The Canary, Author at Canary

On 19 April, the Guardian ran an interview with Kezia Dugdale, the former Scottish Labour leader turned new chair of Stonewall....

Four Labour figures in Croydon East face vote-rigging charges

Four senior Labour figures are being charged following a criminal investigation into vote-rigging allegations in Croydon East. The allegations against...

Shazad Akbar, a Pakistani dissident, speaks in front of small news microphones

Pakistani political dissident says he’s been assaulted and intimidated in Britain

Shahzad Akbar, an aide in Imran Khan’s government, has told Declassified UK that he has been the target of a sustained...

Composite image from PARC Against DARC shows UK politicians with US flag tape over their mouths and Trump looming in the background

Eluned Morgan’s shock DARC announcement doesn’t go far enough say campaigners

PARC Against DARC has been campaigning since 2024 against the US military’s proposed DARC radar array in Pembrokeshire. Now it's...

Scottish Greens unveil plans on midwife training and household repair scheme

The Scottish Greens have been laying out policy plans ahead of the Holyrood elections on 7 May. The party is...

Just Stop Oil supporters following acquittal over Waterloo Bridge slow march

Six Just Stop Oil supporters acquitted of disrupting key national infrastructure

Six Just Stop Oil supporters were acquitted at Southwark Crown Court on 17 April. This comes two and a half...

Police on horseback riding into supporters of Resist Britain First in Manchester

Police engage in brutal violence against peaceful protesters – statement from Resist Britain First

On Saturday 18 April, Resist Britain First mobilised hundreds from across Manchester to oppose Britain First’s hate march through the...

New Green Party councillor Jimmy Shannon

Former Labour turned independent councillor joins the Green Party

Former Labour turned independent councillor Jimmy Shannon has joined the Green Party. The defection comes as the party recently broke...

Palantir’s “manifesto” trends on X, showcasing its evil

Over the weekend, Palantir posted a summary of Alex Karp's book "The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the...

USA ups piracy to maintain dollar hegemony: Medhurst

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USA has ramped up piracy and sabotage to prop up dollar hegemony, journalist Richard Medhurst's latest YouTube video explained. "We are witnessing...

Polling Station sign in church Hall window TUSC candidates Your Party elections

TUSC to field sixth largest number of local election candidates

Nominations have closed for the local elections taking place on 7 May. And the sixth-biggest bloc of candidates – behind...

Still from Walk Twice, an animation showing the effect of explosive weapons on children in Sudan

Animation highlights threat to children as casualties from explosive weapons in Sudan double

A new animated film from Save the Children highlights how children’s lives are being torn apart by war, with life-long...

Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Argus RFA seafarers to strike

Royal Fleet Auxiliary RMT members are on strike again

Maritime union RMT is taking further strike action at the Royal Fleet Auxiliary on Thursday 16 April. This is after...

New website launches to help public flag animal welfare concerns

Every year, global tourists and social media users share accounts of witnessing captive wild animals suffering in distressing conditions. Whether...

Image showing two flyers for Sunderland May Day

Sunderland Left Alliance to host May Day heritage festival

15 April 2026

A day of family fun, unity and heritage is coming to Wearside this May Day Weekend. On Saturday 2 May,...

People dragging suitcases More young Britons leaving the UK

Young Britons are leaving the UK earlier than ever as UK prospects fall