Exclusive: Liverpool’s Sam Gorst resigns from Your Party

Your Party executive (CEC) member Sam Gorst is well known for his 2023 thrashing of Labour in the Garston local elections, and for being elected…

The next Young Greens’ co-chairs will be anti-Zionist

The candidates bidding to become co-chairpersons of the Green Party’s youth wing, Young Greens, have unanimously affirmed that ‘Zionism is racism‘, the Canary can reveal,…

South Lebanon resilience — “We will not leave our homes!”

South Lebanon — The road to al-Mansouri, a village cut in half by Israel’s yellow line, tells its own story. We pass through an endless…

Trump gives Wall Street special paid access to social media posts

Thames Water to fight Burnham as ‘temporary nationalisation’ rumours swirl

Thames Water has f*cked up so badly that the government may be forced to nationalise it. Rather than holding its hands up and saying sorry,…

Water failure now top threat to UK – where’s the institutional panic?

After decades of under-investment by greedy private water companies, the failure of the UK’s water supply is now the top threat to the UK, alongside…

Trump threatens Canada with tariffs over… wildfires?

Young Americans overwhelmingly support Hamas over Israel

In the latest embarrassment for Israel and its backers, a poll has shown that young Americans overwhelmingly support Hamas over Israel. This is bad news…

Activists target Allied Irish Bank over potential deal with Israeli tech firm

Activists across Ireland have launched a wave of protests against Allied Irish Bank (AIB) over the company’s disgraceful plans to sign a £1.2 million deal…

LBC Thatcher-Burnham debate: ‘So much nonsense in that!’

Authorities say no cameras worn during dad’s murder, but ICE insiders say otherwise

Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) claim their paramilitaries were not wearing body cameras during the recent killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero. Yet…

‘This could permanently derail US democracy’ | Simon Marks’ American Week

Man who wrote Sharon Graham’s first Unite manifesto now supports challenger

Sharon Graham’s former Unite election campaign organiser Matt Smith now supports her opponent, Simon Dubbins. Having seen Graham in action as general secretary, Smith believes…

Clacton breaks record for most candidates in an election

Friday 17 July was the deadline for candidates to nominate themselves for the Clacton by-election. As it turns out, a lot of people made that…

Andy Burnham promises to undo Thatcher’s legacy

Nigel Farage had state security after accepting £5m, so what is the truth?

Nigel Farage and Reform UK have several ongoing scandals, with some of them being interlinked. Farage’s biggest controversy is probably the undeclared £5 million gift…

Poll shows nine in 10 families feel summer money pressures

The vast majority of parents in Britain and the north of Ireland feel “financial and emotional pressure” during the summer, according to research carried out…

Would Ann Widdecombe have cared about someone showing they hate her?

An Aberdeen University staff member has been charged with an offence after posting insensitive comments online about Ann Widdecombe‘s death. Web developer Heather Herbert called…

Eagle-eyed officers arrest teen carrying machete

Are you training your AI replacement?

openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 18 July 2026