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National Gridlock: The UK’s Energy System is Broken – Will Labour’s Plans Fix It?
Britain’s privatised energy distribution network could hold back Labour’s ambitious plans for renewables
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New Cash for Buses Means Little if Councils Remain Stripped of Power by Westminster
Councils are at the whim of multinational transport firms when it comes to local transport
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Reversing the Road to Unfreedom: The Polish Elections are Finally Some Good News for Democracy
Those in America looking for a way out of the toxic Trumpian cycle should look to Poland as a starting point
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Nine UK Areas Breach Legal Pollution Limits as Manchester Tops League
Campaigners say the most polluting vehicles must be taken off the roads to save lives
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Transparency Seems to Die a Death at the Government’s AI Summit
Why won’t the Government tell the public who’s attending – and who’s being left out in the cold?
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Probation Officers Speak Out About the Crisis in Managing Offenders
The Probation Service, still reeling from Chris Graylings catastrophic reforms, is another crumbling pillar of the criminal justice system
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‘There’s No Votes Left’: The Conservatives Are Stuck in Denial After Huge By-Election Defeats
Conservative Chairman Greg Hands claims the record-breaking defeats do not suggest voters are at all unhappy with the Prime Minister
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‘Easing Post-Brexit Trade Between the UK and EU Would Benefit Business and Industry on Both Sides’
Mike Buckley, director of the Independent Commission on UK-EU Relations, sets out the tangible steps that could improve post-Brexit trade
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‘My Emergency Stay in an NHS Intensive Care Unit was a Catastrophic Awakening’
In the first part of a series detailing her journey after several sudden brain haemorrhages and seizures this summer, Penny Pepper reflects on what has changed – for good and for worse – in our NHS
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Conservative ‘Politicisation’ of the Civil Service Has Damaged Public Trust, Warn Peers
A Parliamentary investigation found senior civil servants were being ousted by the Government for ‘ideological’ reasons
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Former Conservative Party Chair Baroness Sayeeda Warsi to Argue ‘Muslims Don’t Matter’ to Politicians and Media in Damning Speech
Amid rising attacks on Muslims in the UK, the former Faith Minister launches a thinly-veiled broadside against Sunak’s Government, and calls for a new civil rights movement in Britain
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Terrorist Narratives: The Biases in ‘Prevent’ Training Show How Counter-Extremism is Politicised
The 11 minute awareness course mandatory for many public service workers is in danger of turning into a propaganda tool
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State Complicity and Ethnic Cleansing in India
Evidence that the Manipur state government is stoking tribal and religious conflict in northeast India has accelerated separatist demands
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The Last Laugh: Conservatives Face Backlash Over Ban on Nitrous Oxide as Move Criminalises More Young People
New strict penalties for laughing gas use – including prison sentences – have led critics to warn of the ban’s potential to divert resources from more severe crimes and push the drug into a dangerous, unregulated market.
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Police Body Led by Conservative Mid Beds Candidate Paid Out Over £100,000 in Settlements to Former Staff
Opponents of the Conservative candidate to replace Nadine Dorries described the payments as “startling”, Josiah Mortimer reports
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‘Iran’s Hand in the Gazan War Risks Triggering A Wider Regional Conflict’
Tehran’s support for ‘wars of division’ in the Middle East is an attempt to divide the West, argues Brian Latham
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Carnage in Gaza: What Really Happened at the Al-Ahli Hospital?
Peter Oborne reports from East Jerusalem on last night’s deadly attack on an Anglican-run hospital in Gaza
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‘Farcical’: Disbelief as Disgraced Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is Appointed as ‘Democracy Union’ Adviser
Johnson was found to have unlawfully suspended Parliament and lied to MPs.
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‘Scrap Voter ID to Save Cash’, Democracy Group Tells Jeremy Hunt Ahead of Autumn Statement
Mandatory voter ID rules are expected to cost the taxpayer £120m over the next decade.
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Of Barges and Banishments: What the Bibby Stockholm Reveals About Our Dark History
Suella Braverman’s asylum barges are tied up with Britain’s imperial past, writes Iain Overton
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Greta Thunberg Arrested During Climate Protest Against Glitzy ‘Oil and Money’ Conference
Activists point the finger at the Prime Minister as they disrupt the gathering of leading polluters and politicians
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Surge in Petrol-Guzzling SUVs Means Carbon Emissions From Petrol and Diesel Cars Are No Longer Falling
Bigger, flashier 4x4s in urban centres are reversing progress in reducing emissions from petrol and diesel cars.
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The UK’s Shambolic COVID Winter Vaccine Programme Alarms Experts
Officials are refusing to roll out vaccines to most people under the age of 65, despite warnings of a major outbreak this winter, Karam Bales reports
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Keir Starmer ‘Waters Down’ Labour Commitment to Overhauling Unelected House of Lords
Only last December, Sir Keir backed plans for a “new second chamber” which would have “electoral legitimacy”.
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Gaza’s Last Stand? The Dangers of a Second Nakba
Israel may see Hamas’ offensive as a chance to change the ‘strategic reality’ of the region – which could lead to a wider conflagration
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Ugandan Climate Justice Activist Urges Insurers to Boycott Fossil Fuel Projects
She urged the companies to “insure our future” and cut ties with global fossil fuel giants
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‘I Did Prison Time for Mentioning Climate Change in Court. Meanwhile Rapists Walk Free’
A climate protester sent to prison twice this year tells Josiah Mortimer the Government has its priorities all wrong
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Israel, Gaza and the Spectre of Genocide
Israel appears to be seeking collective punishment for Hamas atrocities, and this is not self-defense under international law
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France May Have Forced America’s Hand (In a Good Way) in the South Caucasus
French co-operation with Armenia in its conflict with Azerbaijan is a welcome step towards ending Russian domination in the region
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Meet the Man Making £26m a Year from the UK’s Dysfunctional Asylum System
Clearsprings received the most complaints of any company providing asylum seeker accommodation. It is privately owned by a Conservative Party Donor
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Rishi Sunak is an ‘Upper Class’ Leader of an ‘Elite’ and ‘Out of Touch’ Party, Say Voters
Exclusive new polling finds voters are not convinced by the Prime Minister’s party conference claim to represent ordinary people’s concerns, Adam Bienkov reports
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The Upside Down: Operation Shylock
John Mitchinson on why Shakespeare’s most problematic play still has plenty to teach us
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From Prisoner to Publisher: Reformed Robber Unmasks Britain’s Broken Prison System
Stephen Jackley, a former prisoner turned author and campaigner, pulls back the curtain on the UK prison system in an exclusive interview with Byline Times, as he launches his new book ‘Just Time’.
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‘Rapists Could Be Let Free As Prisons are Full. The Conservatives Cannot Get Away With This’
The Government has talked tough on crime while creating the scandal of violent criminals now being let free, writes Josiah Mortimer
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Unravelling the Enigma of Aerosol Masking: The Climate Effect We Need to Talk About
Robin Boardman, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, says we need solutions to a knotty unintended consequence of moving to renewables.
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Israel and Hamas: ‘Finger-Pointing Will Get Us Nowhere’
The ripple effects of this latest upsurge in violence will go far beyond Israeli and Palestinian territory, writes former British diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
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‘They Taunted our Children with Knives’: Armenia’s Exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh
Joseph Draper talks to some of the hundred thousand refugees fleeing the blockade and then invasion by Azerbaijan
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‘Disappearing Dan Wootton Articles Show a Serious Need for S40 Alternative’
Major publishers removed articles about a Met Police investigation into the presenter after receiving legal threats, following Byline Times’ special investigation. The CEO of press regulator Impress sets out what could be done to prevent such a situation
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Keir Starmer’s ‘Safety First’ Strategy is Starting to Worry Some of His Supporters
The Labour leader has repeatedly defied his critics, but can his ultra cautious approach really take the party back into Government unscathed?
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‘A Growing Number of People Believe in the Same Values As We Do’: The Greens Look Ahead to the Next Election
Siân Berry, former Co-Leader of the Green Party, is hoping to be Caroline Lucas’ successor as MP for Brighton Pavilion
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‘Progressive Alliance’ Dead in the Water as Green Party Effectively Drops Hopes of Deal with Labour and Lib Dems
The party has adopted a more centralised approach as it steps away from potential deals with other parties
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‘Keir Starmer’s Authoritarian Approach to Politics Risks Stifling a Labour Government’
The Labour leader’s labelling of those who disagree with him as ‘unBritish’ is a worrying sign of things to come, argues his former adviser Simon Fletcher
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Revealed: Police Forces Subject to Record Misconduct Complaints Amid Officer Abuse Scandals
The time taken by investigators to look into serious allegations against police officers has tripled in recent years, Andrew Kersley reveals
