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The Curtain Comes Down on the Conservatives’ Theatre of Cruelty
Hardeep Matharu, Editor of Byline Times, explores why the June 2024 print edition focuses on how ‘cruelty is the point’, to a point – and what the left must understand about the role of emotion in politics today
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Lawyer Explains How Lord Walney’s ‘Extreme Protest’ Groups Report Makes ‘Criminal Law Redundant and is Draconian and Dangerous’
The report is expected to proscribe Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action as ‘extreme protest groups’ and restrict their ability to fundraise and assemble
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Potential Conservative Leadership Candidate Robert Jenrick Blames Donation from Dormant Firm On Administrative Error
The MP reported a donation from a company that appears to be inactive in the UK – which his team has now told Byline Times was a mistake
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The Billions Wasted on Brexit Border Controls to Make British Businesses Worse Off
Brexit will cost British firms £7.5 billion a year in new costs, according to a new report, with hundreds of millions wasted on border facilities that were never used
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Georgian President’s Veto of ‘Russian Law’ Sets Stage for Government’s Showdown with Western Partners
President Salome Zurabishvil tonight announced her veto of the ruling Georgian Dream party’s controversial law on ‘foreign influence’ almost two weeks earlier than expected.
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Sinn Fein to Defy UK Ban on Israeli Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions and Attack Labour’s ‘do Nothing Position in the Face of Genocide’
Declan Kearney attended the first Global Anti-Apartheid conference on Palestine in South Africa last weekend
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Labour Won’t Stick to Conservative Spending Plans, Ed Miliband Confirms
The former party leader told Byline Times that Labour will not ‘not sign up’ to Conservative budgets if the party wins the next general election – a contrast to 1997
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Reform UK Candidate Accused of Posting ‘Vile Racist and Hateful’ Tweets and Sharing Posts From Far-Right Leaders
Andrew Raw, the Reform UK candidate for Darlington, is the latest member of the party to be criticised for his social media posts
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The International Super Rich Bankrolling Robert Jenrick’s Political Ambitions Through Mysterious Companies
Campaigners call for electoral laws to be tightened after an Israeli billionaire and an Australian hedge fund boss use their companies, which made minimal UK profits, to donate £40,000 to the former Immigration Minister
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The Plan is Working: Rishi Sunak Races Up the Rich List as Homelessness Soars
The Prime Minister and his wife’s personal wealth rose to £651 million amid the biggest fall in living standards for British people since records began
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Government ‘Independent Adviser’ Who ‘Backs Ban’ on Climate and Palestine Groups has Paid Roles with Defence and Business Lobbyists
The Conservatives’ domestic extremism adviser Lord John Walney is accused of conflicts of interest over a proposed ban of groups such as Palestine Action and Just Stop Oil
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Toxic Media Climate: ‘Air Pollution Is As Invisible in the Press As It Is in Our Atmosphere’
The latest episode of the hit Media Storm podcast focuses on how journalists have covered ULEZ, often politicising the issue rather than exploring it through a health lens
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The Upside Down: The Song of the Nightingale Carries A Deeper Message
To sit and listen to a nightingale is to be transported to somewhere that is both quintessentially English but also impossibly rich and exotic, writes John Mitchinson
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‘Kill Zones’, Body Bags and Starvation: Gaza aid Workers on The Devastating Reality of Life in the World’s Most Dangerous Place
It’s the “most dangerous place in the world to be an aid worker” – and every day it gets worse
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Student Protests Against the Gaza War are Surging in the UK. Could They Spiral?
Growing university protests here mirror US occupations against Israel’s invasion, as institutions are accused of profiting from the Gaza war
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Illegal ‘Upskirt’ Paparazzi Images of Celebrities and Members of the Public for Sale to Press as Photo Agencies Launch Review
Byline Times finds library of ‘upskirting’ images available at leading photo agencies following Laurence Fox incident involving Narinder Kaur
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Secret Talks on Opposition ‘Coalition’ as Georgian Dream Moves Forward with ‘Foreign Influence’ Law Amid Violent Protests
A number of pro-Western but otherwise fragmented Georgian political opposition groups may put aside bad blood to campaign as one ahead of elections in October
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Six Things Keir Starmer’s ‘Six Steps’ Tell us About the Labour Party
The Labour leader’s new six ‘first steps’ for Government reveal a lot about the kind of administration he plans to lead
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Rishi Sunak’s Russian Hypocrisy: How the Conservatives ‘Emboldened’ Vladimir Putin
The Prime Minister’s party took millions of pounds in funding from Russia-linked individuals, while rewarding those who played into Putin’s hands
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Labour’s Shadow Culture Secretary Says the Press is Bound by the Law: Has She Been Paying Any Attention?
Days after four more current national newspaper editors were accused of having acted unlawfully, the party’s media spokesperson rules out future action on press accountability
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More Protesters to Face Prison as Government Plans Bans on Face Masks and Flares at Demonstrations
“The Government is determined to shut down the ways in which ordinary people can take to the streets to make their voices heard,” Liberty says
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HM Revenue and Customs Phone Line Failure as Customers Spend 798 Years On Hold
David Hencke examines a National Audit Office report revealing HMRC has not done enough to raise awareness of its digital services
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‘A Relentless Assault’: the Staggering Rise in Child Poverty in the UK
Gordon Brown responds to a shocking UNICEF report that UK child poverty has worsened drastically more than 38 other OECD nations
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The Shadowy Conglomerate Behind LBC
Frances Coppola looks at the rise of Global and reveals that much of the UK’s radio network is controlled by an opaque offshore entity
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Conservatives’ Voting System Overhaul Turned Mayoral Elections into ‘Negative and Divisive’ Race, Says Green Candidate
Zoë Garbett on a tense London mayoral race, how the Greens plan to push Sadiq Khan, and how she got her seat
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Sangita Myska: More Media Figures Sign Open Letter to LBC Expressing ‘Deep Concern’ About Her Departure
Broadcasters and politicians say they fear her “abrupt” exit from the station means “excellent journalists are at risk for simply doing their job and asking robust questions”.
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Cracks in the Crackdown? Pressure Mounts on Georgian Dream
Amid massive public protests and deepening international pressure, the ruling Georgian Dream party has said it may be willing to negotiate on their controversial ‘Russian law’
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Life in Limbo: The Heartbreaking Stories of Those Trapped in Temporary Housing In London Borough Most Affected
The London Borough of Newham has the highest number of households staying in temporary accommodation in the country. For every 1,000 households, 53 are in temporary accommodation. The London average is 17
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The Kremlin’s Game of Thrones: Why did Putin Sack Shoigu?
Putin may replace his long-standing Defence Minister but cannot tackle the real cause of his disastrous foreign policy – himself
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‘Our Injuries Will Heal, but the Georgian Government’s Reputation Will Not’
Georgia’s accelerating authoritarian slide into Russia’s orbit has now seen its government launch a full-scale Belarusian-style crackdown on opposition voices.
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Labour Faces New Challenge From the Left as Just Stop Oil-Linked Movement Throws Weight Behind Independent Candidates
The new ‘Assemble’ movement plans to back left-wing candidates running against Keir Starmer’s party, Byline Times can reveal
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‘Why the BBC Should Give a Voice to the Terminally Ill in Its Assisted Dying Documentary’
The latest episode of the hit Media Storm podcast focuses on a new programme arguing against the legalisation of assisted dying – but some viewpoints are missing
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‘Assisted Suicide: Always Personal and Always Political’
For Penny Pepper, debates about changing the law on assisted suicide are a way in for a dangerous, niggling, idea of how we should value disabled people’s lives
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Department of Health Sets Aside £21 Billion for Negligence Cases – But Has No Idea if Situation is Getting Better or Worse
A new report has found the ministry spends £3 billion a year on maternity services but paid out an ‘eye-watering’ £1.1 billion in claims for 2022-23
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Bankrolling Tunisian Migration Crackdown That is Only Making Asylum Seekers ‘More Determined to Reach Europe’
Tunisian authorities last week forcibly removed over 500 displaced people, leaving some stranded near the border with Algeria. This is their story.
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‘Kevin Spacey Unmasked’: Why Feminists Must Use their Campaigning Experience to Fight Discrimination Against #MenToo
The executive producer of a new compelling documentary into the disgraced actor reveals why being a man should not make a difference when it comes to being a victim of unwanted sexual advances
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‘Anti-Globalist’ Nigel Farage to Speak at ‘The World’s No1 Event for Global Citizens’
The Brexiteer blames the Government for a supposed “brain drain” by bringing in rules about non-doms – campaigners blame him
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Labour MPs are ‘Furious’ with Starmer Over Defection of Hard-Right Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke
One Labour MP described the decision to take Natalie Elphicke as a “disgrace” that would “come back to bite us”
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Bouncers at the Ballot Box: Security Turned Away Voters In What Campaigners say is ‘Another Nail in the Coffin of Photo Voter ID’
Three people of colour were turned away from a polling station in Sheffield after a security guard checked their IDs on the door
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‘Labour Won the Local Elections but it has a Problem – it Can’t Engage With UK Muslims’
Labour’s triumph was almost entirely due to a collapse in Conservative support. To succeed in the General Election it must directly engage with a new generation of British Muslim voters
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Why Mayors Outside Westminster Are Distancing Themselves From their Parties’ Politics and Colours
Much was made of newly elected Conservative Mayor Ben Houchen not being able to find a blue rosette – but outside the Westminster bubble associations with party brands are often an obstacle to get work done
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‘Keir Starmer’s General Election Reality and Why Comparisons with Tony Blair’s Victory Are Problematic’
Professor Chris Painter explores the likely determinants of the next general election outcome – which polls consistently predict Labour will win
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Stop the Votes: Conservative MP Calls for Postal Vote Ban After Huge Local Election Defeats
The call follows a series of attempts by the Conservative party to change the electoral system to their benefit
