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Help us to finally end fox hunting for good

31 March 2026 @ 10:16 pm

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs launched a public consultation on Thursday 26 March 2026 to finally ban trail hunting. This move aims to close legal loopholes which have allowed the illegal persecution of wildlife under a smokescreen for over 20 fucking years. No more loopholes The Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA) welcomed this […] By Antifabot

Israel murders two more UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

31 March 2026 @ 9:22 pm

UN peacekeeping forces killed in LebanonIsrael has murdered two more UN peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon, according to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). This marks the latest lethal attack against UN forces, leaving at least three dead this week. In a statement on social media, UNIFIL said: Two UNIFIL peacekeepers were tragically killed in south Lebanon today, when an […] By Maddison Wheeldon

US pharma giant makes a fool of Starmer, demands more NHS cash

31 March 2026 @ 8:46 pm

NHS privatisation protest against big US pharmaIt was only December last year when Labour bent over for Donald Trump and Big Pharma, giving companies a 25% pay increase for NHS drugs. It’s now March and these companies are already coming back for more. Give us cash, or else US firm Eli Lilly is demanding further rises in costs for the NHS. […] By James Wright

US embassies enlisted to pump out US propaganda using X

31 March 2026 @ 8:22 pm

US embassies told to use X to push out pro-US propagandaNazi-saluting billionaire Elon Musk’s X app will be pivotal in a new wave of pro-US propaganda spread through American embassies. A cable sent to embassies around the world encourages staff to use X for psychological influence operations. Commenting on the directive, a report by the Guardian, which has seen the document (signed by secretary of […] By Joe Glenton

Polanski appeals to unions, signalling the Greens are ready to act

31 March 2026 @ 7:33 pm

Polanksi delivers landmark speech at the NEU’s annual conferenceOn 31 March, Green leader Zack Polanski gave a landmark speech on education reform to the National Education Union’s annual conference in Brighton. His stated ambitions were wide-ranging, including massive uplifts to education spending, resisting the forced transfer of our school system to an academy model, and abolishing the Ofsted inspection system. The speech also […] By Alex/Rose Cocker

Hegseth’s broker tried to buy major arms fund before Iran strike

31 March 2026 @ 7:06 pm

Broker to Hegseth faces fresh allegations of insider tradingUS defence secretary Pete Hegseth’s broker tried to invest in a defence fund weeks ahead of the US-Israeli attack on Iran. The Financial Times (FT) said three sources have corroborated this claim, which the Pentagon denies. On 31 March, the FT reported the following. Hegseth’s broker at Morgan Stanley contacted BlackRock in February about making a […] By Joe Glenton

Starmer’s alleged centre has collapsed, and the left was right all along

31 March 2026 @ 7:03 pm

StarmerAs of now, just 21% of the British people think Keir “he’s playing a blinder” Starmer is doing well as Prime Minister. The 70% of us that say he is doing badly — also known as the vast majority — isn’t just a dip, but a crater. YouGov’s latest tracker puts his net favourability around […] By Rachael Swindon

Great Western FC is going to the fucking finals!

31 March 2026 @ 6:28 pm

Great Western FC in the background. In the foreground on the left there is the team's logo. On the right is the Canary logoOur wonderful grassroots football team Great Western FC kicked arse on Saturday 28 March 2026. The reserves team played Coleview in the fast-paced semi-finals for the Swindon District Community Football League Plate final. This win is about more than football. It is about a community that refuses to leave its young men behind — championing […] By Antifabot

Marco Rubio denies US stranglehold on Cuba

31 March 2026 @ 6:02 pm

Is Cuba next for oil?On Monday 30 March, Al Jazeera published an exclusive interview with US secretary of state Marco Rubio. Predictably, the Trump crony used the opportunity to deny US responsibility for the humanitarian crisis in Cuba, stating that America had done “nothing punitive.” Of course, this is an outright lie and utterly unconnected to basic, observable fact. But then, […] By Alex/Rose Cocker

Green Party demand UK suspend Israel’s senior-most diplomat

31 March 2026 @ 5:30 pm

Mothin Ali and the Israeli flag Green PartyThe Green Party has demanded that the UK government suspend Israel’s senior diplomat in the UK. It follows the Israeli parliament’s legalising of the death penalty for Palestinians accused of “terrorism”. Green Party’s Mothin Ali: execution law “unconscionable” Reporting for the Canary, Maddison Wheeldon wrote: Fascist Israel minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has pushed through a law in […] By Willem Moore