Richard Wilson, who is also the head of comedy at Hat Trick productions, regularly puts right-wing columnists on the show but they get into rows with other panellists that doesn’t inspire laughter A producer on ‘Have I Got News for You’ has hit back at claims of left-wing bias and said the BBC show struggles … Read more
Some of the BBC’s top comedy shows have faced criticism in recent years over perceived left-wing bias, while BBC comedians have also faced criticism over political comments and jokes. Last year, comedian Jo Brand made a joke on BBC Radio Four’s comedy show Heresy about throwing battery acid over ‘unpleasant’ politicians. She branded the throwing … Read more
Author Salman Rushdie warns that Left-wing ‘cancel culture’ is a threat to literature and freedom of speech Salman Rushdie warned Left-wing ‘cancel culture’ is threat to freedom of speech He said he could not accept there are ‘areas in which censorship is acceptable’ Author signed open letter in US magazine Harper’s, objecting to ‘cancel culture’ … Read more
President Donald Trump said he will announce next week action he’s taking against cities run by ‘liberal, left-wing Democrats’ that are out of control with protesters and demonstrations. He did not offer any specifics when he made the announcement in the Oval Office on Wednesday but promised a ‘very exciting news conference, because we’ll be … Read more
Six million would face annual bills of £2,500 if Labour’s left-wing wins an internal battle to introduce a wealth tax Shadow Financial Secretary Dan Carden said Labour is considering a wealth tax It would mean six million Britons being forced to pay an average levy of £2,500 In an internal battle, the Shadow Chancellor said … Read more
President Trump gave a fiery address at Mount Rushmore Friday night claiming that the ‘left-wing cultural revolution’ aimed to overthrow the American Revolution, painting a dark picture of the Black Lives Matter protests that have rocked the nation. On the eve of the Fourth of July holiday, Trump’s message was about us versus them, calling those … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer today faces an insurrection from left-wing MPs egged on by Momentum who have warned him that he will ‘regret’ the ‘reckless’ sacking of Rebecca Long Bailey for sharing an article that contained an ‘anti-Semitic conspiracy theory’ blaming Israel for George Floyd’s racist murder. The new Labour leader is expected to meet with … Read more
Left-wing trolls target BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg again – calling her a ‘Tory stooge’ after she appeared to defend Dominic Cummings over reports he flouted lockdown rules Kuenssberg disputed a Daily Mirror report that Cummings broke lockdown rules She Tweeted that a source told her Cummings’s trip had been within guidlines Former Labour MP Ian Austin … Read more
Left-wing Remainers force gay pride festival to cancel its virtual event – because its organiser is a Tory-backing Brexiteer Labour adviser Linda Riley objected to Virtual Pride 2020 organiser Charlie Shakespeare being right-wing so would rather have the event cancelled Linda Riley, the publisher of DIVA magazine, was appointed as an LGBT+ adviser by Jeremy Corbyn … Read more