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Reform just tried (and failed) to get the Good Law Project’s suit against it thrown out

Post author:Grace
Post published:19 June 2026
Post last modified:19 June 2026

Today, 19 June, the High Court comprehensively ruled against Reform UK’s bid to throw out the Good Law Project’s (GLP) legal action against it. Back in 2024, before the general election, the GLP challenged all political parties to come clean about the data they held on members of the voting public. The action — backed by thousands of supporters — was part of the non-profit legal organisation’s #stoptargetingme campaign. Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) it’s a legal requirement for political parties to list and/or delete personal data when requested. And, with the GLP’s help, 1746 people did just…

Lowe’s ‘Rape Gang Inquiry Report’ purposefully silenced brown survivors’ voices

Post author:Grace
Post published:19 June 2026
Post last modified:20 June 2026

Content warning: this article contains discussion of child sexual abuse, exploitation, and the silencing of victims. On 16 June, Rupert Lowe – leader of the extreme-right Restore Britain announced the publication of his ‘Rape Gang Inquiry Report’. Today, we amplify the account of survivors whose voices were excluded from the report to serve its racist, Islamophobic ends. Lowe’s report: ‘vulnerable, young white women’ As the Canary previously explained, Lowe’s report wholly lacked the methodological rigour necessary for such a study. Instead, it deployed Islamophobic conjecture to arrive at a foregone conclusion that group-based child sexual exploitation is: perpetrated by chiefly Pakistani…

Rain of fish in Surrey, two-headed calf in Blyth, Scottish Tory win in Aberdeen

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Post published:19 June 2026
Post last modified:21 June 2026

Today, 19 June, the Conservatives’ Douglas Lumsden was announced the victor of the Aberdeen South by-election. This means that, for the first time in over half a century, the Scottish Tories have won a Westminster by-election. Meanwhile, in a further turn-up for the books, Labour came fourth in both of last night’s Scottish by-elections, underscoring the party’s recent collapse. The SNP’s Lara Bird held the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry seat for her party. She took 9,802 votes, giving her a majority of nearly 5,000. Notes for the English For English readers, please be advised — this article is about to get…

Even whilst under investigation, Farage is still shilling for his crypto-billionaire benefator

Post author:Grace
Post published:19 June 2026
Post last modified:19 June 2026

Even whilst he’s under investigation for taking an undeclared £5m ‘gift’ from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne, Nigel Farage is still attempting to block a new cryptocurrency plan at the Bank of England (BoE). Something which could obviously hurt his biggest donor’s bottom line. Harborne is part-owner of Tether Limited Inc. The company issues the eponymous cryptocurrency stablecoin ‘Tether’. Because Tether’s value is pegged to that of the US dollar, it allows users to trade their cryptocurrency for real-world money and vice versa. This fact makes it the most popular cryptocurrency in the world. Nevertheless, Tether Limited’s profits actually fell somewhat over…

Lowe’s ‘Rape Gang Inquiry Report’ makes a mockery of the victims

Post author:Grace
Post published:18 June 2026
Post last modified:18 June 2026

Content warning: this article contains discussion of child sexual abuse and exploitation. On 16 June, Rupert Lowe – leader of the extreme-right Restore Britain announced the publication of his ‘Rape Gang Inquiry Report’. Predictably, it ignored the basic methodological foundations necessary for such a study. Instead, it exploited victims’ narratives and deployed Islamophobic conjecture to arrive at a foregone conclusion, which Lowe posted to social media: Our inquiry report proves that without doubt there is an undeniable link between religion and the rape gangs. Islam. As a country, we need to find the courage to finally say so. Though Lowe used…

Burnham’s pathetic ‘both sides’ attitude to Gaza matches his equivocation on everything else

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Post published:17 June 2026
Post last modified:17 June 2026

Tomorrow, 18 June, the Makerfield by-election could open a path for Andy Burnham — current mayor of Greater Manchester — to make a bid for the leadership of the Labour Party. However, given that Labour has lost most of its voters to left-wing, pro-Palestinian parties, it’s worth taking another look at Burnham’s stance on Gaza. (Spoiler alert: it’s not great) Labour losing votes on Palestine Labour’s strategy whilst in government has lent heavily on tacking to the right in a vain attempt to appeal to Reform voters. However, the party actually lost four times as many voters to the Greens at…

Environment secretary writes to Ofwat calling out Thames Water deal

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Post published:16 June 2026
Post last modified:16 June 2026

Thames Water is now even closer to temporary nationalisation after the government objected to a £10bn rescue proposal from its creditors. Ofwat, the UK water regulator, is also feeling the heat, after Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds penned a letter to the watchdog criticising the lenders’ offering. She warns it would fail both the environment and customers. ‘A holiday from the rules’ Thames Water has teetered on the edge of ruin for several years, at this point. It’s currently buried under £20bn in debt, and has faced record fines for dumping untreated sewage into England’s waterways. The company will run out of…

Oxford debate with Tommy Robinson and assorted scum to go ahead

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Post published:16 June 2026
Post last modified:16 June 2026

The Oxford Union Society (OUS) is set to go ahead with its postponed debate featuring notorious racists Tommy Robinson, Laurence Fox, and Jacob Rees-Mogg. And, that’s in spite of urging to the contrary from community leaders and campaign groups. The OSU, though independent from the University of Oxford, draws much of its membership from the university. On 17 June, it’s set to debate the motion: This House Believes the West is right to be Suspicious of Islam The debate was originally scheduled for 28 May. However, it was postponed after public outcry over Robinson’s presence, in particular. Tommy Robinson is just…