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Israel imposes control over more than half of Gaza; one million Palestinians trapped in displacement
8 February 2026 @ 4:57 pm
At a moment when the ceasefire was meant to open a path back to normal life in the Gaza Strip, Israeli occupation forces continue to impose military control over more than half of the territory. This policy has emptied the declared truce of substance, kept civilians under constant threat, and prevented hundreds of thousands of […]
By Alaa ShamaliParty bigwig says New Labour led to ‘perversion & paedophilia’
8 February 2026 @ 4:36 pm
Lord Maurice Glasman is the party bigwig behind the Blue Labour movement. To be honest, we’re not much of a fan of his. Credit where it’s due, though; he’s delivered what may be the greatest MSM takedown of New Labour yet: Lord Maurice Glasman just gave the wildest political interview I've seen in a long […]
By Willem MooreState-mandated anti-corruption measures only serve to do the opposite
8 February 2026 @ 4:35 pm
Anti-corruption is widely treated as an unambiguous public good. Investigations, prosecutions, commissions, and transparency initiatives are assumed to weaken entrenched power by exposing wrongdoing. Yet in practice, anti-corruption often functions in the opposite direction. Rather than dismantling corrupt systems, it fragments and neutralises public scrutiny. Corruption is continuously exposed in pieces but never confronted as […]
By Rares CocilnauSilwan: the Palestinian neighbourhood that’s a microcosm of Israel’s ethnic cleansing
8 February 2026 @ 4:17 pm
Jawad Siam is an activist and a resident of Silwan, a Palestinian neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem next to the old city. As we sit drinking coffee, he points to a plot of land adjacent to his home. No justice within the Israeli ‘legal’ system He tells the Canary: Settlers took this in June 2017. […]
By Charlie JaayReform councillor dramatically quits over council tax betrayal
8 February 2026 @ 4:15 pm
A Reform UK councillor in Worcestershire has dramatically quit the party. Councillor David Taylor made the decision as a result of the party’s plan to raise council tax — something which the far-right party previously stood against: Another Reform UK councillor down. This is significant though. It shows that Reform UK promised to cut tax. […]
By Willem MooreBBC called out for its recent Mandelson / Palantir softball session
8 February 2026 @ 3:39 pm
The recent Epstein Files revealed a lot of disturbing new information. This included fresh revelations about the close relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and Palantir boss Peter Thiel. Combined with other factors, this has got many people questioning why our current Labour government has given Palantir so many contracts. It’s especially alarming, because Plantir is deeply […]
By Willem MooreMcSweeney has gone – so how long can Keir Starmer really hang on for?
8 February 2026 @ 3:13 pm
This isn’t about gotcha politics, and it’s not about partisan sniping. This is about how Keir Starmer’s decisions reveal a deeper rot and a willingness to protect establishment insiders at the expense of core progressive values like justice and solidarity for the survivors of sexual abuse. This isn’t just a scandal The Mandelson-Epstein scandal isn’t […]
By Rachael SwindonThe man pulling Starmer’s strings has resigned in disgrace
8 February 2026 @ 3:02 pm
Morgan McSweeney – the long-term enemy of the Canary – has resigned from government in disgrace. And to quote Canary head of content Maryam Jameela who just messaged me in Signal: bye bye dickhead The man behind The Fraud Morgan McSweeney – off As journalist Paul Holden covered in The Fraud, the Labour Together schemer Morgan McSweeney […]
By Willem MooreMinister fails to convince when asked if he’s done a Mandelson
8 February 2026 @ 2:57 pm
This week, Labour politicians found themselves tasked with defending the Peter Mandelson Affair. As we’ve been pointing out for some time, Keir Starmer knew Mandelson was a wrong ‘un when he made him the ambassador to the US, but journalists turned a blind eye. Now, the famously slow British media have woken up, and questions […]
By Willem MooreReform urged to ‘publish the proofs’ following by-election letter scandal
8 February 2026 @ 2:23 pm
As we reported yesterday, the police are investigating Reform UK. Their alleged crime is sending out a letter to the residents of Gorton & Denton which wasn’t marked with the party’s logo. A spokesperson for the party blamed a printing error, but people aren’t buying it. Now, a Tory councillor has pointed out there’s a […]
By Willem Moore