Nye Jones, Author at Canary

Greater Manchester has lost over 5,000 council homes in the last six years due to the government's continuation with the...

Don’t adjust your screen. The Mail is actually praising Jeremy Corbyn.

On 13 September, to the amazement of many, the Mail Online actually praised Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party: https://twitter.com/EmilyThornberry/status/1040480879599136770 Unusual The Mail...

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New research shows London councils are missing affordable housing targets in a big way

New research by joint Green Party leader and member of the London Assembly Sian Berry has revealed that: 33,424 affordable homes...

A BBC investigation has shown why homeless hostels are not fit for purpose

A BBC investigation has revealed the shocking conditions of a YMCA homeless hostel in Haringey, North London. The revelations of drug abuse, violence, and...

Jeremy Corbyn brings the house down with a stunning attack on Theresa May and her ‘failing’ government

Clarification: This piece was updated at 18:10 on 12 September to make clear that Conservative MPs jeered during Corbyn's speech,...

An SNP MP blasts the DWP’s flagship policy for playing into the hands of domestic abusers

SNP MP Philippa Whitford slammed the DWP's flagship policy - Universal Credit - for playing into the hands of domestic...

A split screen of Frank Field and Owen Jones

Owen Jones pulled no punches in his withering assessment of Frank Field’s Labour credentials

31 August 2018

On 30 August, Frank Field resigned the Labour whip, citing ongoing antisemitism allegations against the party as the reason. But...

It’s official. The government is forcing people to choose between eating and paying rent.

29 August 2018

On 29 August, the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) released a damning report on the effect of the government's decision...

A split screen of Nelson Mandela and Theresa May

Channel 4 News exposed the shocking hypocrisy of Theresa May praising Nelson Mandela

29 August 2018

Channel 4 News journalist Michael Crick exposed Theresa May's hypocrisy in eulogising Nelson Mandela, when the Margaret Thatcher government she...

While the mainstream media squabbles, one of Corbyn’s proposals isn’t getting the attention it deserves

24 August 2018

Since Jeremy Corbyn announced his plans to diversify the UK's media, journalists have been squabbling over whether they're all private...

The Conservatives’ latest attack on Jeremy Corbyn shows they have officially run out of ideas

23 August 2018

The Conservative Party has launched a bizarre and laughably hypocritical attack on Jeremy Corbyn's principles: https://twitter.com/BrandonLewis/status/1032287581130711040 'Jeremy's Promises' Conservative Party...

Labour is demanding the government reverses a benefit cut to help over 17,000 low-income students

24 August 2018

Update: This article was updated at 10:25 on 24 August to include a comment from the Department for Education. Labour...

Esther McVey’s latest jobs claims are so brazen even Andrew Neil is ripping them to shreds

21 August 2018

The BBC's Andrew Neil has popped the bubble of work and pensions secretary Esther McVey and rubbished her claim that "supporting the...

A split screen of Alastair Campbell and Owen Jones

Alastair Campbell comes under fire for his magazine’s ‘homophobic’ depiction of Owen Jones

22 August 2018

Former New Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell is facing a backlash after tweeting his magazine's attack on Jeremy Corbyn and...

The government could end rough sleeping overnight with one radical solution

15 August 2018

On 12 August, the government announced its rough sleeping plan. And it's a truly pitiful response to England's rough sleeping...

It only took one sentence for the BBC’s Justin Webb to tear the government’s new rough sleeping plan to shreds

13 August 2018