Best of Bylines Network19 November 2021
Byline Times provides a guide to the top stories this week on its sister network of regional sites promoting local writers and citizen journalism

No joy in teaching now: the Covid-19 impact on our schools
Covid is still an issue in many schools, with teachers and staff at breaking point, and Ofsted inspections have resumed in a climate of fear Ruth Swailes

The sewage cesspit that engulfed Johnson and No10: a timeline of events
And now one of the biggest polluting water companies wants YOUR help in keeping tabs on pollution…
Ginny Smith & Rick Dillon

Johnson’s “disciplined and deluded collection of stooges” is turning on him
Yesterday was a terrible day for the prime minister, easily the worst of his premiership and coming at the end of a terrible fortnight.
Anthony Robinson

Kathryn Stone – a victim of the ‘old boys’ network’
Kathryn Stone isn’t the only woman in the role of parliamentary commissioner for standards to have experienced powerful men breaking rules.
Dr Stella Perrott

Fox in the henhouse: Paul Dacre as chair of Ofcom
Paul Dacre is once again in the running to be the new chair of the TV and telecommunications regulator Ofcom.
Granville Williams

