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Polish Women are Fighting Back Against Anti-Abortion Laws – But They Need Europe’s Support
Sian Norris reports on protests in Poland following the latest round of assaults on women’s rights by the Law and Justice Party and asks: why is the EU standing by and doing nothing?
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Will Biden Absolve Trump’s Criminality in the Name of ‘National Unity’?
CJ Werleman sees worrying signs from the past that the Democratic Party could decide to turn a blind eye to the current President’s various misdemeanours in a desperate bid to move the country on from Trumpism
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Editorial: Over and Out – Cummings Fails to Super-Forecast His Own Demise
Even as he is booted out of Government, Dominic Cummings is still cultivating the misplaced notion that he is a mastermind
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Biden Will Not Change Britain – Trumpism Is Here to Stay
Jonathan Lis explains why Boris Johnson will not simply abandon the divisive nationalist, neo-imperialist politics he has built his premiership on just because Donald Trump is on his way out of the White House
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‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ and the Prosecution of America
This Netflix depiction of mass protests repressed by brutal state violence has stark parallels to today, says Ellin Stein
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Dominic Cummings’ New Blog: My Odyssean Adventure Hasn’t Hit the Rocks
Otto English has received an exclusive leak from Boris Johnson’s top advisor on his farewell to No 10 and his smashing thoughts on smashing elites
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Trump’s Ability to Ignite a Vengeful Civil War Should Not Be Underestimated
CJ Werleman documents the violence which Trump supporters have already perpetrated around the 2020 Presidential Election and warns that the very real threat from right-wing terrorism is likely to be exploited by the President
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What I Learnt About the Great Procurement Scandal: Building ‘My Little Crony’
Sophie Hill explains how she found the Conservative Party, Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings at the centre of her vast interactive map of Government contracts
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Trump’s Multi-Billion-Dollar Deal Could Inflame an Arms Race
Steve Shaw reports on Trump’s hopes for a major arms deal in the Middle East that could spark a broader race for military superiority
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Rage and Grief as Armenia Loses its War With Azerbaijan
After many bloody battles Armenia has lost its war with Azerbaijan, now the country is grappling with where to go from here. Tom Mutch reports from the country’s capital
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Miami Vice: Florida Fashion Designer Awarded New PPE Contracts Worth £197 Million
A Miami-based firm owned by a jewellery entrepreneur has been awarded UK PPE deals worth hundreds of millions, reports Sam Bright
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Britain’s Rump Trumpocracy: An Imperial State – Without An Empire
As the US moves away and Brexit crumbles, former Prime Minister John Major has exposed the isolation and colonial nostalgia of Britain, argues Hardeep Matharu
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Murdoch: ‘Thug and Bully is Terminal Trouble for Democracies’, Says Former Australian Prime Minister
Speaking exclusively to the Byline Times Podcast, Kevin Rudd discusses his campaign to establish a Royal Commission into the need for media diversity in Australia
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Trump’s Coup was Predicted Four Years Ago: This is How it Might Succeed
An expert on US election law foresaw Trump’s attempts to use allegations of voter fraud, the military and Republican lawmakers to mount a coup , reports Nafeez Ahmed
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Democrats Resign as Beijing Signs Death Warrant for Hong Kong’s Democracy
The UK Government remains silent as politicians who refuse to accept China’s sovereignty over the city are purged, reports Steve Shaw
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson Confronted About the Great Procurement Scandal
The Prime Minister was finally forced to answer questions about his Government’s controversial, multi-billion-pound splurge on private sector contracts, reports Sam Bright
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Police Shootings Data Raises Concerns Over Structural Discrimination
Iain Overton and Murray Jones reveal new figures about police shootings in the UK, exposing racism embedded in the identity of both the victims and perpetrators
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US Election 2020: Trumpism Is Here To Stay and Nowhere Is Sacred
Caolan Robertson explains how, though Donald Trump lost last week’s presidential race, his brand of nativist populism is still spreading, particularly in the UK
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Robert Jenrick: Government Suppress Key Documents from MPs in Constituency Payoff Scandal
David Hencke reports on accusations of ‘political bias’ on how public funds were allocated to constituencies by Conservative ministers
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Swedish COVID-19 Exceptionalism Manifests through US Election Interview
A Swedish journalist last week exemplified the nation’s dangerous, outlier approach to COVID-19, explains Kelly Bjorklund
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US ELECTION 2020: The Power of Populist Lies and the BBC’s Failure to Expose Them
The BBC’s coverage of the 2020 Presidential Election has further exposed its flawed quest for balance, argues Patrick Howse
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Putin Forced Armenia to Capitulate to Azerbaijan
As the US remains preoccupied with the presidential elections, Nikola Mikovic reports on how Russia appears to be resolving the conflict over the Armenian enclave
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‘Ethical Challenges’: UK Hypocrisy Over New China Trade Warnings
The Government has warned firms about fuelling human rights violations in China, despite itself purchasing face masks from a firm that likely uses Uyghur forced labour
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Will the End of the Queen’s Reign be Britain’s Deepest Crisis Of All?
Chris Grey considers the potential impact on the fabric of the UK of the passing of its head of state, Queen Elizabeth II
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£119 Million COVID-19 Testing Contract Awarded to Four-Month-Old DNA Analysis Firm
A company incorporated on 18 May was awarded a huge Government contract to ramp-up Coronavirus testing, reports Sam Bright
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British Muslims and the Coronavirus Crisis: Undervalued and Underprotected
In Islamophobia Awareness month, Afzal Khan MP explores a report revealing how minority ethnic communities, particularly British Muslims, have been stigmatised during the pandemic
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Teachers Are Being Unfairly Graded
The UK’s brilliant educators don’t deserve to be pilloried by talentless right-wing commentators, argues Nathan O’Hagan
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US Election 2020: The Trump Shadow Presidency Begins
CJ Werleman argues that Donald Trump’s politics will be felt like never before once he is forced to leave the White House
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US Election 2020: Competence is Not the Perfect Antidote to Authoritarian Populism
Mike Buckley argues that those concerned about the Boris Johnson regime in Britain should take note of Donald Trump’s enduring popularity in the United States
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Editorial: A Narrow Escape
The US Presidential Election result shows the amount of work that needs to be done, at home and abroad, to combat the rise of authoritarian populism and the people it speaks to
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The UK’s Not Immune to Trumpian Mail Ballot Antics
Donald Trump is articulating a spurious grievance held by Nigel Farage and other right-wing figures in the UK for years, says Sam Bright
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The Other Global Health Crisis: Highly Hazardous Pesticides and Brexit Britain
Monica Piccininii reports on attempts to ban the export of dangerous chemicals, subverted by agrichemical businesses in the US and UK
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‘Unproven, Expensive’ NHS Digital Plans Criticised by MPs
MPs warn that billions of pounds could be wasted by the opaque tech-focused arm of NHS, reports David Hencke
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New York City: A Theory of Evolution
Chris Sullivan remembers the run-down, experimental and sleazy New York of punk, hip hop and disco – the creative epicentre of the world, suffocated in recent years by big developers, greed and rent hikes. But could COVID-19 signal a return to its innovative and more humanistic edge?
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Chagos Islanders Seek Arrest of British Officials for ‘Apartheid’
Islanders forcibly expelled from a British colony in the Indian Ocean have filed charges with the International Criminal Court, reports Steve Shaw
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Government Buys PPE Made by Uyghur Muslims Under Chinese Labour Programme
The conditions of the Uyghurs forced to work in factories “strongly suggest forced labour”, Sam Bright reports
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‘Informal Arrangements’ Used for Government PPE Procurement, Says Health Minister
Lord James Bethell’s comments appear to validate leaked documents revealing an expedited system of the awarding contracts to “high profile contacts” of the Boris Johnson administration
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US Election 2020: As America’s Future Hangs in the Balance, Trump’s Actions will be Empowering Dictators
The President’s attempts to prematurely claim an election victory has the potential to destroy American moral leadership, says Steve Shaw
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For the Love of Trump
With the election results showing a higher than expected degree of support for the President, Anthony Barnett explores his appeal to American hearts and the split in the US psyche
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US Election 2020: Americans have Failed to Repudiate the Dangers of Trumpism
Regardless of the outcome, this election shows just how deeply divided America remains, says CJ Werleman
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US Election 2020: UK Trumpocracy Provides Last Vanguard of President’s Defence
Donald Trump’s British acolytes are watching in idle complicity as he tears down the scaffolding of American democracy, argues Sam Bright
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US Election 2020: How a Trump Defeat Could Reshape America’s Role in the World
The hallmark of the Trump administration’s foreign policy has been for America to always come first but, if the President fails to win re-election, the world could see a return of a global leader, says Steve Shaw
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US Election 2020: Fears of Election Day Chaos Fail to Materialise
As ballots begin to be counted, CJ Werleman reports on one of the most momentous elections in recent US history
