John Shafthauer, Author at Canary

Jeremy Corbyn was criticised today for not being able to immediately recall a number. Which is obviously a crucial skill...

The right-wing responses to Theresa May’s latest grilling show she isn’t fooling anyone

Theresa May refused to face Jeremy Corbyn in a one-on-one debate. Instead, she opted to take turns being interviewed by...

Tories use reverse psychology to discourage young people from voting

Today is the last day that you can register to vote. The Tories don’t want young people to vote, as...

Everyone’s making the same joke about Theresa May’s embarrassing U-turn [TWEETS]

Theresa May has been forced into an embarrassing U-turn over her 'dementia tax'. Although older people will still have savings...

Theresa May’s dementia tax is so vicious that even The Daily Mail is backing away from her [IMAGES]

When the Conservative manifesto was released many people were shocked by the inclusion of what's been branded the 'dementia tax'....

Media blames Labour for the Tories’ uncosted manifesto

A week ago, the Conservatives were criticising Labour for not costing its fully-costed manifesto. This week, they dropped a manifesto...

A retro video encouraging people to vote is going viral. Because it’s hilarious [VIDEO]

A new video using retro 8-bit graphics is encouraging people to vote. And it shows the Tories as a bunch...

Watch Nigel Farage actually threaten to ‘pick up a rifle’ if he doesn’t get the Brexit he wants [VIDEO]

With Theresa May adopting much of UKIP’s rhetoric, Nigel Farage has become less prominent in UK politics. https://twitter.com/Nigel_Farage/status/861177550734675970 And yet...

‘Taxing the rich will destroy the country!’ claim panicked rich people

Since they came into power, the Tories have operated in a fashion that has meant less tax for the rich...

‘Sick relative? Win a year’s unpaid leave!’ says Theresa May

Those of us with sick relatives know that social care is bad and getting worse. Not because of the people...

The election in satire Week #3

And what a week it was! A week in which Labour’s manifesto was leaked! A week in which Theresa May’s...

Here’s Jeremy Hunt’s disturbing response to his government’s colossal hack attack f*ck-up [TWEETS]

The cyber-attack on the NHS is likely part of a global assault on vulnerable computers. The reason many are vulnerable...

Labour manifesto fails to say who will take the bins out

The Tory party hasn’t given the media much to go on in terms of backing them. Which is why they’ve...

Paul Nuttall had a confidential meeting with a Hillsborough group and then blabbed about it to the media

UKIP leader Paul Nuttall caused controversy in the 2017 Stoke by-election. An entry on his personal blog claimed that he...

‘Not fraud, just many mistakes that had the same effect’ say electoral investigators

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has finally returned its verdict on the Conservative election fraud scandal. And that verdict is:...

Tories to bring back fox hunting, workhouses, and Jimmy Savile