Sinn Féin confirm intention to back continuation of cruel, colonial hare coursing

Sinn Féin, ever keen to present itself as the vanguard of opposing illegitimate British presence in Ireland, have confirmed they will vote against banning the…

Wimbledon: Zeynep Sönmez’s watermelon symbol ‘below threshold’ for ban

The Wimbledon tennis tournament has surprisingly backed Turkish tennis player Zeynep Sönmez’s stand of solidarity with Gaza. Yet the gesture still exposes the establishment’s cowardice…

Lebanon — fury at the government sell-out of the south

Lebanon — On Friday (June 26th,) as the Shia festival of Ashura concluded, protestors took to the streets of South Beirut to vent their anger…

Sexual assault on sedated partners becoming an organised crime as “truly international” network exposed

Domestic abuse — The National Crime Agency (NCA) has revealed that they have been investigating a “truly international network” of organised sexual abuse and assault…

New PM, Old Lobbyist

openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 27 June 2026

Burnham aide’s lobby firm met government 38 times – but who did it work for?

UK’s weak lobbying laws leave public in the dark about Flint Global’s vast access to government under James Purnell

Why Israel fears a US-Iran rapprochement far more than conflict

The same policies that sought to guarantee Israel’s survival may now be undermining its future

Reform UK Donations From Collapsing Firms Are ‘Not Under Investigation’ Says Elections Watchdog as It Calls for Loopholes to Be Closed

Anti-corruption campaigners warn the UK's political system is open to abuse and infiltration by unlawful foreign finance

‘Why Andy Burnham Must Break With Israel’

The likely incoming Prime Minister must break with Keir Starmer's "morally bankrupt" legacy on Gaza in order to restore his party's reputation with the public,…

Edinburgh Attacks Expose ‘Two-Tier’ Coverage of Racism in UK, New Data Shows

The Edinburgh attacks on five Muslim men received seven times less coverage than a comparable antisemitic attack in London two months earlier, reports Hugh Wilkinson

Remembering David Potter: Industrialist, physicist, philanthropist

How the Psion founder and tech titan combined scientific brilliance with fearless philanthropy to champion public good

Blackpool council Reform leader exposed as BAE Systems officer, uniparty warmonger

The Canary can reveal that Reform UK’s leader in Blackpool Council is an ‘officer’ employed at BAE Systems. BAE is a weapons manufacturer heavily implicated in…

PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham joins Andrew Marr | Watch Live

Reform councillor pulled up over Islamophobic conspiracy video

A Tyneside councillor representing Reform UK has been exposed for sharing an Islamophobic conspiracy video. In response, Michelle Fascione accused the councillor who flagged the…

Is Farage sacrificing becoming PM to grow his personal wealth? LBC callers debate

Chris Packham ‘won’t set foot in Pret’ as chicken welfare row erupts

Naturalist Chris Packham has led a crowd of protesters in slamming Pret A Manger. He vowed never to set foot in one of the chain’s…

US and “Israel” sign illegal agreement for permanent US embassy compound on stolen Palestinian land in Jerusalem

“Israel” and the US have signed a 99-year lease agreement to establish a permanent US embassy compound in Jerusalem. The move is deeply contentious. It…

Bird-suited protesters descend on NatureScot as board discusses guga hunt

Protesters dressed as gannet birds gathered outside NatureScot’s headquarters in Inverness on Thursday 2 July, as the agency’s board met to discuss the guga hunt.…

£100 fines for street harassment in Met Police crackdown | Lewis Goodall

Indigenous women in Argentina win landmark victory against sexual violence

As Milei dismantles national protections, one state has recognised ‘chineo’, systemic racialised abuse, as a hate crime