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‘Ireland is No Longer Immune to the Far-Right’
The Irish Government must tackle growing inequality if extremist politics is not to take root, writes Emma DeSouza
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‘Fire Farage’: Public Wants Ofcom to Ban GB News Politician Presenters
The poll comes as broadcasting regulators give the green light to Nigel Farage and other senior politicians to keep presenting on news channels during the general election
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The ‘Inhumane’ Jail Sentence Abolished More Than a Decade ago That’s Still Traumatising Inmates and Their Families
IPP sentences were abolished more than a decade ago – but despite legislative changes hundreds of inmates remain in jail indefinitely and many are taking their own lives in despair
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Rishi to the Rescue: How the Prime Minister ‘Moved Heaven and Earth to Help the Conservative Press’
The Government went to bat for Conservative media titans to quickly block the Telegraph takeover bid – yet more pressing reforms often take years to progress
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‘Ofcom is Fine With Political Parties Interviewing Themselves on GB News During the General Election’
The former Chief Executive of ITN and Ofcom Partner for Contents and Standards digs deeper into the regulator’s partial research into ‘due impartiality’
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From War Crimes to Drug-Running Claims – UK’s Special Forces’ Revered History of Honour and Heroism is in Tatters
As the SAS grapples with a litany of accusations, one thing is abundantly clear – the need for comprehensive oversight and reform
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Just a Fraction of Voters Who Lack Photo ID Apply for ‘Free’ Identification – In Warning Sign for Mayoral Elections
Low take-up of the Government’s Voter Authority Certificate poses a risk to voters in May’s local elections, campaigners warn
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How Rishi Sunak Cooked the Books With his Defence Spending Pledge
The Prime Minister has gathered huge plaudits from supportive newspapers for his pledge to increase defence spending, while using numbers that simply don’t add up
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Policy Exchange Insider Labour MP Who Attacked Islamophobia Definition Privately Told Baroness Warsi Think Tank is ‘Dangerous’
Leaked WhatsApp messages between the Conservative peer Baroness Sayeeda Warsi and Khalid Mahmood MP reveal distrust of the think tank, which has links to a ‘white genocide’ believer
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‘This Discrimination has to Stop’: Parents Protest at Parliament Over Free Childcare that Excludes 20,000 Families
Parents denied Government support want to work but employment often barely covers their childcare costs and leaves them with no options
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Government Urged to Drop Data Protection Reforms Which May Make Children an Easy Target
An open letter has been sent to Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan, urging her to ditch the bill which is back before the House of Lords today
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‘With his Poll Ratings Sinking, Sunak Goes For One More Attempt at Scapegoating the Vulnerable: The “Skivers” Revisited’
The Prime Minister’s announcements on sickness and disability benefits were not just another assault on an already punitive welfare system – they were nuclear-level gaslighting, writes Mary O’Hara
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Putin Hoped for a Swift Victory in Ukraine to Rebuild his Russian Empire — Instead he may Have Lost all Military Influence
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has cost it thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars – but its military influence has also taken a major hit
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‘Back Door into Student Loan System for Organised Fraudsters Left Hanging Wide Open’
A new report by the Public Accounts Committee found that a lack of government oversight of the system is leaving it open to significant amounts of fraud
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Conservative Campaign Takes Surreal Turn as Party Appears to Ditch its own Colour, Logo and Name in ‘Fake Newspapers’
Red leaflets posing as newspapers have been landing on doorsteps ahead of the local elections – but there’s little mention of the party behind them
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‘The Prayer Ban at Michaela Community School Will Not Set a Landmark Precedent’
The CEO of the Islamophobia Response Unit sets out the significance of the High Court’s ruling being made in a very specific context of one school’s strict behavioural regime
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The Battle for Kyiv: ‘An Extraordinary Story of Resistance That Must be Remembered and had to be Told’
Journalist and filmmaker Oz Katerji talks about the importance of the Ukraine conflict, the courage of the people and how the war changed his life, ahead of the release of his documentary
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Zero Fines Handed to Russia-Linked Kleptocrats or Firms by UK Since Full-Scale Ukraine War Began
It comes despite hundreds of suspected breaches of sanctions since 2022
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Ofcom Confirms GB News Is Not Being Held to Different Rules on Impartiality
Julian Petley and the Good Law Project informed the broadcast regulator that it would apply for judicial review of its approach to the controversial channel unless it made clear the same rules apply to it
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Special Report: Our Society’s ‘Non-Human’ Population – A National Scandal Ignored
Hardeep Matharu, Editor of Byline Times, explains why the May 2024 print edition focuses on the denial of human rights and basic care to people with learning disabilities
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Rishi Sunak’s Rwandan Nightmare is Pushing His Government Beyond Reason
The Prime Minister’s immoral and obscenely expensive plan will only end in tears for everyone involved
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‘Gideon Falter Came to a Pro-Palestine Demo Looking to Provoke – And the Media Gave him What He Wanted’
The chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism appears to have got ‘exactly what he came for’ at the march, according to a witness who was there
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Special Investigation: The Far-Right Grooming of Survivors of Child Sexual Exploitation
Hardeep Matharu, Editor of Byline Times, explains why the cover story of the May 2024 print edition is one which must urgently be told
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Retired Social Worker Who Faced Two Years in Prison for Holding Up Sign Outside Climate Trial is Cleared
Campaigners say the judge throwing out Government claims that Trudi Warner was in contempt of court is a victory for free speech
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Anti-Monarchy Activists Prepare to Mark Year Since Coronation Day Arrests in UK’s First ‘Republic Day’
Republicans unfurled banners outside Kensington Palace and across the UK on Sunday ahead of a major day of action
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The Heartbreaking Stories of Life in Britain for Victims of No-Fault Evictions – Five Years After They Were Meant to be Outlawed
Despite the Conservatives pledging to get rid of no-fault evictions in 2019 landlords are using it in record numbers with a 28% increase in 2023
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‘Asylum Seekers Could Make UK £1.2 Billion – Instead the Government is Spending That On Keeping them in Inhumane Conditions’
One solution to the UK’s economic and labour shortage problems is asylum seekers – if only the Government stopped to consider options other than sending them to Rwanda
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Rishi Sunak Accused of Lying Over Cost of Justice – as Victims Made to Pay Thousands to Access Vital Court Records
Victims speak to Byline Times as some are forced to cough up thousands of pounds to access their abusers’ trial transcripts
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‘Georgia’s bid to Muzzle Media and NGO’s and the Russian-Made Oligarch Behind it’
Top level discussions between Georgian government officials and their party’s oligarch founder, Bidzina Ivanishvili, provide insights into the motivation for resurrecting a draft law that prompted two nights of rioting last year, reports Will Neal
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Russia’s war Against Ukraine is About to get a lot More Difficult for Vladimir Putin
While Ukraine has struggled to maintain vital supplies, Russia has lost all momentum and is pushing for a timeout just as things are set to dramatically change, writes Paul Niland. Here’s what will happen next
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The Upside Down: That’s The Way to Do It!
John Mitchinson explores why are we so fascinated by the odious, uncancellable, Mr Punch
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The NHS is Now So Under-Pressure People Want to Pay for Treatment, Poll Reveals
A Bylines Times commissioned poll has revealed that people might finally be prepared to pay for better medical care in the UK as frustrations with the service grow
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EU News Outlet Accused of ‘Being Used as a Tool of Russian Disinformation’ After Publishing ‘Fake Protest’ Video
EU Reporter has launched an investigation after Byline Times questioned it about reporting on the protest that took place when Moldovan President Maia Sandu visited Bucharest
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Fact Checkers Slam Government Inaction on Political Deepfakes Ahead of General Election, Saying Laws ‘Not Fit for Purpose’
Full Fact has called on the Government to clarify how mis- and disinformation will be challenged in this pivotal election year
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‘Neglected, Exhausted and Exploited’: A Mum’s Story of Caring for her Disabled Daughter 24 Hours a Day
A parent carer to a severely disabled woman explains just how difficult life can be – and just how little help and support is available
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Celebrity Care Home Owner Admits Inability to Keep Child Residents Safe
AP Care Homes has been restricted by Ofsted from caring for vulnerable children twice in three months over safeguarding issues. Now its owner has conceded that she is currently unable to protect the young people in her care from harm
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Brexit Ruined the Stock Market – and Not Even Rejoining the EU Will Fix It
A leading writer on the economy explains why the underperformance of the stock market should shock and concern everyone
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The Big Tobacco Linked Conservative MPs Opposing the Smoking Ban
The tobacco and vaping industries have provided extensive hospitality to MPs as part of their bid to oppose the Government’s planned smoking ban
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Sadiq Khan Tones Down Calls for Rent Controls in Capital after Keir Starmer Appears to Reject Plan
Several senior Labour figures have publicly rejected calls for rent controls, leaving the London Mayor in a tricky spot
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Voter Data is Being Trawled by Conservative Politicians – Help Us Shine a Light On It
Help Byline Times follow the dark money and track the dirty data as millions are spent on online political campaigning this election year
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Conservatives Accused of Breaking Electoral Law With Fake Sadiq Khan ‘Driving Charge Notices’
Labour writes to the DPP to demand a criminal investigation over leaflets demanding voters hand over their data to the Conservative party in order to avoid a charge
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Ukraine Court Finds Shell ‘Dishonest’ Over Russian Oligarch Deal
A dispute between Shell and Ukraine ends with a nasty surprise for the British oil giant
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Voter Registration Day: Surge in Millennial Registrations Could be Another Blow for Conservatives
In recent months hundreds of thousands of young people have registered to vote. A poor youth turnout was expected to favour the Conservatives
