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NHS maternity care is ‘traumatic and distressing’, shocking new report finds
26 February 2026 @ 3:18 pm
A damning interim report has revealed widespread failures in NHS maternity care due to discriminatory attitudes and staffing issues. These issues are then compounded by a lack of accountability for those same failures. On 23 June 2025, health secretary Wes Streeting announced an independent, national investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal services. Valerie Amos, a […]
By Alex/Rose CockerSewage scandal shows how horrific DWP PIP assessments are
26 February 2026 @ 3:09 pm
A Channel 4 docudrama about the sewage scandal has unexpectedly shown how horrific Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments are. Dirty business exposes heartache water companies caused The three-part series Dirty Business lays bare how the water industry pumped raw sewage into Britain’s rivers and coastline. It’s an unflinching, stark […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyAccelerating militarism as Ukraine opens first drone factory in UK
26 February 2026 @ 2:53 pm
Ukraine has opened its first drone factory in the UK. The facility, near a US military base in Suffolk, will mass produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the war with Russia. Arm firm Ukrspecsystems will fulfill the contract. Ukrspecsystems’ UK director Rory Chamberlain told the BBC: The war has changed but this keeps soldiers safe […]
By Joe GlentonShadow war: Cuba says armed US-registered speedboat part of ‘planned infiltration’
26 February 2026 @ 2:45 pm
The coast guard in Cuba have exchanged fire with what they say was a US infiltration force on 25 February. The shoot-out off the island’s north coast killed four and wounded six aboard the US-linked vessel. Survivors were arrested. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, an avid Cuba hawk, has been cautious in his comments […]
By Joe Glenton“Hi, I’m not hiding” – Greens’ Mothin Ali responds to Israel death threat
26 February 2026 @ 2:34 pm
Green party deputy leader Mothin Ali has made a defiant response to death threats from fascist Israel supporters, telling them that he’s not hiding. One threat came from a racist X account “WillyBrams3”, telling Ali that he hopes Israel finds and kills him soon. Ali’s response: “Hi, I’m not playing hide and seek”: Hi, I’m […]
By SkwawkboxSatirist sets up ‘Tactical Choice’ account to own Labour over Gorton leaflet scam
26 February 2026 @ 2:28 pm
Labour has been owned and humiliated by a social media wag after the party tried to scam voters in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Earlier this week, Labour posted leaflets from a supposed ‘tactical voting’ organisation, named exactly that ‘Tactical Choice‘ – creative. The paraphernalia they posted advised Gorton and Denton voters to support Starmer’s […]
By SkwawkboxTommy Robinson’s mate incites violence against Muslims
26 February 2026 @ 2:17 pm
Considering the moral panic whipped up by the media at every mention of Palestinian resistance – ‘intifada’, which means shaking off chains – or anti-genocide protest, there’s a strange silence at the moment. Daniel Thomas is a close mate and sometime bodyguard of fascist Tommy Robinson. Robinson is on the run at the moment, so […]
By SkwawkboxYour Party results in: Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn elected
26 February 2026 @ 1:13 pm
Your Party have announced the results of the elections for seats on the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC). After months of endless controversy and bickering, the results are undoubtedly going to have an impact on the direction of travel for this new socialist party. As expected, both Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn have been elected […]
By Maddison Wheeldon“People against genocide” block Israeli Elbit’s Filton weapons factory
26 February 2026 @ 12:33 pm
Activists from action group “People against Genocide” have used modified Transit vans to block the entrance to an Israeli weapons factory. Access to the Elbit Systems’ Filton factory was blocked as of 7am today. Palestine Action activists were jailed for over eighteen months without trial for damaging the same factory in August 2024. It was among the […]
By SkwawkboxHow to Make a Small UK Bathroom Feel Bigger and Brighter
26 February 2026 @ 12:08 pm
In many British homes — whether it’s a Victorian terrace in Manchester, a new-build flat in Birmingham, or a compact London apartment — the bathroom is often the smallest room in the house. Yet it’s also one of the most used. The challenge? Creating a space that feels light, open and modern without knocking down […]
By Nathan Spears