SOS NHS: campaigners come together to fight the Tories
NHS campaign groups are joining forces in their fight against the Tories. They've launched a new coalition: SOS NHS. And...
The DWP ordered a sick man who later died of his illness to leave hospital
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) told a severely ill claimant to leave hospital to make his social security...
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The government just turned a celebration of disability into an accessibility nightmare
It's only the start of January. But already the government has shown that blind and low vision people are an...
ME: the year in review – sickness, lies, and subversion
Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a disease that has repeatedly hit the headlines in 2021. Sadly, this has often not been...
NHS: the year in review – wilful Tory destruction and dire reform
It's been a year of turmoil and trauma for all of us. This has been acutely the case for the...
DWP: the year in review – cuts, chaos and court battles
2021 saw the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) repeatedly hit the headlines. In this article, The Canary looks back...
Vaccines work but forcing them on people is authoritarian
Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines have become a topic of fierce debate. Different sides of the argument seem entrenched in their positions....
NICE is at the centre of another growing scandal
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is at the centre of another growing scandal. This time, it's...
If you’re a disabled person the UN needs to hear from you
As reported by The Canary in October, the UN is getting ready to investigate how the UK government treats chronically...
NHS workers wrote a letter to Boris Johnson. It’s damning.
A group of NHS workers have written an open letter in response to Boris Johnson's message to healthcare staff. And...
‘Public transport’ is about to become more of a monopoly
Two of the biggest transport companies in the UK just revealed they're merging into one. The move smashes the idea...
Keir Starmer’s video address was peak Blue Labour
Keir Starmer's televised address to the nation just cemented his right-wing credentials. Because the speech was filled with so-called Blue...
DWP staff’s office antics are the worst of the lot
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staff have been exposed in the government's Christmas parties scandal. And although the government...
Tories laugh during parliamentary debate about disabled people
Tory MPs have been recorded groaning and laughing in parliament when a Labour MP was talking about disabled people. The...
An FOI reveals a rot at the heart of parts of the medical establishment
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed the rot at the heart of parts of the medical establishment. It...
A Labour council is trying to force a family out of their home on Boxing Day
A Labour council is trying to force a family to permanently leave their home on Boxing Day. But the two...
The government faces pressure over ‘harmful’ NHS treatments
A new campaign aims to get the government to put mechanisms in place for reporting harms caused by controversial medical...
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