John Shafthauer
The Canary
United Kingdom
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XR takes a stand against public transport that only benefits private interests
"Our public transport network is in a dire state" says XR Youth Bristol, as they blocked a major transport link in the south west → Read More
Government ejects Elbit Systems from a £160m contract
Activists have long campaigned to dismantle Elbit Systems, which supplies weapons to Israel and has infrastructure in the UK → Read More
After tragic death of toddler Awaab Ishak, MP calls for urgent action on damp housing
With many homes in the UK being cold, mouldy, or flammable, urgent demands are being made of the government → Read More
XR wants public transport that works for the people
Support us and go ad-freeOn Saturday 5 November at 2pm, young Extinction Rebellion activists in Bristol blocked an Airport Flyer bus at Temple Meads on its way to the City Centre. > FAIR TRAVEL NOT AIR TRAVEL FirstBus are increasing the Airport Flyer frequency to support Bristol Airport expansion, whilst cutting 18 bus routes in the West of England. Sign up to our FREE Daily News Digest We… → Read More
The 'Enough is Enough' campaign wants everyone to get involved
"For too long, Britain’s political class has chosen the greed of a wealthy elite over the needs of the vast majority" → Read More
TUC announces plan to tackle ‘soaring’ energy bills which favours workers over shareholders
"Energy firms rinsed us for private profit in the good times, then doubled our bills when the going got tough" → Read More
Even Sue Gray’s redacted report makes Downing Street look like Ibiza
'a serious failure to observe the high standards expected of the entire British population at the time' → Read More
Partygate isn’t the only scandal the PM is facing today
Regardless of what the Sue Gray report does/doesn't say, partygate is only one square in Boris Johnson's tapestry of depravity → Read More
The knighthood of 'Tory' Blair just won a very toxic endorsement
Support us and go ad-freeMichael Gove has defended former prime minister ‘sir’ Tony Blair as an “outstanding statesman and performer”. It comes as over a million people have called for Blair’s knighthood to be stripped because of – among other travesties – the Iraq War. Sir Blair the “war criminal” The Tory cabinet minister came to the former Labour leader’s defence after a petition to strip him… → Read More
Another pledge in the bin as Labour promises continued NHS privatisation
Labour's plan is to use more privatisation to fix the mess made by Tory privatisation. Confused? You should be. → Read More
A 'September Storm' is coming for Keir Starmer's purge-happy Labour Party
"This is not simply an internal Labour Party struggle — this is a battle for democracy" → Read More
Priti Patel wants to imprison refugees for following international law
The asylum system remains allegedly "broken" despite the Tories being demonstrably in charge of it for over a decade → Read More
The 'Islamophobic donor' scandal shows the problem Labour has made for itself
Starmer promised Blair in '97, but he courting donors from the scandal-filled downfall of '07 → Read More
Priti Patel might be a bully, but she's also so much worse than that
If the allegations are to be believed, then Priti Patel – “intentionally” or not – is a bully. And that’s terrible – it truly is – but given everything we know about her, should we be surprised? I’d say not. I’d also argue that bullying civil servants is at the lesser end of her faults. The only surprising thing is that people in the media expected her to lose her job given the behaviour that… → Read More
If you 'love' politics, there's something wrong with you. Let me explain what.
There are worse hobbies, but none of them are legal → Read More
Disney World reopens despite coronavirus case surge in Florida
Meanwhile, a journalist expressed concerns about social distancing protocols not working in some areas → Read More
The week in satire Vol. #131
And what a week it was! A week in no-deal Brexit drew nearer! A week in which the plan for such an event became no clearer! And a week in which any attempt to point that out was labelled Project Fear(er)! But what else happened? Let’s look back and see: Trump takes break from fluffing white nationalists to vaguely tut at them Trump is well known for promoting white nationalism, supporting white… → Read More
Government denies large power outages part of no-deal planning
Power outages hit England and Wales on 9 August. Coincidentally, the government has recently been planning for a no-deal Brexit. But is it a coincidence? Or is it part of what the government is expecting after they open the Brexit hell mouth? Lights out According to a leaked memo, the government is planning the following tests: * Closing the Irn Bru factory for a week to see how long it takes… → Read More
‘We'd want to get away from England, too’, Labour admits to Scotland
After years of pretending that Scotland has good reason to remain handcuffed to England, Labour has finally given in. Because – let’s face it – England isn’t so much a country as an elitist pyramid scheme – existing solely to enrich the ghouls at its top. > Reminded that Corbyn said essentially the same as McDonnell on Scottish independence in 2017: “If a referendum is held then it is… → Read More
Watch common sense get poured on Sky News as it tries to link Labour to US mass-shooting
Novara editor Eleanor Penny appeared on Sky News on 6 August. During the segment, presenter Jayne Secker suggested the UK “far left” are “in no way innocent” in a discussion of the recent mass-shootings in America. Penny quickly dismantled this ridiculous claim. > I went on to Sky News to discuss the horrific shootings in the USA by far right terrorists. Presenter then implied that the 'far… → Read More