Today was finally the day disabled people had been told to fear, budget day. According to the mainstream media, chancellor Rachel Reeves was going to go hard on benefits claimants – but when it actually came down to it, we barely got a mention. If you’re a disability hating gammon, you pro...
In budget speeches, chancellors usually focus on either their achievements or the party sitting opposite them. But with one bad joke, Rachel Reeves showed it’s Green leader Zack Polanski who’s really on her mind right now: Watch as Rachel Reeves brands Greens leader Zack Polanski a ‘...
During the Autumn Budget, Rachel Reeves completely failed to mention housing or homelessness (except for the mansion tax, of course). This shows us exactly where these issues sit on her list of priorities. But is there any wonder she didn’t mention it? The Office for Budget Responsibility ...
A British general has floated the idea of an Iron Dome-style anti-missile system for the UK. The Iron Dome is an Israeli air defence system used to shoot down rockets and missiles. The starting cost, General Richard Barrons told a military conference, was £75bn. Complaining about ‘underfun...
Hunger-striker Kamran Ahmed, one of the ‘Filton 24‘ anti-genocide activists imprisoned for over a year without trial, has been hospitalised, due to his rapidly deteriorating health. Kamran, who is being held at London’s Pentonville prison, was arrested in a violent dawn raid in November 20...
Activists have today hung a banner on Glastonbury Tor calling for Somerset institutions to boycott the “Bloody Insurance” companies that support Israel’s occupation and genocide in Palestine. Members of the Red Rebel Brigade encircled the tower while 50 others carried a long “Red Line” acr...
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...
Keir Starmer’s digital ID system will immediately become a target for foreign powers, ex-MI6 chief Richard Dearlove has warned. The authoritarian proposal, which has proved deeply unpopular so far, would soon be left behind by technology anyway. Dearlove told shithouse merchants GB News: W...
The judiciary is refusing to explain its last-minute decision to remove the judge assigned to Huda Ammori’s legal case. This pertains to the government’s hotly-contested designation of Palestine Action (PA) as a terrorist group. Is this a stitch-up? The removal of judge Michael Chamberlain...
Police have arrested at least three people at a completely peaceful march supporting six anti-genocide protesters imprisoned for more than a year without trial. The protesters are in their fourth week of a hunger strike, demanding an end to their detention beyond the legal 180-day limit, w...
