James Wright, Author at Canary

Israel's military reportedly killed seven Palestinians during a raid, and the ensuing gunfight also killed an Israeli lieutenant colonel. Other than...

At least when Jeremy Hunt was health secretary, he wasn’t insulting dead Yemeni children

British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt visited Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 12 November. The two nations are presently leading a...

Don’t buy the establishment’s outrage. Real journalism is their enemy.

Following Donald Trump's shameful bullying of CNN reporter Jim Acosta, the BBC's Nick Robinson called it an attack on "journalists everywhere":...

The ‘Press Club’ regrets welcoming an independent journalist. He demolished the media to its face.

Founder and co-host of independent US media outlet the Young Turks Cenk Uygur recently gave a speech at the National Press...

The fastest improving city in the UK is a prototype for Jeremy Corbyn’s government

Wide-ranging research has named Preston the UK urban area that's improving the fastest. The city's Labour council has adopted a...

A Swiss banking boss just hit the panic button over Jeremy Corbyn

A senior executive at one of Switzerland's oldest private banks has hit the panic button over Jeremy Corbyn. "Very dangerous"...

Angela Rayner’s takedown of Prime Minister’s Questions is way too relatable

Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner took down the ‘pantomime’ of Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) on 31 October. Her response is...

Everyone’s shocked at Brazil’s new president. Except the BBC, which suggests he’s a ‘refreshing break’

Many people are shocked at Brazil’s new president-elect. Jair Bolsonaro is openly homophobic, pro-torture, and racist; has advocated abolishing democracy;...

A mainstream journalist compares Owen Jones to Adolf Hitler – gets owned so bad, he’s left soul-searching

Independent journalist Tom Peck compared Owen Jones to Adolf Hitler on 29 October. Following this, Jones and others owned Peck...

It didn’t take a Guardian contributor long to smear Jeremy Corbyn with the Pittsburgh massacre, live on Sky News

Correction: This article was changed at 17.10 on 31 October. It originally said Christina Patterson was a columnist at the...

Evening Standard readers have no idea that its ‘news reporting’ is actually paid advertising for Uber

Evening Standard readers have no idea that part of its 'news reporting' is actually advertising, which Uber paid for. In...

Watch a guest school a room full of establishment pundits, leaving Andrew Neil quiet as a mouse

On 26 October, guest Grace Blakeley schooled a room full of establishment stalwarts on the BBC's This Week. By the...

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell smashes ‘the deficit con’ with a single sentence

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell smashed ‘the deficit con’ with a single sentence on 25 October. Shifting the problem In McDonnell's...

Watch Theresa May and the Tories proudly celebrate the opening of a new homeless centre

At Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs), Theresa May joined one of her MPs in celebrating a charity opening a new homeless...

Theresa May brings props to help her. But then Jeremy Corbyn flips the script.

Theresa May brought props to help her at Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) on 24 October. But then Jeremy Corbyn flipped...

Julian Assange standing on balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London

WikiLeaks slaps down the media’s ‘fake news’ campaign against Julian Assange