliament and emergency legislation was passed to save British Steel, after Chinese owner Jingye said it planned to close the blast furnaces at Britain’s last primary steelmaking plant.  The Sun is pushing hard for Keir Starmer to replace Ed Miliband in his cabinet reshuffle this summer, as they don’t like that he has stood firmly committed to tackling the climate crisis despite…

“The most vulnerable and poorest in society are being asked to pay for a crisis they didn’t cause.” Richard Burgon, Labour MP for Leeds East, has launched a petition calling on the government to tax the ultra-wealthy instead of slashing support for disabled people. The campaign, entitled ‘Tax Wealth – Don’t Cut Disability Support’, has already gained over 40,000 signatures and will be formally presented in the House of Commons ahead of any vote on welfare reform. The petition argues that a modest 2% annual tax on assets over £10 million could raise up to £24 billion per year, nearly…

Meanwhile, on our side of the pond, the right’s crusade against ‘woke’ culture in the armed forces also hit a setback this week, when ministers scrapped a Tory-initiated review into military ‘wokeism’ The latest in the Trump administration’s crackdown on history and culture they don’t agree with, is the US Naval Academy, which was ordered to remove nearly 400 books from its library by defence secretary Pete Hegseth’s office, in a bid to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) content. Sources say officials had to race against the clock to purge any ‘suspect’ books before Hegseth’s visit. Hegseth has been aggressively pushing for the…

While more balanced reporting noted the key drivers, Brexit, economic instability, the weak pound, a sluggish post-2008 recovery, and tax changes under Tory and Labour governments, the right-wing press chose a different path. London has lost more millionaires than any city in the world, except Moscow. The latest World’s Wealthiest Cities Report 2025 by international wealth advisors Henley & Partners in collaboration with New World Wealth, confirms the capital lost 11,300 millionaires in 12 months. This includes 18 centimillionaires, someone with a net worth of £78 million or more, and two billionaires. London now ranks sixth globally, having been overtaken by Los Angeles.…

In Britain, we might watch the American political horror show with our heads in our hands, but as Right-Wing Watch readers will know all too well, the UK right has been following the same playbook as their American counterparts for some time. The goal is the same – to control the narrative, limit access to critical thinking and suppress any awkward truths. “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past,” wrote George Orwell in 1984. Disturbingly, the rewriting of history to serve a specific agenda is unfolding before our eyes. Amid his flood of deeply aggressive…