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Independents ‘making breakthrough’ in Ealing as Labour support tanks
1 May 2026 @ 2:20 pm
Independents in the London borough of Ealing have been “making a breakthrough” as support for the Labour Party there is tanking. Labour currently dominates in Ealing, but Ealing Community Independents (ECI) leader, Craig Smith, told the Canary: The number of people who are willing to admit on the doorstep that they’re voting Labour is breathtakingly low. […]
By Ed SykesTake Back Power redistributes essential items whilst occupying high-end stores and hotels
1 May 2026 @ 1:58 pm
Take Back Power supporters have been occupying the playgrounds of the wealthy again on the morning of 1 May. And they’ve ‘liberated’ items from a superstore to redistribute them back to the communities that need them. Take Back Power is a nonviolent campaign, demanding a tax on extreme wealth, to be decided by a ‘House […]
By The CanaryLabour ‘running fake independent candidates to split Tameside vote’
1 May 2026 @ 1:38 pm
The Labour party in Tameside, Greater Manchester, has been accused by opponents of introducing fake ‘independent’ candidates in this month’s local elections. The veracity of these single-source claims could not be confirmed at the time of writing. However, if proven to be true, the scheme seems intent on splitting the vote of former Labour supporters. […]
By SkwawkboxThe Trial of Majid Freeman, Day 4
1 May 2026 @ 1:15 pm
Under the 2000 Terrorism Act, the maximum sentence for encouraging terrorism is 15 years in prison. Inviting support for a proscribed organisation carries a maximum term of 14 years. When Majid Freeman began to speak at Birmingham Crown Court, standing accused of supporting Hamas through a series of social media posts related to the Gaza […]
By The Canary115 Senedd candidates ‘Pledge for Palestine’ including backing BDS call
1 May 2026 @ 1:03 pm
More than 100 candidates standing in next week’s election for the Senedd have made the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC)’s “Pledge for Palestine”, which includes supporting the Palestinian-led call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions on Israel. A total of 115 candidates have so far signed the pledge, representing a wide range of political parties, including 46 […]
By The CanaryAxe Drax activists hunt down Drax executives after they dodged AGM
1 May 2026 @ 12:25 pm
At 9am on 30 April, over 20 activists from Axe Drax hunted down Drax’s executives to their central London office after they refused to turn up to their own AGM. The activists vaulted the building’s barriers and stormed the third floor offices, unfurling banners reading ‘Drax Kills’, ‘Drax is Toxic’ and ‘Go Breathe Poison, Willard’ […]
By The CanaryDWP brags about autism training whilst trying to prove autism is overdiagnosed
1 May 2026 @ 11:48 am
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is bragging about staff completing autism awareness training. This comes right when they’re trying to prove neurodivergent conditions are overdiagnosed. The department put out a self-congratulatory press release reporting that about 4,000 DWP healthcare professionals had completed “part of” the Oliver McGowan Trust’s autism and learning disability training. […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileySo Golders Green attack not terrorism, but Starmer still raised ‘terror alert’
1 May 2026 @ 11:13 am
The Golders Green attacker Essa Suleiman has been charged with attempted murder and not terrorism. London’s Metropolitan Police charge Essa Suleiman with attempted murder after a stabbing attack in Golders Green. The incident follows the antisemitic attack that raised Britain’s terrorism threat level.https://t.co/cKx923lIHw — The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) May 1, 2026 Rightly so, since Suleiman […]
By SkwawkboxBBC publishes misinformation about small boat crossings
1 May 2026 @ 10:02 am
The BBC, which has been accused of acting more like a spin doctor than an impartial broadcaster in its recent coverage, has not named Israel as the perpetrator in 50% of reported Israeli attacks on civilians in Gaza, and has also been getting things wrong on immigration. Two recent immigration errors reveal a similar pattern […]
By The CanaryDSV in Potsdam, Germany targeted by Palestine Action Global
1 May 2026 @ 9:53 am
DSV’s depot in Potsdam, Germany recently became the latest site to be targeted by Palestine Action’s global campaign. Actionists sent a clear message to DSV by smashing windows and using red paint to call on the company to “drop Elbit”. This comes just days after Palestine Action Éire hit DSV and a previous coordinated action […]
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