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Streeting announces reduction in share of NHS spending for mental health
16 March 2026 @ 7:58 pm
Health secretary Wes Streeting has delivered a statement to the House of Commons in which he confirmed that funding for mental health has fallen as a proportion of NHS spending in England. While there has been a real terms increase of £140m, this amounts a 3.2% reduction in share of spending from last year. Streeting’s […]
By The CanaryQuakers take silent protest from Scotland Yard to parliament
16 March 2026 @ 6:26 pm
On Tuesday 17 March, Quakers will hold a silent Meeting for Worship outside New Scotland Yard. They’ll then join a mass lobby of parliament to defend the right to protest. The meeting follows two police raids on Quaker premises. On 5 March the Metropolitan Police raided Westminster Meeting House, arresting 15 people attending a nonviolent […]
By The CanaryWith River Island closing 32 stores, the high street continues to fall – maybe that’s a good thing?
16 March 2026 @ 6:17 pm
In 2026, High Street chains are continuing to close due to a lack of consumer spending power and the move to online shopping. River Island plans to shut 32 of its stores this year. And there were 30% less High Street stores in 2024 then there were in 2014. But maybe that’s a good thing? […]
By James WrightWater company says it can’t provide water for new homes after wasting 100 million litres every single day
16 March 2026 @ 6:09 pm
South East Water has said it cannot provide water for new homes planned in the area it’s supposed to provide for. Yet in 2024 it wasted more than 100 million litres of water every day through its creaking pipes. South East Water put profit over infrastructure The water company has spent significantly more servicing its […]
By James WrightRichard Tice claims the ‘establishment is trying to smear’ his multi-million pound property empire
16 March 2026 @ 6:01 pm
Deputy leader of Reform Richard Tice has claimed that reports his property empire avoided almost £600,000 in tax is “a desperate Establishment trying to smear” him. Of course, exploiting rent from people’s need for housing with net property assets of over £30 million is entirely anti-establishment and doesn’t epitomise the housing crisis the country is […]
By James WrightMeningitis outbreak in Kent claims the lives of two young people
16 March 2026 @ 5:56 pm
Two young people have died following an outbreak of meningitis in Kent. According to BBC reporting, a further 11 individuals are critically ill in hospital. The first individual to die was an as-yet-unnamed student at the University of Kent. The second was Juliette, a year-13 student at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Faversham. The outbreak is […]
By Alex/Rose CockerDWP will give companies £3,000 to trap young people in underpaid jobs
16 March 2026 @ 5:36 pm
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that employers will receive £3,000 for every 18-24-year-old they employ. They will also give small and medium businesses £2,000 for every apprentice they take on. But, as usual, the approach they’re taking is totally wrong. DWP pushing kids into shit jobs Pat McFadden, the Secretary of […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyIsrael hits 30 locations across south Lebanon and the Beqaa valley
16 March 2026 @ 5:27 pm
Israel’s assault on Lebanon saw the settler-colonial state hit 30 locations across the country’s south and in the Beqaa valley. Israel said on 16 March ‘limited’ ground operations were underway. In theory, Hezbollah breached a US-brokered ‘ceasefire’ with Israel which had held since their last war in 2024. In practice, the US had given Israel […]
By Joe Glenton‘Unconscious bias’ is mask enabling racism-touting says Keon West on Polanski pod
16 March 2026 @ 4:52 pm
Academic and author Professor Keon West is a social scientist and expert in the psychology of racism – and, he appeared on Green party leader Zack Polanski’s Bold Politics podcast to discuss the UK’s burgeoning racism problem. Professor West was asked why the phrase “unconscious bias” has become so common. West’s answer will challenge many. […]
By SkwawkboxHypocritical DWP screens disabled people out of its recruitment process
16 March 2026 @ 4:35 pm
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been accused of using a screening process which filters out applicants with any health problems. The Disability News Service (DNS) reported that the DWP is using a private sector employment health screening service once they’ve offered someone a job. The service consists of a seven-page long questionnaire, […]
By Rachel Charlton-Dailey