Ex-Your Party activists form new Socialist Federation
250 delegates representing Your Party branches and former branches across England, Scotland and Wales met in an online conference on 31 May and launched the Socialist Federation. Delegates included representatives of groups in London, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, Coventry, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Essex, North Devon, Dundee, Newcastle and Cumbria. Attendees said they’d comprehensively lost patience with Jeremy Corbyn and his close-knit entourage, who failed to build on the promise of the mass signups to a new party initiative in summer 2025. And the assembled members and ex members of Your Party agreed to create an initial federal organisation with the aim of…
Whatever happened to the British boozer?
It was late in 2007 as I sat ruminating over the decline in pub trade in my local, The Duke Of York in Crediton, Devon. As it goes, I actually lived over 8 miles away and had to commute, but that’s a story for another post. We knew it was coming of course, Tony Blair and the European Fascist Community had seen to that back in July with the ban on smoking in public places. I was incensed enough to take up the mighty quill and pen this missive to the Sunday Times editor, showing my disgust at this flagrant abuse…
Cruel Irish government’s 63% refusal on Palestinian short-stay visas
Micheál Martin’s obnoxious Irish government has combined two of its cruel fixations – anti-immigration and pro-Zionism – to deliver a shocking refusal rate for Palestinians seeking visa entry to Ireland. Figures released in July, which cover the period for 2026 up to May 31, show that only 81 applications for short-term stay were granted, while 139 were refused. That means the government refused 63% of applications from people suffering under apartheid, occupation, ethnic cleansing and genocide. Note again that these are just for the short stay ‘C’ visa, which only permits stay in Ireland for 90 days, to engage in tourism…
Trump regime ‘discussing nuking Iran’ says former MAGA Marjorie Taylor Greene
Former US congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has said that the Trump regime is “discussing using nuclear weapons on Iran in strategy meetings” in its desperation to reverse its loss in its war of aggression on Iran. And she insists that she has the information on Trump wanting to nuke Iran from iron-clad sources: Yes you read that correctly. It’s real. I’m not speculating; I know. The US’s war on Iran at Israel’s behest – some would say order – has left the world circling the drain of an ever-deepening and completely avoidable oil crisis. Trump claims he expected a quick victory.…
US-Zionist imperial dominance tightens on Venezuela and region
On 3 January 2026, the US committed one of its most brazen acts of international law-breaking to date. Its special ops forces captured, abducted and imprisoned socialist Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro. Maduro’s supposedly interim ‘acting’ president, Delcy Rodriguez, appears mostly to have been acting in the US empire’s favour. Still, popular communes across Venezuela remain resistant to capitulation. National Assembly deputy Mario Silva called for Chavistas to mobilise, arguing that since 2026 executive power is in the hands of the US. Certainly, the US-led regime change and piracy operation in Venezuela is yielding great dividends for certain interests. Among these are…
AI to be used in Spanish refereeing to review controversial incidents
Spanish refereeing is set to take a new step towards expanding the use of AI technology in the 2026–2027 season, following the announcement by the Royal Spanish Football Federation and the Technical Refereeing Committee (CTA) that artificial intelligence will be introduced into the ‘Tiempo de Revisión’ (‘review time’) programme, with the aim of helping to select the most notable refereeing incidents worthy of analysis following each matchday. The decision forms part of the Referees’ Committee’s drive to enhance transparency and education, and to explain refereeing decisions to fans, clubs, players and coaches, following the programme’s launch last season to review the…
Ronaldo hints at retirement: “This might be my last year in football”
Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo has sparked speculation about his future after revealing that 2026 could be his final year on the football pitch, in a statement that opens the door to the end of an exceptional career spanning more than two decades. Speaking during an interview with Vogue magazine, Ronaldo said that retirement was now on his mind, adding: “This might be my last year in football, and I want to leave an exceptional legacy.” The end is drawing near for Ronaldo… but with no set date Despite the frankness of the statement, Ronaldo has not officially announced his retirement, as…
‘Air thick with flies’: UAE’s Colombian mercenaries recount horrors of Sudan siege
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) proxy war in Sudan has killed and displaced millions. The UK and the rest of the international community have let the war roll on unabated. Former members of the UAE’s Colombian mercenary corps have now recounted the siege and the fall of the city of El Fasher in 2025. UAE: complicity One soldier, named as Luis, described the aftermath of the assault in horrific detail: The air was thick with flies, drawn by both the dead bodies and the heaps of trash. There were bodies that had already turned purple from being exposed to the sun…
Japanese PM and ministers honour war-criminals at imperialist Yasukuni shrine
Commemorating the 81st anniversary of Japan’s unconditional WWII surrender in August 1946, Japan’s political leaders honoured a monument to known war-criminals. The infamous Yasukuni shrine commemorates thousands of war-criminals who served in the brutal Imperial Japanese Army. Leaders included the Prime Minister, defence minister and various cabinet members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Among those to visit the temple was the Japanese defence minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, in charge of Japan’s armed forces. Three other cabinet members visited the Shinto shrine. Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi has previously attended the war-crimes shrine. This year, however, Western media said she skipped, “did not…
14 bodies found in Med as Europe rejects refugees
Rescue organisations found at least fourteen bodies in the Mediterranean last weekend as European governments wage a ‘hard border’ war on desperate refugees. Search and rescue organisation SOS Méditerranée discovered 11 bodies in international waters of the Med on Friday 14 August 2026. The group also reported at least two “violent interceptions” of refugee boats. The following day, a Sea-Watch monitoring aircraft Seabird 1 and the rescue organisation RESQSHIP spotted three more bodies floating in the water. Hunted alive, forgotten when dead After reaching the bodies, the rescue vessels Sea-Watch 5 and Nadir found that the extent of decomposition and the…
An increasing number of British police forces are using Palantir technology
Numerous UK police forces are now using Palantir technology for surveillance and tracking. The far-right genocide-linked tech firm has been capturing UK public bodies at pace – and shows no signs of slowing down. The new Good Law Project and Computer Weekly investigation claims: that these projects involve, “tracking, monitoring or surveillance”, as well as data on “racial or ethnic origin, political opinions” and even people’s “sex life”. As the Canary has repeatedly warned, Palantir’s close relations with the Labour government have assured the firm’s foothold in Britain: The UK military is currently locked into a multi-billion pound contract with Palantir. The statement makes…
Cameroon seal first women’s Africa Cup of Nations crown to make history
Cameroon claimed their first Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title with a composed 3–0 victory over Malawi, completing a tournament run defined by organisation, efficiency and a clear attacking edge. The result, achieved in the final against a Malawi side making their debut at this stage of the competition, marked a significant moment for Cameroonian women’s football and underlined the team’s steady rise across the past cycle. The scoreline reflected the balance of the contest: Cameroon were sharper in midfield, more decisive in the final third and rarely troubled defensively. Marie Ngah Manga struck twice, each finish illustrating her instinct and…
EXCLUSIVE: leaked documents explode Unite’s denials of Graham’s husband’s bullying of staff
Earlier in August 2026, Maddison Wheeldon exposed, for the Canary and Skwawkbox, bullying and misogyny toward staff by Jack Clarke, husband of Unite union general secretary Sharon Graham. Skwawkbox first revealed Clarke’s conduct – and Graham’s attempts to have recordings of it destroyed – several years ago, but new and exclusively leaked union transcripts of those recordings puts flesh on the diseased bones of the pair’s behaviour. And now, more leaked documents explode the union’s attempts to deny, deflect and smear. Boom, Unite When Ms Wheeldon contacted Unite for comment on her revelations, Unite attempted its habitual deflection-by-smear. The union claimed…
The Scuttling of the Armistice: Israel, Lebanon, and the Geopolitics of 1967
The June 1967 Arab-Israeli War dramatically altered the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, leaving Israel in firm military occupation of the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights. Israel’s subsequent strategic decision to retain control over these conquered territories – rather than restore them to Egypt, Jordan, and Syria – fundamentally severed the alignment between the 1949 General Armistice Agreements (GAAs) and the reality on the ground. The Post-1967 Legal Vacuum Following the second week of June 1967, three of the four armistice demarcation lines established in 1949 lay deep behind Israel’s forward military positions.…
Media billionaires are getting away with murder
Jason Arday was hunted down by a pack of rabid predators, relentlessly bullying and racially attacking him. Now he’s dead. His devastated family are left with nowhere to turn. No justice, no accountability. Just a laughable “self-regulator”, run by the very same billionaire bosses who released the wolves. It’s a disgrace. It’s rigged. And it’s time we stopped letting these billionaire media moguls get away with murder. Public backs new press regulator by a landslide Forget the noise. The people have spoken, and they are screaming for change. A new YouGov poll says 72% of Britons want an independent regulator with…
GMB forced to apologise for Reform UK lies
Reform UK has been accused of many things in 2026, but a tendency towards honesty is not one of them. The latest example of a Reform politician telling porkies came on 16 August when Nadhim Zahawi peddled some rubbish about Count Binface. Now, Good Morning Britain have been forced to apologise on the man’s behalf: Today,@GMB issued an on-air clarification that Count Binface did not accept money from Dale Vince or have anyone from other parties canvassing for him in Clacton, after Nadhim Zahawi falsely claimed he did on the show last week. pic.twitter.com/8t8xLJrGYT — Wokerati Marty (@WokeratiMarty) August 17, 2026 Reform…
Farage’s Clacton con is a distraction that only helps the powerful
Nigel Farage is back in Parliament, fresh from winning the Clacton by-election, posing for photos like he’s just liberated Dunkirk instead of securing a seat he’s chased on and off for 12 years. Meanwhile, the Labour government is so busy tiptoeing around the right they’ve forgotten how to walk forward. The last few days in British politics have felt like a bit like watching a particularly bad reality TV reboot nobody asked for. Farage’s latest lies Let’s start with Nigel – because if hypocrisy was an Olympic sport, this man would be taking gold, silver, and the judges’ trophy for most…
Carving Up the Border: Deconstructing Israel’s Buffer Strategy in Lebanon and Syria
Western media routinely frames “buffer zones” as neutral, defensive measures designed to stabilize volatile borders, but the ground reality across southern Lebanon and southwestern Syria reveals a deliberate strategy of asymmetrical territorial reduction. Israel’s land grabs In southern Lebanon, Israeli military operations enforce this strategy through the systematic demolition of border villages, destruction of civilian infrastructure, and forced depopulation of historic communities. It is a strategy directly echoing the initial “security belt” pretext used to justify the unilateral occupation and permanent annexation of the Syrian Golan Heights. Rather than serving temporary operational security – as Israel claims – these “buffers” function…
Drought disaster for French farmers shows water must be a public resource
There is a red alert in France concerning water resources. Although France is currently experiencing its fourth heatwave since May, the drought is worsening. And with it, the insurance companies’ bill is rising, as they see their expenditure increase every year due, reportedly, to increasingly intense and recurrent exceptional weather events. A national crisis On 29 July, no fewer than 62 of the country’s 96 metropolitan departments were in a crisis situation, and another 22 were on alert. The Minister for Ecological Transition, Monique Barbut stated that the cost of the current crisis would be “higher” than the €5.6 billion recorded…
Zack Polanski calls out antisemitic Economist hit piece
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has labelled an Economist piece “antisemitic”. And given the outlet’s own description of the piece, it’s easy to see why: Seems pretty Antisemitic to me. How have we got to the place that they feel so emboldened to write this shit? https://t.co/CzRwKI5EjQ — Zack Polanski (@ZackPolanski) August 16, 2026 Definitions The ideology of Israel is ‘Zionism’. This political movement centres on the idea that Israel must exist as an expansionist colonial state in the Middle East. Israel has enjoyed widespread Western support because it serves as America’s foothold in the Middle East. And if America wants…
Renters Left Sweating as Landlords Refuse to Fit Ceiling Fans Amid Rising Heatwaves
Britain’s summers keep getting hotter, but for millions of renters, staying cool is not that simple. Many tenants cannot drill into a ceiling, rewire a light fitting, or fit permanent equipment without written permission. That leaves them stuck between two bad choices: sweat it out or spend hundreds of pounds on a bulky air conditioning unit that guzzles electricity. Many shared houses and flats also do not have anywhere sensible to fit a window unit in the first place, which rules out that option before it even gets considered. There is a quieter option that more renters are trying this year,…
Can Andy Burnham make MI5 respect the Hillsborough Law?
One of the first tasks of Whitehall’s mandarins – the permanent government – is to indoctrinate a new prime minister in the need for official secrecy, especially around the intelligence agencies. Andy Burnham should be more sceptical judging by his comments over many years and could prove to be a more difficult person to convince than his predecessors. His accession to the premiership comes at a time of unprecedented public criticism of the agencies, of MI5 in particular. Burnham was at the forefront of the campaign to get justice for the families of the 97 unlawfully killed at the 1989 Hillsborough…
