And so The Canary goes dark, among recriminations & conspiracy theories about attacks and partial 'de-banking' from Lloyds.... The Canary claims it will offer its side of the story of its closure imminently, but given how the political class treats anything that looks left-ish, it doesn't take too big a leap to see something political behind the closure of a leading outlet for left-opinion & analysis. They'll be more on this soon, I'm sure.... #media #politics https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/19/the-canary-leftwing-news-website-closure