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How My Punjabi Immigrant New Labour-Supporting Parents were Charmed by Boris Johnson
Hardeep Matharu reflects on the personal story of her parents’ political shift towards the right – and what it might represent about Britain as a whole.
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GENERAL ELECTION 2019: A Night to Remember with Otto English
Our Liveblog will cover all events which we can of this momentous General Election. Keep coming back for timed updates from Otto English and the Byline Times Team.
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GENERAL ELECTION 2019: Multiple Reports of Voter ID Suppression
Stephen Delahunty follows up worrying reports that voters have been turned away with false reports they need ID to fill in a ballot paper.
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The 70th NATO Summit and the Looming Crisis around Turkey
Evdoxia Lymperi on the rifts in the 70-year-old North Atlantic Alliance caused by growing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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The Russia Conundrum: Can a Critic of Putin be Inadvertently Serving his Interests?
Boris Johnson’s friend Aleksandr Temerko is one of a number of wealthy London-based Russians who, while opposing Vladimir Putin, are linked to organisations that are potentially useful to the Kremlin dictator.
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Odeon of Death Film of the week: Friday the 13th
The Odeon of Death takes a look at the week’s events through the medium of cinema. Friday the 13th (2019) Johnson Voorhees is back, carving up the UK, cutting public services to ribbons and setting about truth, decency and democracy with a hatchet, in the latest harrowing instalment of your life. PS: VOTE. The Odeon of Death…
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7 Reasons to Vote Tactically Not Tribally
Actor Hugh Grant sets out why today’s General Election may be the last chance to save Britain from the lies engulfing it.
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Make Britain Great Again: How Johnson Wants to Turn Britain into a South American State
Stephen Colegrave looks at how Boris Johnson’s determination to make Brexit a success is in danger of increasing inequality and social problems in Britain on a scale not seen before.
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Facebook is Turning a Blind Eye to Users Spreading Anti-Muslim Hate
Profits from far-right groups and individuals posting unacceptable content on the social media giant about Muslims may be the reason why it’s not taking action to remove it.
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This General Election Exposes how our Nation was Failed
On the eve of the most important election in a generation, Otto English asks: will Britain – failed by so much – survive the coming trauma?
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BBC Denies Breaking Electoral Law over Postal Votes
In another basic error from the public service broadcaster, its political editor breaks the strict secrecy of the postal ballot.
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Three Years of Trump Conspiracy Theories Debunked: The Origin of the Russia Investigation
Caroline Orr on how the Inspector General’s report is bad news for the US President and his fake narratives around his extensive Russian ties.
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A Full Moon Election
Poet Salena Godden with a personal reflection ahead of tomorrow’s General Election.
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General Election 2019: What to Look Out for on the Night
David Hencke’s guide to the seats to keep an eye on and a few surprises that may be on the way.
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This General Election is about our Identity as a Nation – Do Voters Know what’s at Stake?
One of the tragedies of the 2019 General Election campaign is that the fundamental decision about the type of country we will become has not been made clear to voters
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The Re-Emergence of English Nationalism Defines Brexit
Film-maker Sheridan Flynn explores English identity through an Irish lens and what Britain can learn from Ireland about how the divisions of Brexit can ever be healed.
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Trolls, Sock Puppets and Useful Idiots: An Anatomy of an Election Disinformation Campaign
Peter Jukes dissects how ‘No 10 sources’, mainstream broadcast journalists and an army of hired online activists tried to save Boris Johnson from himself.
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The Teenagers Running to become MPs
Harrison Kelly meets some of the teenagers hoping to be elected on Thursday and finds out what motivated them to throw their hats into the ring in the most important General Election for a generation.
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The Silencing of Palestinian and Kashmiri Voices on Social Media
Social media platforms are helping to prevent Kashmiri and Palestinian anguish from reaching a global audience
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The Rohingya Activists Facing Abduction Threats from Myanmar for Fighting for the Truth
With Aung San Suu Kyi due to appear at the UN’s highest court tomorrow to face questions over Myanmar’s persecution of its Rohingya Muslims, Tasnim Nazeer explores why the international community must stand up against its intimidation of those fighting for justice.
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Friday 13th: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
Paul Niland explores the lurking horror of a Johnson majority government for British jobs, the economy and the other pitfalls of his murky Brexit plans.
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Forced Migration – Death, Torture, Disease and Abuse
The consequences of forced migration must be a top developmental and humanitarian priority if so many needlessly wasted lives are to be saved.
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How Politicians Talk To You: Oven-Ready Rhetoric during the General Election
Luke Murphy dissects the slogans of the General Election 2019 and what they reveal about class, empire, royalty and racism in Britain today.
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This Election has been a Tsunami of Lies – It’s Time for Some Home Truths
As the populist Brexit surge shows, we have taken liberal democracy for granted for too long in the UK.
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Brexit Party Payback: Farage Stitched Up like a Kipper
The bell tolls for Nigel Farage’s party – one good outcome of the General Election?
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Brexit Britain’s Mental State: Time to Bring on the Shrinks
Fiona O’Connor on the Sado-Populism of Boris Johnson and how Britain is suffering from a suicidal form of ‘weak Fascism’.
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Celebrate the Success of the ‘Oval Four’ – But Don’t Forget the Many Others Trapped in a Broken System
The overturning of the convictions of the ‘Oval Four’ by the Court of Appeal shows our under-funded and chaotic criminal justice system working. Unfortunately this is an exception not the rule
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Why Russian Interference Matters: 112 Suspicious Russia-related Deaths since 2014
With the news that Russian President Vladimir Putin has passed a law classifying journalist, bloggers and even social media users as ‘foreign agents’, Sarah Hurst has been keeping track of those paying the ultimate price.
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Zombie Neighbourhoods: London’s Disappearing Voters
David Hencke reveals how offshore riches and the explosion of Airbnbs is creating a rise in ghost towers and a falling electorate.
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Odeon of Death Film of the Week: Raabid
Raabid (2021) There’s unintended consequences when the Foreign Secretary oversees the introduction of chlorinated drugs from the US. “Look,” he says, “I’ve used them myself, without the slightest side-effect.” Classic body horror from David Cronenberg. The Odeon of Death can be found on Twitter at, perhaps not altogether surprisingly, @OdeonofDeath.
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Reasons to be Islamophobic: Profiting from the Politics of Fear
Dr Shazad Amin explains why hatred of Muslims is such a powerful, hidden force in this General Election.
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The Perplexing Predictable Attraction of the Lies, Damn Lies, of the Conservatives
James Melville sets out the state the Conservatives have left Britain in after nine years in power – and wonders why people are still willing to give them their vote.
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Bad News is not Fake News: Not All Digital Campaigning is Dark Arts
Kyle Taylor from the Fair Vote project argues modern microtargeting shouldn’t be abandoned to shady billionaire-funded right-wing groups.
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China Must Not Be Allowed to Host the 2022 Olympic Games while it Persecutes its Uyghur Muslims
The International Olympic Committee must learn from its mistake in proceeding with the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany, says CJ Werleman.
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The Lopsided Centre: Why is the Media’s Unbalanced Scrutiny Giving the Tories a Free Ride?
Musa Okwonga examines why the myth of the Conservative Party’s competence persists and how those meant to be holding Boris Johnson to account are complicit in its belief.
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A Problem with Data: Tactical Voting Website Distances itself from the Lib Dems’ Latest Misleading Advice
Stephen Delahunty reports on more shady electioneering, but this time from the Liberal Democrats
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BANKS v CADWALLADR: The First Hearing
The award-winning investigative journalist who exposed the Cambridge Analytica scandal is being sued for defamation by Brexit-backing businessman Arron Banks.
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From Mafiya to Mayfair: Firtash, Giuliani and the London Connection
Steve Komarnyckyj sums up the UK connections of the oligarch at the centre of the Trump impeachment scandal, and finds new links to Brexit Britain.
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Johnson’s Brexit Deal is Getting No Scrutiny – But it is the Most Damaging Proposal Ever Put to Voters
The Conservatives’ withdrawal agreement is a ticking time bomb under our economy, rights and public services – why aren’t opposition parties or the media highlighting this to the electorate?
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The Future of Journalism is at the Heart of this General Election
Brian Cathcart, Professor of Journalism at Kingston University, argues that the cosy relationship between Boris Johnson and most of the press means there will be no check on his power if he is elected with a majority.
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Conservative Party Media Tactics: Playing the ‘Tommy Robinson’ Victimhood Card
With Michael Gove turning up at Channel 4, and threats being issued to defund the public service broadcaster, is his party trying to be Stephen Yaxley-Lennon or Vladimir Putin?
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Johnson Moonlights for £800k, Corbyn Just Does the Job
New analysis shows that, despite his populist announcements, the Prime Minister was the highest earning MP during the last Parliament.
