Southport residents tell the Canary what change is needed
The Canary spoke to a number of people living and working in Southport on our recent visit to the town following July’s tragic murders. We interviewed independent councillor Sean Halsall…
Southport imam says the government share some blame for riots
After far-right rioters targeted and damaged the Southport Mosque and Cultural Centre on 30 July, the Canary went to meet Ibrahim Hussein, the mosque’s imam. He said the attacks created…
Canary speaks to local politician
The Canary went to Southport in the wake of the tragic murders at the end of July. There, we met up with independent councillor Sean Halsall, whom Collective endorsed in…
Southport far-right protest were NOT about protecting girls
As you will all too well know, horrific acts have occurred this week. On 29 July a 17-year-old male walked into a Southport community centre dance class and stabbed a…
Southport councillor says ‘community will not be divided’
Southport councillor Sean Halsall stood as an independent in the 2024 general election, warning that Keir Starmer’s Labour Party would simply become “a midwife for fascism”. And as the far…
Far-right carnage in Southport was fomented by all politicians
The alleged murderer who massacred three young children while seriously injuring 11 others as well as two adults was not a Muslim. Not that this fact should matter. Nor should…
independent candidate standing in Southport
In the sixteenth of our video interview series #CanaryCandidates, we meet independent candidate Sean Halsall – standing against Labour’s Patrick Hurley Sean Halsall is a councillor who is standing as…