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The Lemkin Institute’s demolition of the EHRC’s anti-trans code was systematic

Post author:Grace
Post published:22 June 2026
Post last modified:22 June 2026

As the Canary previously reported, on 20 June the Lemkin Institute — a major international genocide watchdog organisation — issued a condemnation of the EHRC’s anti-trans Code of Practice. In our previous article, we covered why the institute was naming the anti-trans movement in the UK as genocidal. Here, we’ll take a look at the lengthy statement’s systematic demolition of key points from both the code itself and the assumptions behind it. If you can’t make it through the whole thing, don’t worry. It boils down to one simple point: The EHRC was not required to make its guidance as trans exclusionary as possible,…

Keir Starmer’s bloody legacy

Post author:The Canary
Post published:22 June 2026
Post last modified:22 June 2026

Keir Starmer has announced his resignation and the end to his six years as Labour leader and two years as prime minister. Starmer said he would ask Labour to set out a timetable for a leadership change, and nominations for candidates will open on July 9. His legacy, however, is one tainted with the blood of thousands of Palestinians he helped Israel to kill. Keir Starmer remembered for lives lost Former UK ambassador and journalist, Craig Murray, took to X to highlight the main legacy of Starmer’s. Keir Starmer should be remembered for his unflinching and pro-active support for Genocide in…

Dodgy tech and US meddling taint presumed far-right win in Colombia

Post author:Ed Sykes
Post published:22 June 2026
Post last modified:22 June 2026

Far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella has claimed victory in Colombia’s excruciatingly close presidential election, despite electoral authorities not yet announcing an official winner. If they confirm his win, however, it may turn out to have been US interference and a controversial private tech firm that tipped the scales in his favour. Colombia: toxic elites love de la Espriella, but he hasn’t officially won yet Left-winger Iván Cepeda, who is just 1% behind de la Espriella, has reminded voters that the initial count (which sparked de la Espriella’s declaration of victory) is neither official nor binding. Cepeda has also announced that…

The war against Iran may have ended, but Trump’s war against anti-war Iranians continues

Post author:Sanaz Raji
Post published:22 June 2026
Post last modified:22 June 2026

It was upsetting for fans to learn that Team Melli – the affectionate nickname for Iran’s national football team – was forced by US immigration authorities to leave immediately after their World Cup match in Los Angeles against New Zealand. Previously, the Iranian national football team was supposed to stay in Los Angeles after the match to recover. This incident follows several Iranian football personnel being denied visas to enter the US. When the US and Israel were still at war with Iran, Team Melli was forced to abandon its Arizona training base. At the invitation of Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum,…

Starmer’s resignation speech is a list of his own failures

Post author:Grace
Post published:22 June 2026
Post last modified:22 June 2026

Keir Starmer announced his resignation as leader of the Labour Party this morning. As such, he’s also started the clock on stepping down as prime minister, once a new leader is decided. Of course, an impending leadership contest has been the worst kept secret in Westminster for months now. In particular, leadership rival Andy Burnham’s victory in last week’s Makerfield by-election formed a very public blow to Starmer’s position. Likewise, though far less significantly, useless ex-health secretary, Wes Streeting, quit ahead of a leadership challenge back in May, with ex-armed forces minister, Al Carns, following in June. Nominations for the leadership…

War bonds and socialism ‘reassure’ Burnham’s financiers

Post author:The Canary
Post published:22 June 2026
Post last modified:22 June 2026

When the press tells us we should be “reassured” by Andy Burnham’s economic team, we should be worried. Bloomberg’s headline says it all: Burnham’s Finance Friends Are a Reassuring Bunch What follows in the article is an admission that Burnham has surrounded himself with the very architects of the system that he is seemingly rebelling against. These are the men reassuring the bond markets: Jim O’Neill (Goldman Sachs), Andy Haldane (Bank of England), and Richard Hughes (the hedge fund man). That should tell us everything we need to know. Bloomberg seemingly praises Andrew Haldane’s plans for “war bonds to boost defense spending”. They…

The Office Chair Features That Actually Matter When You Sit at a Desk All Day

Post author:Nathan Spears
Post published:22 June 2026
Post last modified:22 June 2026

A bad office chair does not usually feel bad straight away. At first, it looks like any other chair: it fits under the desk, rolls around easily enough and seems comfortable for the first hour or two. The problems tend to show up later, when the back support feels slightly off, the arms keep catching the desk, or the seat that felt fine in the morning starts to feel less forgiving by mid-afternoon. That is why colour, price and style only get you so far. The chair still has to work after someone has been sitting in it for hours. Start…

The Whole Plate: a quiet rebellion against the ultra-processed food machine

Post author:Nathan Spears
Post published:22 June 2026
Post last modified:22 June 2026

More than half of what British adults eat is no longer really food. It’s product — engineered, emulsified, and sold back to us at a profit. One UK movement thinks the way out is gloriously simple. Let’s start with a number that should stop you mid-bite. 54% of the calories UK adults consume now come from ultra-processed food (UPF). For our children, it’s worse: 66% — the highest share in Europe. Two-thirds of what we feed the next generation isn’t grown, picked, or cooked. It’s manufactured. That isn’t an accident. It’s a business model. The system isn’t broken — it’s working…

Trump humiliates Starmer and outs resignation

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:22 June 2026
Post last modified:22 June 2026

Donald Trump jumped the gun and confirmed Keir Starmer’s resignation early, in a brutally casual humiliation of the soon-to-be-ex PM. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that Starmer would quit and, complete with shouty capitals, that Starmer had “failed badly” by not being even more racist and contemptuous of the environment. Keir Starmer will resign as Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. He failed badly on two very important subjects – IMMIGRATION AND ENERGY (OPEN NORTH SEA OIL!). I wish him well! President DJT Trump’s behaviour shows Starmer has no further use As he usually does, Trump has no hesitation…