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Trump — “Starmer is no Churchill”. Well, except in the racist war criminal sense
3 March 2026 @ 11:53 pm
US president Donald Trump has sneeringly dismissed Keir Starmer as no Churchill: This is not Winston Churchill that we’re dealing with. Trump, ignorant of history, no doubt thinks of Churchill as a towering figure. But to much of the rest of the world, Churchill was a racist war criminal. And in that sense, Starmer certainly […]
By SkwawkboxIsrael’s bombing of Iran means more restrictions and tighter control for Palestinians
3 March 2026 @ 11:36 pm
The Israeli occupation consistently uses the pretext of ‘security’ needs to implement policies designed for permanent control, domination, and de facto annexation of the Palestinian territory. And very soon after it initiated its first attacks on Iran, on 28 February, the military acted swiftly to tighten its grip on Palestinians in the West Bank even […]
By Charlie JaayHow secret meetings sold Britain to Thiel’s Palantir
3 March 2026 @ 10:01 pm
In 2019 at Downing Street Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings, and Peter Thiel – Palantir’s billionaire co-founder and chairman, met for an hour. There were no notes from this meeting. Palantir being awarded Covid contracts followed. Liberal Democrat MP Martin Wrigley has been chasing these notes ever since, following up with multiple Freedom of Information (FOI) […]
By The CanaryNuclear rogue powers US and Israel kill almost 800 people in Iran
3 March 2026 @ 9:45 pm
Rogue nuclear powers Israel and the US have illegally attacked Iran, killing at least 787 people there so far since Saturday 28 February. They have also killed 40 people in Lebanon and two in Iraq. As the US-Israeli genocide continues in Gaza, this latest offensive looks set to continue despite increasing disruption to a region […]
By Ed SykesHumber hospital management partnership moved into special measures
3 March 2026 @ 9:39 pm
NHS Humber Health Partnership (HHP) is being moved into special measures due to repeated and worsening failures. The partnership is now in Segment 5 of the National Oversight Framework (NOF), the lowest grade, indicating significant performance or governance challenges. The partnership is responsible for five East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire hospitals, including those in Hull, […]
By Alex/Rose CockerMet Chief admits he ‘can see why women don’t trust police’ but ignores minorities
3 March 2026 @ 9:28 pm
Met Police Chief Sir Mark Rowley has told the BBC that he ‘can see why women don’t trust the police’. His interview comes as we mark the fifth anniversary of the murder of Sarah Everard, murdered in 2021 by a serving police officer in the Met. Referring to ‘several ghastly cases of police officers committing […]
By Maddison WheeldonScrap the ‘unfair and obsolete’ youth minimum wage says TUC
3 March 2026 @ 7:06 pm
Ahead of the Spring Statement, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) released new analysis. It shows that a million 18-20 year olds (85%) already earn above the youth minimum wage. This, the TUC claims, renders the youth rate not only unfair, but also “obsolete” as only 1 in 7 receives it. Youth minimum wage increasingly irrelevant […]
By The CanaryRachel Reeves delivers spring statement on the economy — but the war in Iran casts a long shadow
3 March 2026 @ 6:19 pm
Today, 3 March, chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her ‘spring statement’ on the progress of the UK’s finances. With clear pride, she spoke about growing the country’s economy following her autumn budget. However, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) accompanying report, the outlook is somewhat mixed. Mixed outlook Notably, the OBR collated its findings […]
By Alex/Rose CockerWelsh Water’s ‘not for profit’ status hasn’t stopped it raiding money from DWP claimants
3 March 2026 @ 6:09 pm
Welsh Water’s (Dwr Cymru) supposed ‘not for profit’ status hasn’t stopped it raiding the welfare of customers in poverty who need support from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Across 18 months, the water and sewerage utility deducted £2.6m from customers’ Universal Credit. Amid a group of 10 privatised joint water and sewage suppliers, […]
By Hannah SharlandBritain has a long history of spying on Iran
3 March 2026 @ 5:46 pm
The British government has spent decades trying to undermine the government in Iran, whilst simultaneously selling it chemical weapons and spying on opposition activists. Despite this, the UK government has claimed it has not participated in military action led by Israel and the US. UK meddling in Iran In 1953, the UK helped the US […]
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