Almost a week ago, on 20 November, the Canary reported that people accused of a crime could soon have their right to a fair trial by jury taken away. The minister for courts, Sarah Sackman, told the Guardian that the new move would stop people from “gaming the system.” Trials by jury can t...
It appears that the BBC has reached a new low. Popular author and educator Rutger Bregman has accused the broadcaster of censoring his first Reith lecture, by removing a line naming Donald Trump as the most corrupt president in US history. Bregman is the author of books including ‘Humankin...
Yesterday, Motability Operations, overseen by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced that it hopes to increase the number of UK-made cars leased through its scheme. This was quickly picked up by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, as a potential boost to UK businesses ahead of her...
Rachel Reeves has announced that she’ll finally lift the two-child benefit cap in her crushing autumn budget. This is probably a good thing, given that third and fourth children also need to eat food and, you know, subsist. Early reports indicate this may even be true of poor children, tho...
Two new research studies have received the necessary regulatory and ethics approval to proceed as part of an evaluation of puberty blockers for young trans people. The studies, known as Pathways Trial and Pathways Connect, will take place at King’s College London. They will involve around ...
Ah, December. Streetlights glittering in the 3pm sunset. Right-wing pundits hunting desperately for a shop that’s CANCELLING CHRISTMAS. And who could forget the true spirit of the season: transport strikes in Manchester because KeolisAmey bosses are still refusing to strike a deal with the...
On Thursday 20th November, the Covid Inquiry published its Module 2 report. Module 2, the second of ten sections, dealt with ‘core decision-making and political governance’. Among its many damning conclusions, it found that delaying the lockdown likely caused 23,000 needless deaths. Covid ...
Despite being handed the 300-page document months ago, the government still hasn’t implemented the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) new trans code. It deals with the practical implementation of the Supreme Court’s ruling that the Equality Act defines women according to sex ass...
A coalition of health workers is calling on Labour to retract its proposed plan to “tackle antisemitism and other racism in the NHS”. The government outlined these plans in a press release issued in October. The widely-held concern centres on a blanket ban on expressions or symbols of soli...
For the first time in 122 years, Denmark’s centre-left Social Democrat (SD) Party has lost control of the capital, Copenhagen, in this week’s administrative elections. Analysts have been quick to declare the historic drubbing a punishment for the party’s recent lurch to the right. This is ...