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Burnham pressed to keep privatisers out of National Care Service

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Burnham pressed to keep privatisers out of National Care Service

Andy Burnham is planning to finally implement the much-needed National Care Service (NCS). While it’s undeniable that we need this service, the question is what the NCS will be: a privatised mess like the NHS of today or a nationalised treasure like the NHS of the past? With the finer details yet to be decided, now is the time for people to make their opinions known. Andy Burnham has promised to bring in a new system of social care. But the government needs to address the desperately important issue of who owns and runs it. Privatisation has been a failed —…

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Hackney Greens look to keep momentum going in two by-elections

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Hackney Greens look to keep momentum going in two by-elections

Perhaps the biggest Green wave in the 2026 local elections was in the London borough of Hackney. And ahead of two local by-elections on 25 June, Greens are hoping to keep that momentum going. Ahead of May’s elections in Hackney, collaboration between Greens and local independent socialists built a cooperative spirit from early on. And Heather Mendick from the Hackney Independent Socialist Collective (HISC) told the Canary about why she remains hopeful about where things are going. Hackey Greens connected with local working classes Hackney Greens ran a strong campaign in May which saw a massive swing away from Labour. Zoë…

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Stormont Justice Bill permits the state to keep your data for a lifetime

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Stormont Justice Bill permits the state to keep your data for a lifetime

The Justice Bill currently passing through the Northern Ireland Assembly will allow the police to retain a person’s biometric data for a massive 75 years. This is despite the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) previously ruling that indefinite holding of such information is a violation of privacy. 75 years may not be indefinite, but it’s essentially a lifetime, meaning the difference is largely moot. More worryingly, the bill allows the state to keep information such as fingerprints and DNA for most of a century in cases of “terrorism-related” offences. This could include cases of inviting “support for a proscribed organisation”.…

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