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Sky goes full, deranged propaganda mode against anti-Zionist Jews
12 February 2026 @ 12:57 am
Sky News has run a frankly deranged — and antisemitic — article that attempts to demonise Brighton’s anti-genocide activists. To the educated eye, it reads like an extract from an Israel lobby playbook. This should perhaps not surprise. Antisemitism is rife in the British media — just not in the way audiences are routinely told […]
By SkwawkboxMcSweeney is not just one rotten apple – the whole cart is rancid
12 February 2026 @ 12:40 am
An ablative heat shield is a protective system that jettisons material to dissipate heat from the underlying structure. They’re used on oil rigs and spacecraft. And in politics. Boris Johnson used Matt Hancock as one. After failing to turn up at Cobra meetings, Johnson and his government discharged Covid-infected patients into care homes, causing thousands […]
By Jamie DriscollBirmingham NEC are hypocrites. If you’re gonna peddle death, fucking well own it
12 February 2026 @ 12:17 am
I’m still getting used to this life. Walking through Birmingham International train station at 8am on Wednesday 4 February to the NEC, sleep-deprived. A stranger clocks me. A double-take. I’m imagining things. Oh wait. No. He’s following, phone raised, snapping pictures. Earpiece? Check. ID? None. A plain-clothes somebody, or nobody. We’re expecting trouble later A […]
By BaroldYour Party urged to investigate conference organiser’s rule-breaking
11 February 2026 @ 11:17 pm
The Social Justice Party (SJP) has been supportive of Your Party (YP). But it has also raised some concerns about accountability for rule-breaking, telling the Canary it wants YP to: urgently conduct an internal investigation into a serious allegation that a Your Party conference organiser abused their authority and deliberately broke the sortition rules. The […]
By The CanaryUS empire makes sure Venezuelan oil gets sent to Israel
11 February 2026 @ 10:57 pm
As the US blocks countries from sending oil to Cuba, it has also made sure that Venezuelan oil gets to Israel for the first time in years. US diverting Venezuelan oil away from Cuba, and towards Israel After Washington’s illegal invasion of Venezuela in early January 2026, during which it abducted the country’s president Nicolás […]
By Ed SykesWatch: Colombia’s socialist president Gustavo Petro describes how he just dodged assassination
11 February 2026 @ 10:31 pm
Colombia’s socialist president Gustavo Petro has been in the US’s crosshairs since he denounced Trump and his “clan of paedophiles” for abducting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Today, he narrowly avoided assassination when attackers overran the planned landing site for the helicopter in which he and his family were travelling. Petro later described how the family […]
By SkwawkboxWhat Delays a Flat Sale? Common Issues Buyers and Sellers Overlook
11 February 2026 @ 9:52 pm
At first, the idea of selling a flat can seem straightforward. You catalogue it, locate a buyer and anticipate a quick turnaround. Flat sales can lag behind housing sales, and the reasons aren’t always clear. Many delays stem from things buyers and sellers hadn’t considered, or don’t think about until the process is already underway. Knowing […]
By Nathan SpearsDWP says WCA will still be going strong in 2031, despite previously saying otherwise
11 February 2026 @ 9:32 pm
The Department for Work and Pensions‘ (DWP) own figures show that the number of Work Capability Assessments (WCA) will be higher than ever in 2031. This is despite the DWP and it’s chief Pat McFadden insisting the WCA will be abolished by then How exactly does the DWP plan to save money? Benefits and Work […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyIsrael, drones and mercenaries: Blackwater founder Erik Prince is in Africa
11 February 2026 @ 8:48 pm
In life, some things are always true. One such truth is that wherever there is instability, pain and suffering in the world, former Navy SEAL and mercenary kingpin Erik Prince will be there trying to make a profit out of it. Like a fly on an open wound… The Trump loyalist is now operating in […]
By Joe GlentonREVEALED: Labour said Scottish nuclear study could be seen as ‘waste of money’
11 February 2026 @ 8:39 pm
The UK government has admitted that a study into the suitability of Scottish sites for new nuclear power projects could have been “a waste” of money. The government commissioned Great British Energy-Nuclear (GBE-N), a public body, to carry out the study. The revelation came after Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) secretary of […]
By Tom Pashby