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Orgreave inquiry finally underway
28 March 2026 @ 12:08 am
The Starmer government has finally announced the start of its bland inquiry into state violence during the ‘Battle of Orgreave’ coking plant during the 1980s miners’ strike. The inquiry’s brief should be to identify those who should stand trial or at least face disgrace for sending heavily-armed police, and soldiers dressed as police, to viciously […]
By SkwawkboxUniversity of Reading among top EU recipients for border security research supporting repressive migration policies
27 March 2026 @ 11:47 pm
The University of Reading is one of the top universities to receive research and innovation funding from the EU’s Framework Programmes and a range of other EU instruments to support the building of Europe’s border regime. A new report from the Transnational Institute, “Border Labs,” highlights how universities are deeply involved in Europe’s repressive border and […]
By The CanaryNew left think tank finds a ‘Doge of the left’ could save at least £31bn per year
27 March 2026 @ 11:23 pm
Verdant, a new think tank of the left, is set to end the myth that efficiency savings are only a right-wing issue. In its first report, the think tank, headed by a former adviser to Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell and a civil society campaigner, found at least £30.9bn in potential savings. The myth of […]
By James WrightSky finally covers Israel torturing toddler — but smears dad and omits half story
27 March 2026 @ 10:44 pm
Sky News has finally covered Israel’s torture of one-year-old toddler — three days after the Canary and other independent outlets and five days after the news first broke in Arabic media. But typically, the broadcaster only covered half the story — and masked the other half with baseless Israeli propaganda. Sky dressed up the cigarette […]
By SkwawkboxMotability changes will limit how far disabled people drive
27 March 2026 @ 10:30 pm
The Motability Scheme has announced more changes that will negatively impact disabled people’s lives. As part of reforms to the scheme, disabled people will see their mileage allowance halved. More Motability cuts The scheme announced that from July 1 2026, new leases will only have a mileage allowance of 10,000 miles a year. This has […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyWatch: Israeli MP calls murdering Gaza children ‘normal’
27 March 2026 @ 10:13 pm
Far-right Israeli Knesset member Yitzhak Kroizer is an unashamed, racist advocate of the murder of Palestinian children. He is a party ally of possibly-deceased genocidal maniac Itamar Ben-Gvir and the son of a settler rabbi linked to Israeli terrorist Meir Kahane. Kroizer told Israel’s parliament that there are “no innocent children” in the occupied West […]
By SkwawkboxThree steps governments can take now to cut energy bills
27 March 2026 @ 7:41 pm
As volatile energy prices continue to spike, driven in part by geopolitical instability and gas market shocks, governments face an urgent challenge. How can they bring down household energy bills immediately and protect citizens from fossil-flation making everything more expensive? The good news is that short-term relief and long-term transition are not mutually exclusive. Here […]
By The CanaryMet police challenged over unlawful arrest policy for Palestine Action support
27 March 2026 @ 6:55 pm
London-based law firm Hodge Jones & Allen LLP has written to the Metropolitan police challenging its revised policy on Palestine Action support. The firm has warned that any arrests the Met makes under the policy are likely to be unlawful. The letter, written on behalf of campaign group Defend Our Juries, comes after a shock […]
By The CanaryUK government advisory report condemns global fur trade
27 March 2026 @ 5:42 pm
The Animal Welfare Committee, which advises the UK government, has published a damning report condemning the animal suffering involved in the fur trade. Its report on ‘the responsible sourcing of fur’ calls out the suffering inflicted on animals who are confined in cages on fur farms or caught in brutal traps in the wild. And […]
By The CanaryIsrael gets zero mentions in government’s ‘report’ on foreign interference. No wonder
27 March 2026 @ 5:41 pm
The government’s ‘Rycroft Review’ report on foreign interference in UK politics has been confirmed as a sham immediately it was published, after it failed to mention Israel a single time. And this is only what Skwawkbox and others predicted, since Starmer minister Steve Reed is a die-hard ‘friend of genocide’ who also didn’t mention Israel […]
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