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DWP PIP Timms Review co-chairs update on “progress” — spoiler there is none
14 January 2026 @ 12:19 am
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has given an update on the progress of the Timms Review. And as expected, it’s a load of bluster to cover up the fact that they’ve done sweet fuck all. The Timms Review: the bullshit story so far The Timms Review began in the summer of 2025, as […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyGaza’s winter nightmare claims the lives of more children
13 January 2026 @ 11:52 pm
Amid brutal cold spells, seven children in the Gaza Strip, residing in makeshift camps, have lost their lives since winter began. The situation is pushing communities to the cliff edge of an ever-worsening humanitarian catastrophe. Winter adds fuel to Gaza’s crisis The total number of victims from winter-related causes and collapsing structures has risen to […]
By Alaa ShamaliYour Party CEC candidate stresses importance of ‘levelling the playing field’
13 January 2026 @ 10:22 pm
Anwarul Khan, from the Leftist party, Transform, has put himself forward for the election of Your Party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC). He’s pushing for the party to work in a radically different way from status-quo. And he hopes all CEC candidates will have a fair chance to make their cases. “Levelling the playing field” The […]
By Ed SykesWhy Spain is heading into 2026 with great political instability
13 January 2026 @ 10:11 pm
The state of Spain is not formed by one nation, but by several nations. These are Castile (the former Crown of Castile), Euskadi, Galicia and the Catalan Countries (the former Catalan-Aragonese Crown, where Catalan is spoken). But Castile (with its capital in Madrid) has never wanted it to be a state that benefits everyone; instead, […]
By Jordi Oriola FolchThe Clintons face contempt charge for refusal to testify over child rapist Epstein
13 January 2026 @ 10:07 pm
Former US president and first lady Bill and Hilary Clinton face contempt of Congress charges today, 13 January, after refusing to testify in its investigation into serial child rapist and trafficker – and Israeli spy – Jeffrey Epstein. Bill Clinton’s appearances in the Epstein files released so far include a reference to Donald Trump fellating […]
By SkwawkboxIJAN speaks out on genocide and their protest targeted by Starmer’s police state
13 January 2026 @ 10:00 pm
On Friday 9 January, the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN) held a protest outside a restaurant owned and operated by Israelis linked to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. One man was aggressively arrested by the Met Police simply for using the Arabic word ‘intifada’, which means ‘shaking off chains’ or ‘uprising. IJAN has issued a statement […]
By SkwawkboxDefend our Juries defendants ‘evicted’ from court for reading out statements
13 January 2026 @ 9:52 pm
A group of ‘Defend our Juries’ activists has been thrown out of their own trial for refusing to comply with orders from the bench. The group declined to obey the judge’s order to simply plead guilty or not guilty. Members of the public were also kicked out of the proceedings. Defend Our Juries: yet more […]
By SkwawkboxIronically, ICE’s primary weakness is literally ‘ice’
13 January 2026 @ 9:43 pm
The ICE incursion into Minnesota has been harrowing to watch. As ever, despite claims of ‘supremacy’, fascist uprisings are always facilitated by the most buffoonish among us. This means that between the horror, we’ve been confronted by countless shots of these societal rejects decking it: The photographer just standing there capturing the moment is taking […]
By Willem MooreTrump declares doomed economic war on Iran and tariffs on “any country doing business” with it
13 January 2026 @ 9:42 pm
Donald Trump has declared economic war on Iran, after the Islamic Republic refused to buckle to US and Israeli attacks and sabotage. First, Iran’s retaliation to Israeli and US attacks in last summer’s ’12-day war’ pummelled Israeli cities and forced Trump to back down. Now, the Mossad-coordinated attempt to fan protests, flood social media, and […]
By SkwawkboxIrish company insures ship ferrying arms to ‘Israel’
13 January 2026 @ 8:56 pm
A new report by Irish independent media outlet the Ditch has revealed that a ship carrying a massive “440 tonnes of munitions” to so-called ‘Israel’ was insured by an Irish company. NorthStandard EU DAC, a subsidiary of British-based NorthStandard Ltd, provided cover to the Holger G, a Portuguese registered vessel. It is owned by German shipping […]
By Robert Freeman