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Starmer’s AI policy could be the death knell for ‘build baby build’

11 January 2026 @ 1:34 pm

This article is part of a series looking at the risks to the UK’s water security, which are being amplified by our current Labour government. You can read the AI data centres Water Crisis series here. Britain has failed to build enough affordable houses for decades now, and the problem could actually get worse. Despite making […] By Willem Moore

Snivelling Starmer hits new low after Trump-Greenland fiasco

11 January 2026 @ 1:24 pm

2026 has gotten off to a horrendous start, with the US violating its neighbours and murdering its own citizens. History will look back at these events as the actions of a rogue state which has fully embraced its worse tendencies. Politicians of the moment, meanwhile, have looked to Donald Trump and cowered. Starmer has been […] By Willem Moore

Starmer is not a leader; he is a symptom of Labour’s terminal illness

11 January 2026 @ 1:14 pm

You know what? I don’t expect any British Prime Minister to go toe-to-toe with any President of the United States of America. Not even Keir Starmer. Not because of some mythical “special relationship”, as that really is utter nonsense, but because we haven’t had a British Prime Minister who is willing to be an honest […] By Rachael Swindon

ICE fans doxx 6yo son of murdered Renee Nicole Good

11 January 2026 @ 1:04 pm

Trump supporters in the US have begun ‘doxxing’ the 6-year-old son of Renee Nicole Good, the Minneapolis mum murdered by Trump’s fascist ‘ICE’ thugs last week. The evil campaign follows information published in US rag the New York Post that revealed which school the boy attends: As US independent journalist Ed Krassenstein pointed out: This is […] By Skwawkbox

Polanski denies he has a ‘first preference’ for Labour leader

11 January 2026 @ 12:34 pm

As Rose Cocker reported for the Canary on 9 January, Zack Polanski has said he’d be open to a pact with the Labour Party. There would be conditions to this Reform-stopping pact, however, with the main one being that Labour would have to flush the hated floater that is Keir Starmer. Since his interview, various people […] By Willem Moore

Musk changes X’s Iran flag emoji to defunct Shah-era version

11 January 2026 @ 11:30 am

Hitler-saluting billionaire Elon Musk has changed the ‘Iran flag’ emoji on his ‘X’ platform. The flag went from being the up-to-date official Islamic Republic’s flag to the Shah-era ‘Lion and Sun’ version defunct in the late 70s. The move comes as the US, Israel, UK and their propagandists spread clearly-coordinated propaganda, apparently using old photos […] By Skwawkbox

Hamas begins new round of talks in Egypt on Gaza’s post-war future

10 January 2026 @ 7:42 pm

A senior Hamas delegation will arrive in Cairo on Saturday evening to begin a new round of consultations on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. The talks come amid fast-moving political and regional negotiations over Gaza’s post-war administration. According to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, citing Hamas sources, the delegation is headed by Khalil al-Hayya, the […] By Alaa Shamali

Buffoonish ICE agent discharges weapon in stupidest way possible

10 January 2026 @ 7:20 pm

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have provoked controversy this week after they gunned down a young mother. The take away for many was that these men are bullies, morons, and cowards who are looking for any excuse to perpetrate ultra-violence. Further adding to this theory, we now know these clowns are walking around […] By Willem Moore

Exclusive: Abu Sitta tribunal humiliates UKLFI, distinguishes Jews from Israel

10 January 2026 @ 6:50 pm

As Skwawkbox reported yesterday, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) comprehensively threw out an attempt by the General Medical Council (GMC) and UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) to remove the medical licence of Dr Ghassan Abu Sitta. Abu Sitta is a Palestinian-British surgeon who has volunteered in Gaza. It was the tenth attempt against Abu […] By Skwawkbox

Zohran Mamdani achieves unexpected early victory

10 January 2026 @ 5:41 pm

On 1 January, New York city swore in mayor Zohran Mamdani. Just over a week later, he’s achieved something which many believed was impossible: This is being his first success is really remarkable, I had always written it off as easily the least likely to be accomplished because it relied entirely on the state government. […] By Willem Moore