There’s going to be an inquiry into the DWP’s benefit fraud claims – and it’s long overdue
As the Canary has repeatedly written, the idea of so-called rampant ‘benefit fraud’ is a right-wing myth. It’s partly based on literal guesswork ...
Tag: Democracy
House of Lords must beware the misleading campaign to thwart the trophy hunting import ban
Ahead of the House of Lords' 16 June debate on the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill, pro-trophy hunting group Resource ...
As the UK sinks deeper into crisis, Welsh activists announce a new independence march
Following on from this May's March for Independence in Wales, YesCymru and All Under One Banner Cymru (AUOBCymru) have announced ...
People are gearing up for a ‘Rally for Kernow’, with the discussion of Cornish self-determination at its forefront
Kernow (Cornwall) will stage a rally on Saturday 8 July, celebrating everything about the nation's history and culture. However, it ...
Will the Renters Reform Bill do anything to help the UK’s rental market – and tenants?
The Renters Reform Bill was introduced to Parliament last month. It will bring some long-overdue reform to England’s housing laws, ...
Laura Kuenssberg watches aghast as Alan Cumming fingers the ‘black hole of British politics’
With Keir Starmer recently describing his Labour Party as "the real conservatives", you'd be forgiven for saying there's no choice ...
For DeSantis and the American Right the chaos is the point
As we watch the many fronts of the culture wars play out, people ask why leaders like Ron DeSantis seem ...
After cops shut down its coronation demo, campaign group Republic is coming out against the Public Order Act
After the Met Police targeted anti-monarchy campaigners at Charlie Windsor's coronation, it became clear that the Tories' Public Order Act ...
Democracy groups are meeting MPs to push the voting system senior Tories are panicking about
According to the campaign Sort The System, "politics isn't working". It argues that this is chiefly because Westminster's first past ...
Thai elections deliver resounding blow to the royalist-military government
Thailand's progressive Move Forward Party (MFP) claimed victory in the country's election on 15 May. The result was a blow ...
Turkey’s elections took place against a backdrop of fear, intimidation and electoral fraud
People in Turkey voted in elections on Sunday 14 May, amid hopes that Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's dictatorial presidency might finally ...
Letters to the Canary: family courts, English dystopia, and ‘otherism’
The Canary is excited to share the latest edition of our letters page. This is where we publish people’s responses to the ...
As England entrenches itself in the past, Welsh activists eye an independent future
On Saturday 6 May, Charles Windsor became the latest monarch of Great Britain. While the world watched Britain squander the ...
Letters to the Canary: Universal Credit, white supremacy, pensions, and blacklisting
The Canary is excited to share the latest edition of our letters page. This is where we publish people’s responses to the ...
What the local elections tell us – and it’s not that Labour is set for general election victory
Local election results from across the UK are rolling in - and it looks like the Tories have taken a ...
Thanks to a campaign group, people can easily vote tactically in the local elections
Local elections are being held in parts of England on Thursday 4 May - with further elections in the North ...
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