Ed Sykes
The Canary
United Kingdom
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Ken Loach slams BAFTA nomination of 'discredited piece of BBC propaganda'
"This nomination disgraces BAFTA, just as the programme disgraced the BBC" → Read More
The BBC's choice for new director general is a giant 'up yours' to the British public
People were quick to point out some important information about the new director general of the BBC, Tim Davie. Most notably, the fact that he was once an election candidate – for the Conservative Party. For anyone hoping the BBC pick would accentuate the broadcaster’s supposedly impartial credentials, it serves as a giant ‘up yours’. Sign up to our FREE Daily News Digest We will not share your… → Read More
Trump hid in bunker as police used violence to suppress mass protests
Police officers around the US are shamefully using the same kind of tactics that sparked the protests in the first place → Read More
The police killing of George Floyd sparks widespread anger and protests throughout the US
"#BlackLivesMatter will be a thing until EVERY SINGLE BLACK PERSON WHO HAS BEEN MURDERED BY POLICE GETS JUSTICE." → Read More
If only the MSM had held Cummings and co to account this much *before* the 2019 election
We must never forget their key role in putting this awful government into power in the first place → Read More
People had the perfect response to Tony Blair joining Tory calls for schools to reopen
There's only one response you really need when Tony Blair pipes up about 'evidence'... → Read More
If the media's on Starmer's side, you know something's very, very wrong
We owe the Tory government nothing. And we owe Keir Starmer nothing. Our principled resistance is more essential than ever. → Read More
Everything that's wrong with centrist politics today, in one anti-Corbyn rant
On 11 May, Jeremy Corbyn challenged Boris Johnson’s controversial coronavirus (Covid-19) speech the day before. In particular, he focused on how the government’s easing of restrictions would disproportionately affect working-class people the most, stressing that it would “make the inequalities in this country even worse”. He also signed a statement calling Johnson’s speech a “thinly veiled… → Read More
Matt Hancock patronises A&E doctor just as UK sinks to worst death toll in Europe
People's lives are literally at stake. We need to act like it. → Read More
The worrying new supergroup involving the man behind Panorama's 2019 hit-job on Corbyn
A group of anti-socialist hacks have rescued the failing Jewish Chronicle, in what looks set to be a further blurring of the line between journalism and right-wing propaganda → Read More
One media hack's priceless reaction to falling public trust
On 24 April, Sky News released a poll showing people in the UK overwhelmingly distrust mainstream journalists. The survey looked specifically at trust in the media’s coronavirus (Covid-19) coverage. But the truth is that people’s lack of trust is so much more widespread. And it comes amid years of the establishment media failing to serve the public. One media hack‘s response seemed to sum up the… → Read More
Trump is a f**king idiot
That’s it. That’s the headline. → Read More
Jeremy Corbyn's on the backbenches again, but he's still leading
Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) was held in a sparsely attended House of Commons on 22 April, with many MPs opting to join in via video conference. One person who was in parliament, though, was former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. And while he’s now on the backbenches again after almost five years on the front line, he’s still very much leading. Demanding a rapid increase in coronavirus testing… → Read More
People are talking about New Zealand's coronavirus response. And they really should be.
Shows what governments can do when the political will exists → Read More
UK slips down press freedom index, partly due to ongoing persecution of Julian Assange
Countries above the UK include Estonia, Surinam, and Namibia → Read More
MP makes shocking PPE revelation that the government won't want you to hear
On 21 April, Labour MP Bill Esterson made a shocking revelation about personal protective equipment (PPE). And it seems to represent one more brick in the wall of evidence showing government incompetence and inaction amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. PPE scandal Esterson tweeted: Sign up to our FREE Daily News Digest We will not share your information with third parties. Please see our… → Read More
Labour Leaks exposed a 'rot' not just in the party, but in the union movement too
A number of shocking revelations have come to light thanks to the Labour Leaks scandal. These include high-level Labour staffers apparently seeking to undermine both the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn and the party’s election campaign in 2017. But the fallout from the leaks has also exposed a struggle for the soul of some key Labour-supporting trade unions. Division in Unison As the Skwawkbox… → Read More
Author highlights BBC journalists' highly revealing response to Labour Leaks scandal
In the wake of the Labour Leaks scandal, one author had a look to see what BBC journalists were saying. And what he found was highly revealing. On 12 April, Sky News reported on a leaked Labour Party report showing high-level efforts to derail Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership and election chances. Tom Mills – author of The BBC: Myth of a Public Service – was quick to comment on the scandal. But there… → Read More
The stark contrast between MSM coverage of #ClapForBoris and reality on the streets
The front pages of mainstream media outlets on 8 April claimed that ‘the nation’ had come together the previous night to show support for Boris Johnson. Some even suggested that the country had stopped to clap for the PM as he spent his second night in intensive care with coronavirus (Covid-19). The actual response around the country, however, seemed to be very different. Corporate media out of… → Read More
The images that prove Starmer's first shadow cabinet is much less about 'unity' than Corbyn's was
If Starmer really wants to keep left-wingers engaged with Labour Party politics, he's going the wrong way about it → Read More