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RMT responds to record breaking offshore wind energy procurement
14 January 2026 @ 6:32 pm
Offshore workers union RMT has commented on a record 8.4GW of wind energy secured in Europe’s biggest ever auction of the renewable. RMT general secretary Eddie Dempsey said: The government’s announcement of a record-breaking offshore wind auction shows the scale of what is possible when there is political will to invest in clean energy and […]
By The CanaryReform UK’s ex-Green councillor doesn’t sound very Green
14 January 2026 @ 6:11 pm
On 14 January, Reform UK received 21 defected councillors. Many right-wingers see the party as the most likely vehicle for them to keep power. One of them, in a surprise to many, had actually defected from the Green Party. But he sounds distinctly un-Green. Most those defectors, predictably, had been Conservatives. But one lonesome Green […]
By Ed SykesWhistleblower allegedly leaks personal information on 4,500 ICE agents
14 January 2026 @ 5:13 pm
An anonymous whistleblower from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has allegedly leaked the personal information of 4,500 ICE and border patrol agents after the cold-blooded murder of Renee Nicole Good. The information was leaked to ICE List – an open journalistic project created by Crust News. It aims to collect and share information that will hold […]
By HGSouth East Water boss peddles bullshit over bill increases
14 January 2026 @ 5:00 pm
The boss of South East Water (SEW) has claimed that higher bills are needed, despite 17,000 homes still being left without water across Kent. Yesterday, January 13, South East Water left 30,000 properties without water. The company claimed: Our drinking water storage tanks across the counties are running low following an outbreak of leaks and […]
By HGMPs approve expansion of anti-protest powers covering animal testing sites
14 January 2026 @ 4:43 pm
Protect the Wild has condemned the House of Commons for approving a controversial amendment to the Public Order Act. It reclassifies life sciences infrastructure, including animal testing facilities, as “key national infrastructure”. Find out how your MP voted here. The change places private laboratories in the same legal category as airports, power stations, and major […]
By The CanaryWatch: peaceful anti-murder protester blinded by Trump thugs
14 January 2026 @ 3:40 pm
A Trump ‘Department of Homeland Security’ (DHS) stormtrooper has permanently blinded a 21-year-old man as he peacefully protested in Santa Ana, California, against ICE’s murder of Renee Good in Minneapolis. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operate under the DHS. The young man was shot in the face at point-blank range with a supposed ‘non-lethal’ projectile […]
By SkwawkboxTommy Robinson deletes ‘gay sex ad’ attack after user points out YouTube ads personalised
14 January 2026 @ 3:23 pm
Far-right agitator ‘Tommy Robinson’ has embarrassingly deleted an X post attacking Keir Starmer for potential plans to restrict the social media platform. Robinson took a screenshot of a YouTube ad offering “GAY LOVE…NO AGE LIMIT” and used it to claim that Starmer: wants to control X because he fears it. User @EFCevie pointed out in […]
By SkwawkboxElbit Systems loses £2bn UK army contract to rival arms firm Raytheon
14 January 2026 @ 3:16 pm
Here’s some good news – genocidal Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems UK has lost a major contract with the British government. The problem is they’ve lost it to another arms giant: Raytheon. Our friends at Campaign against the Arms Trade (CAAT) announced the development: While we welcome the loss of the contract to a subsidiary […]
By Joe GlentonThree cheers for the latest digital ID U-turn
14 January 2026 @ 3:01 pm
Labour have suddenly reversed course on their plan to make digital ID cards compulsory for everyone living in the UK. However, the party is maintaining their assertion that the right to work in the UK will be established by fully digital means by 2029. This could include documents like electronic versions of your passport, visa, […]
By Alex/Rose CockerPublic Accounts Committee questions DWP’s ability to actually support people into work
14 January 2026 @ 2:52 pm
A parliamentary committee has cast doubts on the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) ability to actually support people into work. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) pulled up the department for taking over Skills from the Department for Education whilst in the midst of forcing people into work by any means. It also raised concerns […]
By Rachel Charlton-Dailey