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In October 2015, Kerry-anne Mendoza, our Editor-in-Chief, joined forces with an amazing team to create The Canary. Starting with zero financial support or external funding, we have successfully developed a fresh media outlet driven by our strong progressive values, a dynamic team, and captivating content. We pride ourselves on being fully independent, with no ties to advertisers, sponsors, corporations, political groups, or parties.

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The DWP PIP survey on how people spend their money is being sent out. Here's what's in it.

1 week ago | thecanary.co | Steve Topple

Rumours and comments from the government have been circulating for months over a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) survey on how people spend their Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Since October last year, the corporate media has been drip feeding stories with little substance about the supposed DWP PIP research. However, now people are coming forward saying they’ve got the survey – after a minister confirmed this week that it was going ahead.
Watch former Corbyn comms chief Schneider demolish ex Reform comms chief Towler on GB News

1 week ago | thecanary.co | James Wright

Former director of communications for Jeremy Corbyn James Schneider took former communications chief for Reform Gawain Towler to task over inequality on GB News.
Terves celebrate defining what a woman is by spending the day calling "biological" women men

1 week ago | thecanary.co | Rachel Charlton-Dailey

On Wednesday 16 April, the Supreme Court ruled that a woman was defined by biological sex. This was, of course, after years of pressure and hatred from people who hate trans women. Despite many claiming this as a win for women, the ruling will have no actual effect on our lives. But that didn’t stop the usual suspects from spending the day out of their minds in ecstasy.
DWP PIP cuts could now affect 1.3 million people, FOI reveals

1 week ago | thecanary.co | Steve Topple

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has exposed that, far from the 300,000 people figure the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says could lose part or all of their Personal Independence Payment (PIP) under controversial changes – it could actually be nearer a staggering 1.3 million people. DWP PIP: cruel changesAs the Canary has previously reported, the Labour Party government has now laid down its plans for cuts DWP PIP and the health-based part of Universal Credit.
The largest exhibition of art by disabled people this century is about to go on a virtual tour

1 week ago | thecanary.co | Steve Topple

Disabled-led arts organisation Disability Arts Online (DAO) has announced the launch of dis_place, an innovative new digital gallery space dedicated to removing access barriers to exhibitions while platforming the work of disabled, D/deaf, and/or neurodivergent artists with a focus on intersectionality. dis_place will be led by Nathalie Boobis who has been appointed as DAO’s first ever in-house curator.
Water companies make yet another huge failure, taking the literal p*ss all over again

1 week ago | thecanary.co | James Wright

The disaster of water privatisation is never ending. It turns out, water companies have overseen a large increase in serious sewage pollution incidents. They’re at a ten year high, according to data that Surfers Against Sewage obtained. There were 2,487 incidents in 2024, which is over twice the limit that the Environment Agency (EA) set. This is separate to the total number of sewage spills, which stood at 3.614 million hours of spillages into our lakes, rivers and seas in 2024.
The long-awaited ME Delivery Plan is unlikely to be worth the wait

1 week ago | thecanary.co | Hannah Sharland

The long-awaited and much-government-touted ME Delivery Plan is shaping up to be, predictably, largely a whitewash. As ministers slowly drip out pieces of information about the upcoming publication, it’s becoming increasingly obvious the plan is set to offer little more than lukewarm gestures, rather than anything remotely resembling meaningful change for people living with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). However, it’s a wonder that anyone in the ME community is even mildly shocked at this.
Muslim babies' graves vandalised in shocking Islamophobic hate crime

1 week ago | thecanary.co | Maryam Jameela

Countless Muslim graves in Carpenders Park Lawn Cemetery in Hertfordshire have been desecrated, in what has been labelled an Islamophobic hate crime by police. 85 graves in the Muslim section of a cemetery, largely the graves of babies and children, have been vandalised. Disturbing pictures showed the desecrated site, with name plaques broken, soil from marked graves dug up, and damaged headstones.
Mohsen Mahdawi's abduction by ICE shows Trump's terrifying campaign against Palestinian supporters

1 week ago | thecanary.co | Maryam Jameela

Another Columbia student, Mohsen Mahdawi has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Mahdawi is a green card holder who, alongside Mahmoud Khalil, organised protests against Israel’s genocide in Palestine. Now, senators in Vermont, where Mahdawi was apprehended have released a blistering statement:Earlier today, Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont, walked into an immigration office for what was supposed to be the final step in his citizenship process.
The 'SOAS 2' are another example of the state criminalising pro-Palestinian free speech

1 week ago | thecanary.co | Hannah Sharland

An open letter has had to spell out to the UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) British citizens’ rights to free speech, as well as international laws enshrining oppressed peoples’ rights to resist their oppressors. This is because the CPS currently has preposterous terrorism charges levied against two Palestine advocates and SOAS University of London students. Specifically, in March, the Met Police arrested and charged the ‘SOAS 2’ under Section 12 of the Terrorism Act.