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POLICING THE POLICE
‘Holding Back Progress During Crisis of Confidence for Minority Communities’: Braverman’s Meetings with Controversial Policing Pressure Group
Senior police officers are ‘alarmed’ by former Home Secretary’s meetings with Fair Cop, which promotes nationalist ideology and has links to the Reclaim Party
Revealed: Police Regulator Investigating Fewer Than 1% of All Complaints
Shockingly few complaints are being properly investigated by either police forces or the independent regulator
THE LAST CHANCELLOR SALOON
All the Bad News Jeremy Hunt Buried in His Autumn Statement
Details buried in the Chancellor’s statement show we are heading for years more of tax rises, low growth and public sector cuts thanks to his Government, reports Adam Bienkov
Eat Out to Help The Virus: How Rishi Sunak Avoided the Science on Covid
New revelations suggest the Prime Minister had a reckless disregard for the science of protecting the public during a global pandemic
equality
‘A Closed Door to a Men’s Club’: Why Are There Twice as Many Men in the House of Commons as Women?
A new report finds that, leading up to the next general election, fewer than 35% of candidate selections so far are women
Israel and gaza
‘Israel’s Actions in Gaza Will Come Back to Haunt It’
Israel’s concept of itself as a peaceful and democratic nation risks being irrevocably damaged by such excessive violence, writes former British diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
Exclusive weekend investigations, more US coverage, more long reads, and weekday forums
How Biden Can Avoid A Trump Disaster
Matt Bernardini investigates the President’s poor recent poll ratings and explains what he can do to turn things around
The Corrupt Nature of David Cameron
Anthony Barnett on David Cameron’s “calamitously superficial self-assurance”
Back in the news
Past investigations by Byline Times which have become relevant again
‘Cameron and Osborne’s Claims that Austerity had No Impact on COVID Preparedness is Jaw-Dropping’
Austerity, combined with poor policy decisions, left the NHS in a far weaker position by the time David Oliver was caring for his first Coronavirus patient in March 2020
Only 2% of Fraudulently Claimed COVID Cash from Rishi Sunak’s £22 Billion Pandemic Scheme Recovered by Government
A new parliamentary report details a complete lack of planning in handing out the money to small businesses, pubs, restaurants and some retail premises and clubs
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