Laughter is the kind of wholesome and unifying thing the world needs more of. But not when it serves to whitewash the war crimes of dictatorial regimes. And that’s why comedians are calling out their peers’ participation in the “world’s largest comedy festival” in Saudi Arabia. As the Cana...
Team members of independent media outlet Declassified UK have sent a letter to parliamentary authorities calling out the rejection of its application for a press pass. The motive for parliament’s decision seems to be Declassified‘s work exposing UK complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. ...
Spain has taken steps to stop its US ally from using Spanish bases as a stepping stone to fuel Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Newspaper El País has reported that: Spain has vetoed the transit through the bases of Rota (Cádiz) and Morón de la Frontera (Seville) of planes or ships from the Unite...
Labour leader Keir Starmer is officially the least popular prime minister ever. But polling expert John Curtice insists that Starmer’s wrong to keep chasing far-right votes. Because it’s not immigration that’s really pushing vast numbers of 2024 Labour voters away. It’s the government’s ut...
Reports that “senior officials with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign” (PSC) were at an Israel lobby event on 28 September have shocked anti-genocide campaigners. PSC: WTF!? The “opaquely funded” lobby group Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) held an event at the Labour conference on Sunday. T...
After witnessing “huge positivity and hope for the future” at a local Your Party public meeting last week, independent organiser Khalid Sadur says there are still questions about how things are going to work going forwards. ‘Community campaigning as the bedrock of the new political party’ ...
Independent Alliance MP Shockat Adam understands the darkness of the far right. He has experienced it first-hand. But he has also received the “overwhelming kindness” of Britain. And that’s what he’d like to see drive the resistance to rising fascism today. With that in mind, he has appeal...
New Green Party leader Zack Polanski has made it clear that he will work with Your Party and “anyone who wants to build a progressive politics” with the aim of “getting rid of this Labour government and stopping Reform”. Zack Polanski: we can work together Speaking to the Canary, Zack Pola...
There’s a lot of energy and excitement across Britain about the forthcoming creation of a new left-wing party. But many supporters would also like to see more unity and transparency, especially amid public differences of opinion in the interim leadership team. Your Party interim co-leader ...
New Green Party leader Zack Polanski has insisted on the importance of “nationalising energy, nationalising the water companies”, and doing the same with anything that’s essential for people’s lives. Zack Polanski: it’s political choices Slamming private companies for profiteering at ordin...