Another fail at Guardian towers over an extremely unsavoury article which appeared to justify vandalism on a branch of Gail’s bakery. The paper suggested opening a Gail’s near a Palestinian-owned cafe was provocative and said the Israeli-founded chain’s expansion was “aggressive”…
A spokesperson for the Israeli Embassy said the article was “an astonishing exercise in bigotry disguised as moral commentary.” Inevitably a correction has been issued and reads:
“This article was amended on 17 March 2026. A reference to the arrival of Gail’s feeling like “an act of heavy-handed high-street aggression” has been repositioned to clarify it meant to refer to the described fears about the chain’s impact on small traders. Also, a comment contrasting activism that is capable of influencing global events with “small acts of petty symbolism”, which was not intended to minimise local vandalism but rather to suggest its misdirected futility, has been removed to avoid misunderstanding.”
Sure it meant that. Sure it did…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”