Guido blog faces racism accusations over Islamophobic slur
“Islamophobia has become an acceptable form of racism because there are zero consequences.”
Guido Fawkes
What are the UK’s main right-wing blogs and how influential are they?
Determined to pull more readers rightwards, and often propped up by millionaire donors’ intent on using their money to play politics, right-wing political blogs have become a distinctive force in UK politics.
Guido Fawkes blog pushes fake news on US election
This, of course, is not the first time a Guido Fawkes reporter has reported, to steal a phrase favoured by some in the outgoing US administration, ‘alternative facts’.
Guido Fawkes posts repulsive sexist tweet about Diane Abbott
The shadow home secretary has faced constant abuse during the election campaign
Say what you like about Jeremy Corbyn, he’s no homophobe
Since when does Guido Fawkes care so much about LGBTQ equality?
Has a privately run hospital really been named the best by experts?
For what possible reason would a company which specialises in outsourcing want to promote outsourcing and private sector involvement in the NHS?
Lobbying Bill unites Guido Fawkes and 38 Degrees in opposition to it
38 Degrees has released a new video about the Government’s proposed Lobbying Bill, which features a range of voices explaining what the bill involves and why it is flawed. One of the people in the video is Paul Staines, ortest
Did the poor get richer under Thatcher?
A post at Guido Fawkes’ blog boasts that under Thatcher “wages went up across the whole spectrum, including for the poorest”. As evidence, he produces this graph taken from Channel Four Factcheck.
Diespelling the right-wing myths
There have now been three stories on us from the notorious right-wing Guido Fawkes blog in the last week and we wish to dispel a few myths.
The markets don’t care about Hester’s bonus
Alex Hern counters Guido Fawke’s spin that stopping Hester’s bonus cost the taxpayer £320 million.