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The Story of Brexit is the Story of Empire: Why Did Asian Immigrants Vote to Leave the EU?
The complicated love-hate relationship of immigrants from former colonies with the British Empire cannot be ignored if lessons are to be learned in post-Brexit Britain
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Democracy in Danger: ‘Online Harms’ plan fails to tackle threat posed by ‘Dark Ads’
As Whitehall publishes plans to tackle online abuse, Conservative and Labour big-hitters issue stark warning over UK elections
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Usurpers Three: the First Hard Brexit Propelled us into the Dark Ages
The Count of the Saxon Shore recalls how an aggressive Leave Campaign led to de-industrialisation and porous borders
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Usurpers Two: How Britain became a Haven for Rebels from the Classic European Superstate
The Count of the Saxon Shore continues his saga of the First Great Brexit – from the Roman Empire – and fostered the forerunners of Nigel Farage
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BACKDOOR BREXIT – Parliament Stumbling into International No-Man’s Land
Alex Varley-Winter on the Lost Week in Westminster, as Britain faces ‘Third Country’ Limbo, 10000 tons of Sheep and 2,000,000 tons of Landfill.
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WORD OF THE WEEK: expugnancy (n.) conflict, contrariness; mutual opposition of principles
Last week was a week of reappraisal and reconsideration. According to the latest polls, the UK had seemingly morphed into a Remain-backing country. While in order to ensure that a Brexit of any kind somehow comes to pass, many prominent Leavers had reassessed their opposition to Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement, and had thrown their full…
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Putin’s Ukrainian Refugee Crisis: the leaks Assange wouldn’t Touch
A hacked trove of documents shows Russia’s interior ministry struggling to cope with a refugee crisis caused by President Putin’s Ukrainian adventure
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Brexit Confusion – Don’t Blame Us
As the Brexit fuse burns to its cinder, what the UK needs more than ever, is a more acceptance that many Britons are simply bewildered as to what the hell is going on. That doesn’t make them stupid – it makes them normal.
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Online Islamophobia: YouTube Still Aiding the Targeting of Muslims
Mike Stuchbery speaks to Parveen Ali who has experienced harrassment and abuse since appearing in a YouTube video by a well-known Far Right figure.
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A challenge to Boris Johnson: explain your ill-conceived CSA comments
An emotional letter to Byline Times from a child abuse survivor has reignited debate over Boris Johnson’s claim that Britain’s CSA inquiry is a £60m waste of money.
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SCIENCE HOOKER: Learning to Kill
What are the consequences of handing over life and death decisions to a machine in combat, even with tokenistic human oversight?
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Lethal Victimhood: How the Far Right’s Tactic of ‘Reverse Terror’ is Spreading into Mainstream Media
After the targeting of a Byline Times writer to the death threats against the author of a parliamentary petition, it looks like right-wing publications are pandering to the incitement tactics of the extreme Far Right – fake claims of violence
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FILM REVIEW: At Eternity’s Gate
Willem Dafoe’s performance as Van Gogh is “beyond brilliant” says Chris Sullivan, who ponders whether creativity is always close to madness.
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The Kashmir Conundrum: the Background
Why was Kashmir in the headlines again recently? What are the causes of the problem? What can be done to resolve it?
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Spotify and YouTube Fight To Keep Artists’ Royalties Ridiculously Low
Digital platforms greed and lack of support for music artists knows no boundaries and remains suspiciously concealed from the general public…
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Ministers’ “Power Grab” from Doctors over Brexit Medicine Shortages
The Department for Exiting the EU accepts ‘some risks to patients’ in Government’s emergency planning.
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Football Money Laundering: a Beginner’s Guide
Organised crime gangs cash in on the beautiful game and Europol’s Operation Matrioskas reveals how.
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‘Ramblin’ Donald: Why 7,000 Republicans Could Never be Wrong
John Cleese wonders why Trump supporters are not terrified by his ramblings. And then the awful truth dawns…
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Stuchbery’s Histories: What Regiswindis Teaches Us
Mike Stuchbery takes a brief holiday from the tensions of the here and now to wonder why all those lives of the saints tend to end quite badly.
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The Justice Trap: Joint Enterprise Part 2
Jon Robin’s second account of how the law of joint enterprise “exposes all that is wrong in our justice system”.
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News from the Brexit Cliff Edge
Byline Times regular update on all the news about Britain’s pending exit from the EU
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Theresa May’s Legacy of Chaos
All Prime Ministers obsess about their place in history. As the endgame nears – how will Theresa May be remembered? The long term forecast isn’t good.
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Why are Young People So Bothered about the ’80s?
The tolerance and acceptable of 1980s Britain is to be admired far more than Dallas, big shoulder pads and synth pop, says Chris Sullivan.
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Trump Tries to Gut Science Funding, Again
Donald Trump’s administration has proposed further cuts to science funding, angering experts who argue the sector is essential to the U.S. economy.
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Blood Money: the Leaks Assange Tried to Stop
When hackers targeted Andrea Manafort’s mobile phone they uncovered messages that appear to implicate Paul Manafort in politically motivated killings – so why didn’t Wikileaks publish them?
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EXTINCTION REBELLION: Four Faces of Direct Action
Meet four very different hands-on activists behind the Direct Action Environmental Movement which wants to Save the World
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Attorney General Barr’s new Letter lays out his latest Coverup Scheme
Attorney General Barr appears to be living up to his nickname of the “Coverup General,” this time by burying the substance of the Mueller report and selectively editing the information that will see the light of day.
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Dando Blagger Riddle: Police Failed to Get the Full Story out of The Daily Mirror
The Daily Mirror should have come clean about blagging and hacking to murder cops – and saved police time and money, says John Ford.
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Blagged to Death? How Scotland Yard Missed Crucial Clues in the Tabloid Targeting of Jill Dando
The Metropolitan Police suspected a Daily Mirror journalist of illegally ‘blagging’ the TV presenter three months before her murder, but didn’t see the phone hacking connection.
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A PHONE HACKING HIT? How Jill Dando was Tracked to her Doorstep
While the detective leading the inquiry into the television presenter’s murder says the case will never be solved, Byline Times reveals a crucial clue the police missed.
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Democracy in Danger: What Happened to our Data after the EU Referendum?
In the light of multiple investigations into Brexit online campaigns, Byline Times asks whether our election data is secure or could be misused in future votes.
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Russia Seeks Info on Alleged Football “Hack” Mastermind
Moscow contacts Portugal amid claims Rui Pinto illegally obtained documents from major football club and investors
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Democracy in Danger: How Safe is Britain’s Next Election?
With the country on the edge of a snap general election or second referendum in an age of digital psyops, is our electoral system equipped for votes to be free and fair?
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Two Fingers Up to the Country they Serve: The Age of MINISTERIAL IRRESPONSIBILITY
The Age of Ministerial Irresponsibility: The cabinet ministers who got away with facing the consequences of disastrous decisions.
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Rebel Cities: Rebel Reports 2019
Byline Times is happy to team up with Rebel Cities to provide a weekly news and calendar service for activists.
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Rebel Cities: Activist Hub – Calendar 2019
In the vein of constructive journalism, Byline Times is happy to team up with Rebel Cities to bring latest reports of activist events from around the country.
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Welcome to our Special Brexit Launch Edition
Now seems like a good time to launch a new newspaper – but not for the reasons many expect. The heart of our paper will be investigations. We will follow the story wherever it goes, without fear or favour. No PR company, advertiser or press baron can influence the stories we choose.
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WORD OF THE WEEK: mentimutation (n.) a change of mind
The UK, according to the latest polling, is now chiefly a Remain country. At the opposite end of Brexit spectrum, this week a handful of prominent Leavers performed a swift volte-face and decided to throw their full support behind Prime Minister Theresa May’s contentious Brexit deal.
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THE UPSIDE DOWN: Why Britain Owes So Much to the Navvies
John Mitchinson explores the transformational contribution, too easily overlooked, by the labourers who built the country’s canals and railways.
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Mueller Summary: the Obstruction Case Leaves a Cloud of Doubt Hanging over Trump’s Presidency
Attorney General Barr’s hasty decision to let Trump off the hook on obstruction of justice leaves a cloud of doubt that will linger for the remainder of Trump’s presidency.
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Mueller’s Report is Done — Here’s What to Expect Now
Caroline Orr explains how special counsel Mueller’s report represents the end of the beginning, not the beginning of the end.
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The Justice Trap: Joint Enterprise
Jon Robins from @JusticeGap with another fascinating case of injustice – this time around a law that presumes guilt for bystanders
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One Week to Go: News from the Brexit Cliff Edge
A comprehensive round-up of what other media around the world are reporting about the looming exit of the UK from the European Union.
