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Another Controversial Historian Uses Darren Grimes’ Platform to Pursue Right-Wing Culture Wars
After the furore over comments by historian David Starkey, Sam Bright reports on a second attempt to rewrite British imperial history in response to the Black Lives Matter movement
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Prince Harry Calls Time on the System of Secrets and Lies Modern Britain is Built On
Comments by the Queen’s grandson on the need to ‘right those wrongs’ from the past across the Commonwealth reveal why he is rebelling against the system that created him
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The Telegraph, COVID-19 and Pakistan: The Making of Hate Propaganda
One article smearing Muslims reveals the depths to which journalists and editors have sunk, writes Brian Cathcart
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‘A Major Global Scandal’: The Collapse of Wigan Athletic
Adrian Goldberg reports the murky background as the Championship team goes into administration in the ‘casino culture’ of the modern game
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Conservative Members Turn Against Scandal-Hit Minister Jenrick
Will dire new polling figures on the Housing Secretary’s popularity make Boris Johnson think twice about continuing to support him?
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Trump has Made Americans a Global Health Hazard
CJ Werleman considers the effect on the reputation of the superpower following the President’s mishandling of the Coronavirus crisis, which has seen the US become the worst-hit country in the world
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‘Invasive Power’: Lords Condemn Attempts to Wrest Controls from Scottish Parliament
David Hencke reports on how a dispute over the distribution of payments to farmers is leading to a wider clash between Holyrood and Westminster
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SAGEGATE – Part Three: Cummings and Johnson Defied Scientific Advisors by Lifting Restrictions Without Robust Track and Trace
The third part of Nafeez Ahmed’s investigation shows how public health was sacrificed to ideology as the lockdown was eased
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SAGEGATE – Part Two: How Herd Immunity was Imposed on Government’s Science Advisory Group On Dominic Cummings’ Watch
Nafeez Ahmed investigates how the adoption of the outlandish policy, which would have led to half a million deaths, coincided with the presence of Boris Johnson’s controversial chief advisor
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The Last Protests? Has Beijing Finally Stifled the Flame of Freedom in Hong Kong?
Tommy Walker reports with eyewitness accounts of this week’s demonstrations in the former British colony and explores what Boris Johnson’s offer of refuge means to the residents of Hong Kong
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SAGEGATE – Part One: Treasury and Downing Street Advisors Delayed COVID-19 Lockdown
Nafeez Ahmed reveals how the outside pressure weighed on SAGE to prioritise ‘supply chains’, the ‘wider economy’, ‘workforce’ and ‘business’
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SAGEGATE: How Government Neutered Science to Save the Economy and Chase the Ghost of Herd Immunity
After a comprehensive investigation into five months of SAGE documents Nafeez Ahmed arrives at some shocking findings
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Lifestyle Company with No Employees or Trading History Handed £25 Million PPE Contract
Stephen Delahunty reports on another case of a private company with no expertise or experience providing personal protective equipment being engaged by the Government to do so
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Remote Tribes and Indigenous Communities Face Genocide In Brazil
Monica Piccinini investigates the impact of COVID-19 and President Bolsonaro’s policies on the indigenous peoples of Brazil
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Did Trump Cover-Up a Russian Conspiracy with the Taliban to Kill US Troops?
Kseniya Kirillova talks to intelligence experts about the likelihood the US President ignored evidence of GRU bounties paid to target troops in Afghanistan
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Boris Johnson is Build, Build, Building No Hope in Wales
The Prime Minister has made a miscalculation in his plans for an economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis which is entirely focused on England, writes Gareth Roberts
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Hidden COVID-19 Data is Vote Leave Government’s Political Weapon
With lockdown restrictions being eased, how can people make ‘common sense’ decisions around the Coronavirus risk in their area if accurate data is being kept from them?
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From Bean to Brew — The Hidden Cost of Coffee Slavery
In a further report in his series on Modern Slavery, James Melville looks at the exploitation behind the coffee industry
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Touching but Untouched: Visiting Joey
Stephen Unwin’s first reunion in months with his severely disabled son under strict conditions of isolation reveals what we all should hold dear
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Johnson’s ‘Science Super Power’ Ignores the Basic Principles of Science
Byline Times’ Secret Scientist considers the paradoxical scientific ambition of the Prime Minister and his complete disregard for science itself
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Living in My Black Skin is for a Lifetime Not a ‘Moment’
Musa Okwonga reflects on the Black Lives Matter movement and explains why Keir Starmer’s actions have been so revealing of entrenched structural white supremacy
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Revealed: Boris Johnson’s Hidden History of Islamophobia
Iggy Ostanin unearths troubling new evidence of anti-Muslim racism in a rediscovered personal blog of Britain’s Prime Minister
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‘Lazy, Slapdash, Badly Organised’: The Backbench Grumblings on Boris Johnson’s Future Have Begun
Adrian Goldberg speaks to Conservative insiders about how the Prime Minister is viewed by his own MPs and his chances of leading the party into the next General Election
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UK’s Rival to Galileo: A Brexit Farce
In space, as in so many policy areas, no one can hear you scream. Alex Andreou on another multi-million-pound fiasco driven by narrow nationalism
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The Great Loan Charge Scandal
Ahead of a vote in Parliament, Steve Packham from the Loan Charge Action Group, argues that botched tax legislation and ruthless enforcement is driving thousands to despair
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‘We Are Moving Towards a Human Rights Apocalypse in Kashmir’
CJ Werleman speaks to Pakistan’s former Ambassador to the United Nations about India’s Hindu nationalist ambitions in the disputed region
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Mad Rush Towards a Second Wave
Byline Times’ chief medical officer Dr John Ashton considers why and how the Government is so keen to return to ‘business as usual’
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Government Resumes Business As Usual with Benefits ‘Blame and Shame’ Game
Mary O’Hara explains what the Government’s announcement that benefits sanctions will be reinstated after a COVID-19 hiatus reveals about its whole approach to poverty
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The Daniel Morgan Murder: Lead Detective Became a Scapegoat for Scotland Yard
As the Channel 4 true-crime series finishes, Byline Times looks at the extraordinary five police investigations into the only Metropolitan Police officer the Morgan family ever trusted
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As Prevent Fails Again, It’s Time to Defund Counter-Terrorism and Rethink Safe Societies
As failings continue, we must acknowledge that the counter-terrorism industry cannot keep people safe, argues Muhammad Rabbani
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For Once, Gove Was Right – Britain Needs a Roosevelt-Style New Deal
With a historic depression looming and millions of jobs at risk, Mike Buckley argues that now is the time to do more than echo the words of the President who rescued the US from the Great Depression
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‘A Hard Rain’: Johnson, Gove and Cummings Drive Britain Towards Elective Dictatorship
David Hencke reports on the radical moves to undermine parliamentary democracy by Boris Johnson’s chief advisor and the Cabinet Office Minister
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Behind the Red Wall: A Former BNP Councillor to Become Mayor of Stoke on Trent
Adrian Goldberg reports on how a cross-party deal with the Conservatives has brought back the spectre of the hard-right to a divided town
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Automated Social Control: the Biases of the Algorithms
Almaz Ohene reports on how real-life structures of oppression are being replicated online through automated moderation and censorship
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On the COVID-19 Frontline in India
Saniya More speaks to health workers in Kolhapur to find out how they are preventing community-wide Coronavirus infections with little money
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The Roar of the Greasepaint: Can British Theatre Survive the Coronavirus Crisis?
Vida Adamczewski interviews the artistic director of the Young Vic on the future of a crucial industry that defies social distancing
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In the Search for Truth, We Have to Take Off Our Masks
Reverend Joe Haward considers what the pursuit of truth really involves and how knowledge of this is being manipulated by our politicians
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‘National Crime Agency Officials Investigating Me Are Brexiteers’, Claimed Brexit ‘Bad Boy’ Arron Banks
Byline Times reports on claims made by the businessman that the UK’s specialist law enforcement organisation was politically compromised in its dealings with him and his Brexit campaign group
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To Alabama and Back: The Memorial that Holds Up a Mirror to Racism
Hannah Charlton takes a journey into America’s dark history of segregation and subjugation of black communities and wonders how Britain could do the same
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Trust in Government’s Coronavirus Communications Collapses
Ivor Gaber reveals how lack of trust in government and the prevalence of social media conspiracy theories is leading to harmful health outcomes in the UK
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When it Comes to Trump and his Supporters, Can Intolerance be an Act of Love?
CJ Werleman argues that if the US President is a shape-shifting salesman, his customers bear responsibility for his deadly racism and bigotry
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COVID-19: A Testing Time for Us All
Ivor Gaber’s experience of the UK’s testing regime suggests that complexity and contamination may be suppressing Coronavirus numbers more than containment.
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Black People are Dying in the West due to COVID-19 – How Can Africa Avoid the Same Fate?
With black people being disproportionately affected by the Coronavirus in the US and the UK, African governments must be proactive in protecting their populations and prevent the virus’ damaging social side-effects
