DWP rules leave terminally ill people still not getting benefits like PIP quickly enough
One of the cruellest parts of the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) rules has become the subject of a...
Letters to the Canary: what happened to ‘Lexit’, plus Labour, 1984, and patriotism
The Canary is excited to share the sixth edition of our letters page. This is where we publish people’s responses to...
BBC News whitewashed Israeli forces’ massacre in Jenin
The fallout from Israeli forces killing nine Palestinian people in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank continues. As...
Daily Mail attacks benefits Britain with one of its biggest manipulations of facts yet
Right-wing shitrag the Daily Mail is back to attacking benefits again. It's been screeching about "something for nothing Britain", as...
Four Met police officers under investigation for strip-searching a child
This article includes a recounting of self-harm and discussion of suicide. The police watchdog is investigating four Met police officers...
The DWP could face a second inquest into a benefit claimant’s death
Content warning - this article contains discussion around suicide and suicidal ideation The mother of a benefit claimant who took...
DWP refuses to publish “secret benefit death reviews”
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is challenging an independent media outlet over its request for the department to...
New info shows the cost of living crisis hits poor people the hardest
As the cost of living crisis continues, new research has told poor people what they already knew: that financially, they're...
Labour has teamed up with the Sun AGAIN – this time to help burn the planet
The Labour Party under Keir Starmer clearly doesn't give two shits about a) the victims of the Hillsborough disaster, b)...
Police stuck in the mud is the most delicious video of 2023 so far
As many as 35,000 people joined protests in Germany in recent days, over the government's approval of a coal mine...
Letters to the Canary: paying more tax to fund the NHS, and fox hunting
The Canary is excited to share the fifth edition of our members’ letters page. This is where we publish people’s responses...
A second protest is also going right to Sunak’s front door next week – this time, NHS workers
After the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) announced a protest opposite Downing Street, a group of...
A busy week for the CWU and UCU as the Tories run ‘scared’ over strikes
Two of the UK's biggest unions have had a busy week. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) and the University and...
“No more landlords”: students take housing matters into their own hands
As student housing reaches crisis point in the UK, one organisation is determined to break the mould - and the...
Mick Lynch and the RMT call emergency demo over Tory anti-strike laws
THIS ARTICLE WAS UPDATED AT 6PM ON THURSDAY 12 JANUARY TO REFLECT A CHANGE TO THE DEMO. THE RMT ARE...
Labour’s DWP plans are little more than perverse, Tory-esque policies
The Labour Party has revealed its plans for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). However, the party's claims around...
DWP complaints to government watchdog are through the roof
Claimants are lodging more official complaints about the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) than at any time in the...
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