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Revealed: 85% of Leading UK Pension Providers Found to have ‘Inadequate’ or ‘Poor’ Climate Action Plans
Despite making commitments to actively engage with efforts to tackle climate change, a new study found many providers to be failing in multiple areas
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Under the Radar: Unmasking the Coordinated Reach of Russian Doppelgänger Bots
A new generation of information warfare tools still pose the same threat to Ukraine, unity in Europe and the US elections
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Landlord Conservative MPs are ‘Lobbying to Water Down Protections for Renters’
The allegations come as one in three renters say private renting is negatively impacting their mental health – with eviction threats looming in many cases
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Debunking the Debanking Scandal: Is Farage Being Helped by Figures Inside the Conservative Party?
Chris Blackhurst unpacks the NatWest scandal that toppled the first woman to head a High Street bank.
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Palestine Protesters Vow to Keep Marching Despite Fresh Clampdown Threats, as Muslim Council Blasts Islamophobic Rhetoric
Palestine protest organisers believe senior Government officials are placing heavy pressure on police to clamp down on their demonstrations
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Green Party is Battling for Fair Coverage as Media Relies on “Shock Factor” of Reform UK, Leaders Say
As Reform UK dominates the media spotlight amid rumoured Conservative defections, the Green Party’s co-leaders call out the UK media for its disproportionate coverage of hard-right figures
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‘People in Ashfield are Sick of Hearing Our Community Mentioned Every Time Lee Anderson Makes a Prejudiced Comment’
Arran Rangi, who lives in Lee Anderson’s Ashfield constituency, explores his MP’s effect on his home town – and the racism he thought was in the past
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The Heavenly Hundred: How EU Membership is at the Heart of Ukraine’s Struggle
Ten years on from the Euromaidan uprising, Ukrainians are still fighting for freedom and to be part of the European Union
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Long COVID in Scotland: NHS Trust Accused of Medical Negligence
The family of a child suffering Long COVID claims they have faced ‘medical gaslighting’ and been consistently denied NHS care
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‘The “Dangerous Muslim” Trope is Being Weaponised to Avoid Scrutiny’
Faisal Hanif argues that increasingly desperate politicians are stoking Islamophobia for their own ends
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‘A Nationalist Uprising’: Islamophobia and the Bannonisation of British Politics
As Liz Truss joins Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson as the latest recruit to Steve Bannon’s dangerous and undemocratic internationalist ‘anti-globalism’ – more online information warfare and hate will be the result, writes Peter Jukes
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Scottish Green Minister Brands Lee Anderson and Conservative Right ‘School Bullies Who Love Punching Down’
The Scottish Green Party Co-Leader and Government minister says Islamophobia has been treated as less important than antisemitism, as he calls for media reform
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‘The Normalisation of Politically Expedient Racism: Rishi Sunak Cannot Call Out Something He Has Been Complicit In’
Lee Anderson’s claims that the Muslim Mayor of London has handed the city to Islamists is another unsurprising example of the political culture the Conservative Party has normalised, writes Hardeep Matharu
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‘A Voluntary Tech Agreement Will Do Little to Defend Electoral Integrity Against the Worst Uses of AI’
The Tech Accord to Combat Deceptive Use of AI in 2024 Elections is well-meaning but lacks detail and urgency, argues Emma DeSouza
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Why is the Environment Regulator Investing Millions in the Most Climate-Polluting Banks?
The Environment Agency vowed that its pension fund would be going green – Byline Times’ analysis suggests this has not been the case
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Brutality and Hope: Two Years of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine
On the eve of the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Paul Niland argues that, despite exhaustion, Ukraine has learned to fight smarter – and that is reason for hope
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Can North Korea Sustain a War Economy – With Putin’s Help?
Six years on from the famous handshake between the leaders of North and South Korea, is a war still likely?
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‘Please Close My Hospital’
Current talk of reform – on all sides of the political spectrum – only protects the status quo, argues Greg Parston
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Conservative Mayoral Candidate Susan Hall’s Council is Hiking Tax by the Maximum Legal Amount – But She’s Skipping the Vote
“How exactly are you helping by increasing your part of council tax?” Susan Hall once asked Mayor Sadiq Khan
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Two Police Forces to Take No Further Action Against Dan Wootton – As GB News Presenter Reveals Police Scotland as well as The Met Were Investigating
Byline Times has not previously reported on any investigation into the journalist by Police Scotland
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Clean Air Activists Accuse London Mayor Sadiq Khan of ‘Burying’ his Controversial Silvertown Tunnel Project as Election Nears
The £1.2 billion tunnel is arguably the biggest infrastructure project Khan has approved – but he rarely brings it up
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‘Fighting the Enlightenment?’: What Do Danny Kruger’s New Conservatives Really Want?
Among all the new forms of Conservatism springing up in the run up to the next election, Kruger’s New Conservatives appear to be the most religious in their “holy war against the Left”
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‘Starmer Should Ignore the Westminster Pearl-Clutching: Why Labour is Right to Look at Citizens’ Assemblies’
It’s time for politicians to show leadership and give away some power, writes Compass’ Frances Foley
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Surprise ‘People’s Assembly’ Comes to Court as Climate Protestors’ ‘Last Legal Defence’ May Be Removed
The Government appears keen to limit climate protestors’ legal justifications for direct action
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David Meller: Exploring the Political Nexus Behind the Michael Gove Ally Given Controversial £164 million PPE Deals
After being awarded six large PPE contracts the Conservative donor was last year elevated to the prestigious UK Board of Trade by Kemi Badenoch
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‘Prince William Is Part of the Problem’: Plan for 24 New Homes for Homeless Dubbed ‘Drop in the Ocean’ in Cornwall Amid Mounting Crisis
Activists in Cornwall say the scheme – while welcome – will barely touch the sides as 23,000 languish on a council waiting list
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Home Office Attacked by Peers Over False Information on Zombie Knives Ban
A press release by the department containing misleading information was only corrected after House of Lords objections
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‘The National Crime Agency’s Investigations Boss Was Sacked Over Leaks – Casting Doubt on Hundreds of Convictions’
The dismissal of one of Britain’s former top crime fighters could bring the safety of convictions relating to police-infiltrated encrypted phone network Encrochat into question, argues Dr Rebecca Tidy
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‘There is Something Deeply Soviet About Withholding Alexey Navalny’s Body’
The suspicious death of the Russian opposition activist and behaviour over his remains shows little has changed in the Kremlin
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Met Police Ignored Serious Sexual Allegations Against Male Officers – Whistleblower
Amina Ahmed tells Byline Times that senior management regularly turned a blind eye to allegations of violence, sexual assault, and even rape made by her female colleagues against serving officers
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Landfill’s Toxic Legacy
Ten years on from the death of Zane Gbangbola, in circumstances that have still not been properly explained, the risk from contaminated waste dumps continues to grow
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Revealed: Five Politically-Connected Healthcare Giants Rake in NHS Contracts Worth Billions
Bridgepoint, Bupa, Centene, Spire and UnitedHealth have been implicated in a litany of scandals and controversies in the UK and America
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Rwanda Creates Nearly a Million Refugees Since Signing Asylum Deal with UK Government
The Rwanda-backed M23 is continuing its campaign of mass rape and murder in the DRC – with the UK turning a blind-eye
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Viktor Orbán is Battling the Greatest Political Crisis of His Tenure
A scandal involving a pardon to a paedophile’s accomplice has already taken down Hungary’s former justice minister, President, and the head of the Hungarian Reformed Church
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Millions Missing from Electoral Roll as Voters Face Double Whammy of Registration Issues and Photo ID
In some constituencies, one-fifth of potential voters have not signed up to the electoral roll, new analysis reveals
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Private Equity in Public Services: The Case of Special Educational Needs Schools
Private equity companies – many with connections to the Conservative Party – have been buying up large swathes of the public sector, including care homes, schools and GP surgeries. Special schools appear to be the latest hot property
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Putin’s Mission Accomplished: Alexey Navalny is Dead
Navalny’s death proves that no serious political force can challenge the Kremlin’s dictator – but it seriously undermines Russia’s image in the world
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Rishi Sunak Says His ‘Plan is Working’ But Voters Don’t Believe Him
In the wake of recession and two massive by-election defeats, an exclusive new poll for Byline Times suggests three quarters of voters don’t believe the PM’s claim to be turning the economy around
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The Upside Down: History Is More than Its Set Pieces
John Mitchinson explores how the lessons of the Crimean War still resonate today
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Closure for Carrie: How Caroline Flack’s Mum is Still Fighting for Truth Four Years After Her Death
On the anniversary of Caroline Flack’s death, Byline Times launches a new #MediaToo investigation into her treatment by the police and the media with an interview with her mother Christine
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Another New Anti-Immigration Pressure Group is Launched from Tufton Street and Met with Reams of Media Coverage
The mysterious case of a tiny new ‘think tank’ launching – and being immediately granted gullible coverage from right-wing papers
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London Council Breaches Human Rights Law After Subjecting Asylum Seeker to Degrading Treatment
The High Court ruled against Croydon Council in relation to its treatment of a disabled asylum seeker.
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Rishi Sunak’s ‘Austerity Bombshell’ That Westminster Won’t Talk About
As Britain goes into recession, the Government is planning to double down on the same slash and burn agenda that first helped get us into this economic slump
