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Henry Nowak’s murder has cemented a new figure as the vanguard of the British reactionary right

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By Sophie Black Verified
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Who is the most popular British politician on X (formerly known as Twitter)? Reform UK leader Nigel Farage? Nope, he’s sitting in third place with 1.9 million post likes over the three months to April 13. The Greens’ leader Zack Polanski? Second, with 3.3 million likes. Miles in front, according to Benchmarker, is Rupert Lowe, leader of the fringe radical-right party Restore Britain, with a whopping 12.9 million likes.
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‘Forgive me, Australia, for I have negatively geared’: The media’s budget coverage is skewed by the view from their second beach house

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By Sophie Black Verified
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The concept of objectivity is the load-bearing myth holding up the whole damp share house that is journalism. Without it, the news is propaganda, advocacy, entertainment, personal branding, unpaid therapy and a support group for balding white men who have mistaken confidence for relevance. Of course, nobody really believes in objectivity anymore. Not in the pure, priestly, marble-columned sense in which journalists stand above the grubby world, gazing down upon politics like grand eagles.
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From AUKUSmaxxing to Outragemaxxing, we’re all smashing our way to a strong jawline. But at what cost?

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By Sophie Black Verified
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Looksmaxxing is the online self-improvement trend where young men try to optimise their appearance through everything from gym routines and skincare to cosmetic procedures and, in the more alarming corners, hitting their own faces with hammers in the hope of becoming hotter through blunt force. The last one works, but only if you find smashed, swollen faces sexy.
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