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Patriotic Alternative member encourages Unite the Kingdom marchers to engage in abuse
6 May 2026 @ 11:52 pm
A Patriotic Alternative member has encouraged Unite the Kingdom marchers to engage in Islamophobic abuse, confront Jews and give Nazi salutes in London on May 16. A hate-filled tirade ahead of Unite the Kingdom We take London. Enough is enough, no more messing around. No more fucking around. These are the words of Jason Withey, […]
By Michal GrantLabour deletes smear against Green candidate after police involved
6 May 2026 @ 11:10 pm
The Labour party has deleted one of a string of desperate smears against Green candidates after Tower Hamlets Green part in London brought in the police. Starmer’s zombie party is in a panic over the Green surge, his rock-bottom polling and the expected local election drubbing. The Greens spotted Labour’s lie about their candidate Stephanie […]
By SkwawkboxRedbridge Independents humiliate Times, force retraction of election period smears
6 May 2026 @ 10:59 pm
The Redbridge Independent group of left-wing councillors and candidates has forced the Murdoch Times into a humiliating retraction of disgraceful smears made during the local election period. Voters go to the polls tomorrow. In Redbridge, the backyard of weaselly would-be next Labour leader Wes Streeting, they may or may not be aware of the rag’s […]
By SkwawkboxSectarian Labour MPs snivel about Burnham appearing alongside Greens
6 May 2026 @ 10:53 pm
The Labour Party is still acting like a pathetic sectarian relic only hours ahead of fraught UK council elections. Starmer supporters see the elections as a key moment in his leadership. Meanwhile, backstabbing Labour MPs are lining up leadership challenges left, right and centre. Well, actually, mostly from the right. At least, if we’re talking […]
By Joe GlentonInquest spotlights DWP’s systemic failings in another unconscionable benefit death
6 May 2026 @ 10:43 pm
Content warning: this article contains references to suicide — DWP An inquest has once again put the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) into the spotlight over its damning systemic neglect that led to a benefit claimant heartbreakingly taking his own life. The inquest looked into the circumstances surrounding 41-year-old Northumberland resident Andrew Halliday’s death. Halliday […]
By The CanaryGreen Party candidate for Rusholme shows he gets it and will fight for real change
6 May 2026 @ 10:35 pm
Shams Syed is standing in the ward of Rusholme in Manchester for the Green Party, determined to bring politics of care in a refreshing change of pace to Labour councillors. Even further, given the long-standing failure of Manchester council, Syed is committed to fighting for proper investment and care for the local community. Bringing a […]
By Maddison WheeldonStudy shows UK military has no mechanisms to detect civilian casualties
6 May 2026 @ 10:15 pm
The UK military has no way of detecting civilian casualties in war, a new study shows. And even processes developed during the failed occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan have now been virtually abandoned. The revelation came about after an information request by the armed conflict monitor Ceasefire. Additionally, the Guardian reported on 5 May: The […]
By Joe GlentonGreens remind voters: a vote for Labour or LibDems is gift to Reform/Tories
6 May 2026 @ 9:51 pm
The Green Party are reminding voters, on the last day before polling stations open around the country, that a vote for ‘Labour’ or the LibDems is a vote for the Tories and Reform. Bromley Greens, for example: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bromley Green Party (@bromleygreenparty) It’s a tactic […]
By SkwawkboxIndependents gain support as people dump Labour in Kirklees
6 May 2026 @ 9:36 pm
Labour may be looking at a near-wipeout on Kirklees Council, and one independent candidate told us the “demoralisation” among Labour campaigners is palpable. Labour knows its time is up in Kirklees Mike Forster is a longtime campaigner who’s running in the diverse and deprived Ashbrow ward as a candidate for the People’s Alliance for Change […]
By Ed SykesKirklees Green Party candidates speak to us ahead of Labour implosion
6 May 2026 @ 9:24 pm
In the West Yorkshire metropolitan borough of Kirklees, the Green Party is hoping to do well as the Labour vote collapses. And several Green candidates told us ahead of the local election that the Labour-run council has: Neglected and failed to listen to local communities. Missed funding opportunities. Failed to properly maintain infrastructure and services. […]
By Ed Sykes