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DLR cleaners will strike alongside City Hall outsourcing protest
27 January 2026 @ 7:21 pm
Outsourced cleaners will strike alongside a protest at Transport for London’s (TfL) Board meeting on 4 February. This will increase pressure on mayor Sadiq Khan over outsourcing and democratic control of the capital’s transport system. Outsourcing cleaners The protest, starting at 9.30am at City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, London E16 1ZE, comes amid ongoing strike […]
By The CanaryRacist rag The Spectator publishes vile anti-Irish screed
27 January 2026 @ 7:05 pm
Tory-aligned toilet paper The Spectator has published a column from long-time anti-Irish bigot Julie Burchill, in which she characterises the country as a backwater populated by the “simple-minded”, Nazi sympathisers and antisemites. The column’s main thrust is a vacuous interest in celebrity attachment to Ireland. Burchill expresses amazement at the likes of Steve Coogan and Daniel […]
By Robert FreemanMisinformation and lies: Reform UK play on fears of elderly veterans to get elected
27 January 2026 @ 6:33 pm
Reform UK has announced a new policy to ‘defend our troops’. In reality, they want to play on the fears of elderly veterans, while attacking the rule of law. Using a tried-and-tested Tory trope, the far-right party said it will prevent past and future prosecutions of armed forces personnel if elected. Reform’s head of policy […]
By Joe GlentonBritish mining corp in the Philippines unleashes violence against locals – activists stage sit-in at London office
27 January 2026 @ 6:09 pm
Activists staged a sit-in at the London offices of Metals Exploration PLC on 26 January. This was in protest of human rights violations and environmental destruction linked to its subsidiary, Woggle Corporation, a British-owned mining company operating in the Philippines. Interestingly, in September 2025, Metals Exploration PLC listed its largest single shareholder as Reform UK […]
By The CanaryJewish people in Manchester mark Holocaust Memorial Day with ‘solemn gathering’
27 January 2026 @ 6:05 pm
Greater Manchester Jewish Action for Palestine is marking Holocaust Memorial Day. Ahead of what it describes as a “solemn gathering”, the group issued the following statement: Statement on commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day, 27 January 2026 It is with great sadness that Greater Manchester Jewish Action for Palestine will be commemorating the genocidal destruction of the […]
By The CanaryTwo key questions surround Labour’s new attack on protest rights
27 January 2026 @ 5:59 pm
The Labour government pushed through a further clampdown on protest on 14 January, though it hasn’t passed in the House of Lords yet. And while we should keep up the pressure to oppose this, we should also ask two key questions: Is this crackdown to protect dodgy private corporations? Is it laying a pathway for […]
By Ed SykesGorton and Denton – The Muslim Vote backs the Green Party
27 January 2026 @ 4:50 pm
The Greater Manchester constituency Gorton and Denton faces a by-election following the retirement of sitting Labour MP Andrew Gwynne. This led to a brief psychodrama within the Labour Party over whether Andy Burnham would get the chance to run. Labour’s leadership has ruled that out, perhaps fearful of Burnham’s potential challenge to Keir Starmer. There’s […]
By The CanaryStarmer’s ground rent cap for leaseholders ignores extortionate service charges
27 January 2026 @ 4:49 pm
Keir Starmer has announced that the government will be capping ground rent for leaseholders at £250 per year. @keirstarmerExclusive: We are capping ground rents for everyone♬ original sound – Keir Starmer The draft legislation states: The government intends to introduce a legislative cap on ground rents of £250 a year, changing to a peppercorn after […]
By HGTikTok US censoring Epstein, Trump and ICE content
27 January 2026 @ 4:40 pm
TikTok US is censoring content which contradicts any narrative which makes Trump’s fascist regime look bad. @jsszhng Speaking out for my American friends because the world needs to know how out of hand this is getting #freedomofspeech ♬ original sound – JESS Recently, a majority-American board took over the ownership and operation of TikTok in the […]
By HGLocal Labour activists demand Starmer reverses Burnham decision
27 January 2026 @ 4:30 pm
As highlighted by Clive Lewis, local Labour members in Gorton & Denton are set to demand that the party allows Andy Burnham to stand: Members of a party that calls itself democratic are asking for something very simple: democracy. When your main political opponent is authoritarian, that isn’t optional. It’s foundational. Labour can win this […]
By Willem Moore