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England’s Sense of Self — the Disunited Kingdom
On St George’s day, Matthew Durkin argues that Andrew Marr of all people should know the real grievances behind the Brexit vote — English nationalism.
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Rape, Race and UKIP’s MEP Candidate
Carl Benjamin, the would-be UKIP MEP for South-West England, must recognise that he speaks out of both sides of his mouth when it comes to issues such as racism and misogyny.
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Mueller Report – Assange Spread Seth Rich Conspiracy Theory to Cover for Russia
Assange and the “radical transparency” organisation he founded wittingly waged a disinformation campaign to provide cover for themselves — and they used a dead man’s name to do it.
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WORD OF THE WEEK: stratagemous (adj.) consisting of or succeeding by underhand schemes or strategies
consisting of or succeeding by underhand schemes or strategies
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Paying the Polluter: UK feels the Heat on £17bn aid to Fossil Fuel Giants
As hundreds of green protestors are arrested in London, NGOs sound the alarm over the UK’s empty promises
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MUELLER REPORT: Trump and Campaign Officials Coordinated with WikiLeaks
The Trump campaign didn’t have to coordinate directly with the Russian government — because it had a middleman to do its dirty work.
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Europe Votes to Protect Whistle-blowers – but will the UK Play Ball Beyond Brexit?
MEPs have backed “Daphne’s Law” amid concerns over the treatment of citizens and journalists who expose corruption and malpractice in the public interest. But key exemptions remain in place.
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THE JUSTICE TRAP: Was a Police Officer Sacked and Jailed for a Violent Assault actually the Victim of a Cover-Up?
PC Danny Major spent four months in prison for a crime he says he didn’t commit. Faced with an unhelpful and inactive miscarriages of justice watchdog, he is still fighting to clear his name.
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MUELLER REPORT – Attorney General Bill Barr’s Timeline of a Cover-Up
As the world awaits publication of the Mueller Report, Attorney General Bill Barr is readying himself for the final act of a slow-motion cover-up.
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Alt-Right Bantz: Satire-Bros and Ho, Ho, Hos…
Katy Brand takes a withering look at Dankula, Benjamin, Batten and Galloway and how comedy seems to have been co-opted by authoritarians.
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Maltese Citizenship for Sale – The Gold Rush Continues
It has been 18 months since Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated and Malta is still no closer to an independent public inquiry, and the trade in passports she complained of continues to boom.
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Trump’s Political Space Race
Lindsay McKenzie reports from Washington on how NASA is being pressured by the President to work to his short-term political timescale
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In the Smoke of Notre Dame: To all the Churches I’ve Loved
As the embers cool in the devastated sections of Notre Dame de Paris and the world comes together to restore it, it seems a good time to reflect on the effect that historic churches and cathedrals have had on my own life.
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How Farage’s Campaign Colluded with Putin to Weaponise Hate and Islamophobia
Following Channel 4’s revelations that Nigel Farage’s Leave EU campaign faked inflammatory photos of sexual attacks and staged videos about migrants, Byline Times has evidence of more racist propaganda sourced from the Kremlin.
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The Punchback of Notre Dame: Incendiary Lies Fan the Flames
Otto English describes how the tragedy of Notre Dame and the sense of solidarity and reflection that followed were quickly over-run by conspiracy theories and hate.
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Rebel Cities: Kurdish Hunger Strikes Report
As part of our Activist Hub, Ross Morris reports on how hundreds joined Kurdish Hunger-Strikers to protest against the Turkish State in Central London
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Nashville: Live Your Country Music Fantasy
Everything in moderation – including moderation! Kyle Taylor prescribes a trip to Nashville for anyone who has had too much of not enough.
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Farage should Fix Himself – Brexit Party Boss Busted
Oliver Norgrove, a former Nigel Farage admirer and Vote Leaver staffer, explains how Brexit broke itself on the back of ‘grotesque simplifications’.
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TV Comedian leads Polls in Ukraine Presidential Elections – but is Zelensky really offering a fresh start?
Marketing himself as a newcomer to politics, TV Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is currently in the lead in the run-up to Ukraine’s presidential elections. But maybe he’s not as disconnected to the wheels of power as he appears.
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The Forgotten Killing Fields of Iraq
Cluster bombs, mines, ISIS IEDs: CJ Werleman reports on the ongoing casualties of 40 years of lethal ordnance littering the fields of Iraq.
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Assange: Arrest was Inevitable – Extradition is Not a Done Deal
Long time campaigner for whistleblowers and hacktivists, @auerfeld , argues that the fight against extradition of Julian Assange to Trump’s America is the real cause célèbre
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The BBC ‘Facilitates Fascism’ says Corporation’s Former Reporter
Patrick Howse spent decades reporting news for the BBC, risking life and limb. He believed in Auntie’s credo. But the former producer says the corporation’s unquestioning Brexit coverage has now crossed the line.
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THE UPSIDE DOWN: Is Alexander Dugin Putin’s Brain?
John Mitchinson on the ideologue who revived ‘Eurasianism’. Is Dugin really the Rasputin behind a more aggressive Kremlin? Or is he another post-truth prank?
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Kick Back: French prosecutors discuss Rui Pinto “Immunity” Deal in return for Whistle-blowing
As Portuguese authorities prepare their case against the alleged Football Leaks “hacker” Rui Pinto, France discusses cutting a deal to help identify financial threats to the sport.
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One Hundred Years On: Government Concerned about ‘Financial Implications’ of Apologising for 1919 Amritsar Massacre
100 years after the horrific expression of British brutality in India, the Government still appears unwilling to formally apologise for the killings in Jallianwala Bagh.
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Spy Kids – Gambling with Children’s Lives
Campaigners warn that any use of targets for more teenage spies would be “gambling with children’s lives” while insiders allege police are being told to “Get more kids, get them younger”.
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Black Holes – A Lesson in Perspective
Katie Bouman, the woman who created the algorithm to prove Einstein’s theorem, has given Otto English a breath of Brexit relief
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A Thousand Small acts of Kindness – How to Tame the Black Dog of Depression
Mike Stuchbery speaks out about his mental health struggles, and in doing so finds a cure in the kindness of others
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SCIENCE HOOKER: Born Perfect –Scientists Speak Out Over Genetic Editing of Human Babies
Adi McArtney wonders whether germline editing is humanity simply taking Darwinism off autopilot or is a dark new chapter of divisive social engineering
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WORD OF THE WEEK: poacher-turned-gamekeeper (n.)
Calling out the paralysis that Brexit has wrought upon to our political system, Oborne, the former political editor of the Leave-supporting Telegraph, bravely broke ranks and confessed that now was the time “to take a long deep breath.” And crucially, he admitted that doing so might now entail, “rethinking the Brexit decision altogether.”
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‘I made a promise to Assange that, if this day ever came, I would fight for him’
Icelandic poetician Birgitta Jonsdottir, who collaborated with WikiLeaks in its early days, speaks up to defend him against extradition
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The Sad, Misplaced Martyrdom of Julian Assange
There are many reasons to be concerned about the founder of WikiLeaks begin extradited to the US – but publishing the truth isn’t one of them.
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‘Bigots Hate to see Minorities getting Involved in Politics – that’s Why we Should’
What does it mean to be a political Muslim woman in a racist, misogynist, abusive online world?
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UPDATED: Julian Assange appears in Court – what happens next?
Following confirmation that Julian Assange has been arrested – twice – today, Byline Times provides the background to his legal battles and asks which allegations will be prioritised.
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The Worst in the European Parliament: How Truant Brexit MEPs are making a Mockery of Britain
Exclusive research by The Overtake reveals that party once led by Nigel Farage has the worst attendance record across the whole continent
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Killed because She Mattered – the Murder of an Investigative Journalist
Nicola Driscoll-Davies returns from Malta with more chilling details on the financial and legal threats Daphne Caruana Galizia was dealing with in the weeks before her assassination
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Get Stoned – Therapy, Neolithic Style
Mike Stuchbery argues that we need to take a salutary walk in the shadow our our ancestors to reconnect with their hopes and fears
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The Good, the Bad, and the Smelly – Review of Sisters Brothers
Chris Sullivan celebrates the gritty revisionism of the modern Western, but wonders whether Bad Smells alone are Good Enough
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The Justice Trap: Sacrificed to the System
Jon Robins on how even the intervention of an Appeal Court Judge has failed to help a family caught up in child sexual abuse conviction
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REBEL GUIDES: HOW TO LIVE THROUGH CRISIS TOGETHER
The Activist Hub. The place where you can hear about the latest action on the scene, fill up your calendars and maybe even do something to help from the comfort of your screen.
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Democracy in Darkness: UK Scrambles to beat the clock to stop Gridlock of 10,000 tonnes of Meat Products
No deal scenarios – EU civil servants voting today on UK meat and dairy farmers’ access to EU Market UK Government is working against the clock to get the permissions necessary to sell meat and dairy to Europe in a no deal scenario The European Commission’s Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCOPAFF)…
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Bulletins from the Brexit Cliff Edge – 9 April
Byline Times’ regular wire-service rounding all the bad news fit to print about Britain’s pending exit from the EU
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Losing Momentum – can Jeremy Corbyn Survive a Split from his Base?
The unprecedented, unpunished rebellion of shadow cabinet members against a three-line whip raises the question: is Jeremy Corbyn only the ‘spiritual leader’ of the Labour party?
