47 people were injured in Liverpool. Four of them were children. And the far-right’s first instinct?

Blame brown people.

When the facts didn’t fit, they pivoted - because outrage is the point.

On narrative control, culture wars, and what this tells us about the populist playbook:

Liz Kendall just lied again about how many people will be hit by DWP PIP cuts

Kendall has again rolled out the figure that only 10% of DWP PIP claimants will be hit with cuts by 2028/29 - a statement that is a gross distortion of the reality
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

As usual, there’s a lot of panic about the UK-EU trade deal, so I’ve taken the time to write an FAQ.

It covers what the trade deal actually does (and doesn’t), why the outrage is mostly theatre, why the fish are still fine, and no - Ursula von der Leyen is not your supreme overlord.

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Leadbeater's Assisted Suicide Bill has been reported to a UN human rights committee

As the Assisted Suicide Bill comes back to parliament, the UN has been asked to intervene over potential breaches of disabled people's human rights
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

There aren't enough hospices in the UK, and they are woefully underfunded. Today, MPs voted to reject an opt-out clause for hospices in Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying Bill. Clearly, the official Govt & NHS answer to hospice underfunding is to force hospices to offer assisted suicide to their patients.

Our member, a care home manager, was asked today to estimate how many disabled residents might be eligible for medically-assisted suicide under the Leadbeater bill and how many places might be freed-up if the option was 'assertively marketed'. Is this the future you want in England?

First the Tories, and now Labour, tried to bury an explosive report which shows that disabled people quite literally need PIP to survive - and that they're not getting it 'coz of TikTok'
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Keir Starmer denies pushing anti-migrant policies in order to chase Reform, saying that "I'm doing this because it is right, because it is fair and because it is what I believe".

A reminder of what he said he believed when he was running for Labour leader.

Labour has a whopping great majority and four years left to turn this country around.

They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.

It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing

The needs of disabled and older people for care workers must override any party political need to appear tough on migration. Leaving real disabled and older people without care purely to send political prejudice signals is completely unacceptable.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

🔴Between Silence and Shells: Life on the Edge in Kashmir’s Border Villages

As a fragile ceasefire takes hold between India and Pakistan, those living in the affected regions live in fear that the worst may still be to come

bylinetimes.com/2025/05/12/i...

🔴Nigel Farage Is Killing the Conservatives and Starmer Must Change Course to Avoid the Same Fate

Telling voters the Reform leader is right, but they shouldn’t vote for him, is no more likely to work for Labour than it has for the Tories, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com/2025/05/02/l...

This VE Day, remember not just the heroes who fought, but those who had secretly trained and were prepared to die should Britain fall. Stuart Burrell reports on the group often now referred to as the 'scallywags': the secret auxiliary units.

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Research from @jrf-uk.bsky.social shows Disabled people face a higher risk of poverty.

With govt announcements due next month - Disabled people cannot afford cuts.

Use your voice to make a difference. Write to your MP today!
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Anyone out there who'd like to add content to my #podcast ?
Like to educate on #gardening for #nature #wildlife #mentalhealth #birds #insects #soils and garden #history
Can record on an mp3 and send to me. If you could contact me gardeningwithliam@outlook.com
Would love to hear from you.

Goosebump inducingly brilliant article and excellent advice from @carolecadwalla.bsky.social - please read it, digest it and share it.

I heartily tip my hat.

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