Nathan Griffiths
The Canary
United Kingdom
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BREAKING: 7 Labour MPs announce resignation from party to form new 'Independent Group'
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'End of austerity' promise already broken as Tories botch their own budget
Remember when Philip Hammond stood up in front of the nation and claimed that the “era of austerity is finally coming to an end”? Well, it turns out that bold claim he made in his autumn budget speech is looking like complete bullshit. As The Canary has previously reported, the idea that austerity was ever coming to an end is total and utter nonsense. And we were right. New figures show that the… → Read More
Jeremy Hunt's latest complaint about Venezuela is as hypocritical as it gets
Jeremy Hunt appeared on BBC Radio 4 on 31 January to condemn the “humanitarian catastrophe” in Venezuela. But the foreign secretary’s complaint was deeply hypocritical. Because his own government’s policies are causing similar suffering the UK. Britain’s humanitarian catastrophe On the Today programme, Hunt stated: > there is a humanitarian catastrophe in Venezuela…people rifling through… → Read More
Tony Blair’s latest controversy is the final straw. Labour must expel him immediately.
Labour must expel Blair with immediate effect. → Read More
YouTube allowed unskippable ads from a far-right hate group to play before Brexit videos
YouTube allowed a five minute, unskippable advert from Britain First to be played before videos about Brexit and British politics. The video showed the group harassing Muslims and had links directing users to its channel. The ads The ads showed Britain First leader Paul Golding and others harassing Muslim outreach volunteers in Nuneaton last year. The ad was five-and-a-half minutes long, and was… → Read More
The reason for the government’s misplaced economic optimism has been revealed
If you’ve been listening to government ministers recently, you’d be forgiven for thinking that our current economic position was one of relative health. However, the UK’s economic stability is, in part, propped up by huge unsecured household debt. And this is a serious cause for concern. A new report shows that the average UK household debt hit record levels in 2018, with the Conservative… → Read More
A new report shows how badly Tory austerity is making schoolchildren suffer this winter
A new report from the National Education Union (NEU) has revealed the extent of the suffering that poverty-stricken schoolchildren face this winter. The findings reveal just how badly austerity is harming the poorest and most vulnerable children in our society. The report The NEU findings mirror evidence of growing levels of child poverty in the UK. Over 4.5 million children are in poverty, with… → Read More
Dominic Raab just accidentally boasted that his government has failed workers
Amidst the mayhem of the no-confidence vote, Dominic Raab took to Twitter to boast about the government’s real wage statistics. However, the bizarre brag severely backfired, as the statistics showed that real wages are lower than they were 10 years ago. Clutching at straws Raab’s tweet stated: > ONS data showing real wages rising at fastest rate in 10 years … is good news for working Britain… → Read More
Twitter users tear Anna Soubry's hypocritical attack on the DWP to pieces
Anna Soubry recently took to Twitter to condemn the horrific effects of benefit cuts. But her hypocrisy was quickly exposed by users who reminded her that this is exactly what she voted for. No ifs, no buts Soubry responded to a story from the Times about Jean Godfrey, a woman who’s granddaughter Emily Lydon suffers from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD – a serious brain disease). They… → Read More
Medical cannabis can now be prescribed by the NHS, but that’s only half the battle
Job not quite done. → Read More
Israeli minister wants to 'shoot to kill' Palestinians, including children
Israel’s education minister Naftali Bennett has stated in a radio interview that he would implement a “shoot to kill” policy against Palestinians, including children. Shoot to kill Bennett’s comments came in response to Israel’s Army Radio, which asked him what he would do differently compared with current defence minister Avigdor Liberman. Bennett stated, using the term ‘terrorist’ to refer… → Read More
Senior UKIP MEP quits party and denounces leader for 'campaign against Islam'
Senior UKIP MEP Lord Dartmouth has quit UKIP, claiming that current leader Gerard Batten is shifting the party “further and further to the Right”. Dartmouth says he fears the party is being perceived as “homophobic and anti-Islamic”. ‘Hijacked’ Dartmouth blames Batten for ‘hijacking’ the party, saying: > At a time when our founding cause of leaving the EU is at risk, you have chosen instead… → Read More
Tory donor threatens to ditch May and fund a new Brexit party
Conservative Party donor Jeremy Hosking has threatened to axe party donations and fund a new pro-Brexit party. Hosking believes there is an ‘establishment conspiracy’ to prevent the UK leaving the EU. “Fiasco” Since 2015, Hosking has donated over £400,000 to the Conservative Party. He also donated over £1.5m to Vote Leave and funds his own campaign group, Brexit Express. Hosking has now… → Read More
WATCH Vince Cable suffer a massive on-air blow to his plan to relaunch the LibDems
Vince Cable just suffered a massive blow to his plan to relaunch the LibDems during a humiliating interview with ITV News. The blow being that people don’t seem to know who he is. The Interview The humiliating interview saw ITV London ask Londoners if they know who the current leader of the Liberal Democrats is. Only two respondents knew his name, with others guessing he was “the guy that was on… → Read More
Somerset faces funding crisis as it becomes latest county council crippled by austerity
Somerset County Council has become the latest in a string of county councils to cut spending and strip back services, blaming underfunding from central government. Financial Woes Council leader David Fothergill described being at the “very sharp end of austerity”, as the council seeks to cut a further £28m in spending. This follows £130m in savings that the council has already made over the last… → Read More
The Sun just got schooled by Labour for failing to understand basic tax law
More bullshit from the Sun. → Read More
Spotify removes podcasts from right-wing conspiracy theorist who called terror victim's parent a 'crisis actor'
It's a start. → Read More
Boris Johnson allies himself with a prominent fascist, and we should all be very worried
A worrying report from BuzzFeed has revealed that former foreign secretary Boris Johnson has been secretly texting prominent fascist Steve Bannon. This is an incredibly worrying development. Because it shows how Bannon is potentially pushing far-right populism into the senior ranks of the Conservative Party. Secret texting BuzzFeed revealed that Bannon and Johnson have been in contact with each… → Read More
A GP's emotional plea shows how Tory austerity is killing homeless people
A doctor has claimed that government austerity is killing homeless people. The homeless death toll has soared in 2018, with the Brighton GP blaming cuts to social housing and mental health services. According to [pdf, p4] homelessness charity St Mungo’s: > Last year in England, more than 4,700 people slept rough on any one night… The number of people sleeping rough has risen by 169% since… → Read More
Sajid Javid's secret US deal could allow UK citizens to face the death penalty
Sajid Javid appears to have abandoned the UK’s firm opposition to the death penalty in secret talks with US officials. The home secretary has agreed to hand over intelligence to get two UK citizens – who fought alongside Daesh (Isis/Isil) – prosecuted in the US. The letter In a secret letter to US attorney general Jeff Sessions, Javid stated: > I am of the view that there are strong reasons… → Read More