On Tuesday 1 October, richest jerk in the world Elon Musk began a campaign to boycott Netflix. Musk, recently crowned most dislikable public personality in America, claimed that the online streaming service promotes a “transgender agenda”. So, what exactly got Musk all riled up? Well, if y...
Tesco boss Ken Murphy had the unmitigated gall to demand that chancellor Rachel Reeves refrain from raising business taxes in her upcoming budget. That’s in spite of the fact that Tesco has spent years jacking up the price of food well ahead of inflation – and raking in the profits from th...
Trade unions in France held a nationwide day of strikes yesterday, Thursday 2 October, in protest against austerity measures. They’re pressing newcomer PM Sébastien Lecornu to consider a wealth tax on the super-rich, rather than cutting the budget for citizens already struggling with years...
On 1 October, BBC Panorama released undercover reporting detailing racist and misogynistic attitudes within the Met Police. Rory Bibb, the Panorama reporter, spent seven months in the custody suite of Charing Cross police station as a designated detention officer. In that time, Bibb record...
On Wednesday 1 October, everyone’s least favorite invertebrate PM, Keir Starmer, recieved a grilling from Sky News’ Beth Rigby. Her line of attack focused on Starmer’s hypocritical refusal to call out US president Trump’s flagrant racist. Rigby posted a clip of the interview to Twitter – l...
Peru has recently seen weeks of youth-fronted protests against government corruption. The most recent wave of protests began on 20 September, triggered by a new law requiring young people to pay into private pension pots. Marches over the weekend of 27 September saw 18 people and one polic...
Over the last four days, Gen-Z voices led one of the largest anti-government protests ever seen in Morocco. Principally, the demonstrators criticized their government’s handling of public money. In particular, they called out the under-funding of healthcare and education – all whilst huge ...
The issues facing social housing in the UK right now could fill a library, never mind an extensive tag on the Canary website. From hundred-year waiting lists to failing to meet proper health standards, there’s plenty to pick from. However, the BBC has run an article titled: Carpet poverty:...
Beginning on Thursday 25 September, Gen-Z-led protests against repeated water and power outages began to sweep Madagascar. By Monday, president Andry Rajoelina had announced that he would dissolve his government. However, the protesters were not placated, and yesterday thousands took to th...
Cherry Brown, a 69-year-old citizen of the British overseas territory (BOT) Montserrat, was refused free NHS care and left sleeping rough after traveling to the UK for healthcare. Now, Montserrat MP Donaldson Romeo has accused the UK of stark injustice for its failures towards Brown. Monts...