Tories won less than half the vote but took every seat on this council
All the votes have now been counted for the English local elections. And it was very bad news for the ...
Tag: Democracy
Police filmed shooting at protesters in one of Africa’s ‘most stable’ Western-backed democracies
Protests erupted in Benin, western Africa, after a controversial election in which there was effectively no opposition party. Police were ...
The humiliating moment Tony Blair destroys his own argument for a people’s vote
Tony Blair spoke to BBC Newsnight on 19 March. And with one sentence, he seemed to destroy his own argument ...
The House of Lords needs ‘total reform’ according to the person writing Corbyn’s constitutional policy
The House of Lords has long been a feature of British politics. But the person responsible for developing Labour's constitutional ...
These trade unionists want to overthrow the ‘creaking establishment’, starting with the House of Lords
It's no secret that our political system is out-of-date. And there are few things that show this as clearly as ...
After the Luciana Berger controversy, one devastating thread exposes why Labour needs to democratise fully now
After the recent Luciana Berger no-confidence controversy, questions are again being raised over the quality of Labour's 'member-led' democracy. And a devastating ...
BREAKING: A US-backed coup is taking place in Venezuela right now. Imperialism is alive and well.
As The Canary has reported recently, the US has been laying the groundwork for another coup in Venezuela. And as of 23 ...
Director of capitalist think tank launches a stunningly hypocritical attack on a Guardian journalist
Kate Andrews of the ultra-capitalist Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has attacked the Guardian's George Monbiot after he revealed Spiked ...
‘Lancashire Day’ is a bit fracking ironic
Tuesday 27 November is officially Lancashire Day. So what better way to celebrate than with one of the UK's most ...
The DWP is in court for the sixth time in a year
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is in court for a second time in six months over Universal Credit. ...
Politicians should STFU about drill music. An artist tells us why.
There's been a political and media frenzy this year over the latest music to emerge from the ground up: drill. ...
John McDonnell vows to democratically smash the House of Lords
Labour’s shadow chancellor John McDonnell has outlined his radical ideas to dramatically democratise the British state during a talk for ...
The DWP has been put to shame by the Scottish government. But there’s a catch.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is being put to shame by the Scottish government, which is launching an ...
Amid a worsening situation for workers’ rights, an international union chief speaks out
In its 2018 report, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) signalled a worrying trend of deteriorating workers' rights around the world. ...
A DWP minister is accused of breaching international law. But the government will just ignore it.
A Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) minister is accused of breaching an international treaty. To make matters worse, her ...
The DWP just won a court case allowing it to openly discriminate against people
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) just won a court case over a controversial cap on a benefit. A ...
An £8.4m donation to the Leave campaign may have changed UK history
On 29 July, a report entitled Disinformation and 'fake news' emerged following a cross-party parliamentary inquiry. It examines "issues concerning the very ...
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