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‘Crisis? What NHS Crisis?’ It’s Been 12 Years in the Making
Consultant David Oliver looks at the chronic depletion of NHS investment, pay, training and staffing levels which have led to the current emergency
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Debunking the Biggest NHS Myths
Some on the right are using the current NHS crisis to suggest a different health system is required – but how much of this is built on fact?
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‘Labour is Carefully Painting a More Pro-European Picture’
The party’s agenda of closer alignment and the bulldozing of barriers in an increasing range of areas could help Britain escape the Brexit trap, writes Shamik Das
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NHS Staff Experiencing Mental Health Crises on ‘Scale of War Veterans’
Support services for NHS staff have seen a huge surge in demand in recent months, Byline Times can reveal
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Mass Misinformation: The Catholic Charity and the Far-Right Activists
An exclusive report in collaboration with the Citizens and funded by the European Fund for Investigative Journalism explores the links between a Catholic Nationalist group and the Italian far-right
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How the Gas Industry is Trying to Rehabilitate Fossil Fuels
Thomas Perrett reports on the new methods used by big energy associations to influence the media and those in power
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The Cynical Pact Between Russia and the UK over Azerbaijan’s Aggression Towards Armenia
Britain joined Russia in blocking a UN Security Council statement condemning the Azeri blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh
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The NHS and Brexit: What We Now Know
Sam Bright examines the contribution of Brexit to our current healthcare crisis
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Income Inequalities in Britain’s Public Service Pay
Now the gap between the lowest and highest paid in the UK is one of the highest in the OECD, Iain Overton looks at the role of public sector pay in widening the disparities
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Byline Times’ New Findings Reveal ‘Epidemic of Sexual Abuse in Hospital Settings’
New data from the Metropolitan Police shows the scale of sexual violence in London’s hospitals
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Activist Looking for Justice Over Met Police’s Handling of Sarah Everard Vigil
Patsy Stevenson believes the country’s largest force must be held accountable for its conduct at the event to remember the 33-year-old woman murdered by a Met Police officer
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Energy Firms’ Fossil Fuel Investments Radically At Odds with Climate Change Obligations
Big energy companies are piling money into increasingly inefficient oil and gas investments, reports Thomas Perrett
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A GP on the Frontline of the NHS’ ‘Perfect Storm’
With A&E in crisis and emergency care in a state of emergency, Sian Norris speaks to a GP about the knock-on effect to primary care
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A Hidden War: The Lingering Effects of American Airstrikes in Afghanistan
Tom Mutch and Elhan Afzal visit Sangin, which was at the epicentre of the Taliban-led insurgency, and discover the ongoing devastation of Afghan lives
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Sea Creature Discoveries to Huge Threats to Sea Life: A Year of Marine Highs and Lows
Stuart Spray reports on the inspiring work being done to restore the UK’s seas and coastlines and the bad news threatening to undermine this
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The Incel Hate for Andrew Tate
Sian Norris reports from the incel forums on their reaction to the Tik-Tok influencer’s arrest – and the reaction is not what you would expect
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For the Love of Money: Michelle Mone – the Epitome of Modern Conservatism
The scandal-hit baroness was elevated for years by the party now backtracking over the PPE firm linked to her that won millions in pandemic contracts
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MPs’ Debate Welcomed on Ban of ‘Indiscriminate and Cruel’ Animal Capture Method
The controversial practice of snaring will now be considered in the heart of power, writes Stuart Spray
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Angels and Demons: Nurses Need Support, Not Just Applause
NHS staff are professionals, not supernatural entities, says Nathan O’Hagan. They have the right to strike. But we also have the right to ask if our health services could be run more efficiently
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Why Putin has No Path to Victory in Ukraine this Year
Paul Niland looks at how even Russia’s minimal war aims in Ukraine are vague and impossible, eroded by the attrition of the Ukrainian armed forces and a failing mobilisation
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The UK’s Rise in Drowning Deaths
Samir Jeraj reports on how funding cuts, increasing costs, ageing facilities and climate change are all playing a role in rising numbers of deaths by drowning
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Fighting Back Against Big Tech
Emma De Souza reports on how countries are tackling the rise in misinformation through the legal and education systems
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How the British Press Got Almost Everything Wrong In 2022
If you want to know what happens next in the UK, you’d be better off flipping a coin than listening to most political pundits, argues Adam Bienkov
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2022: Earthquakes and Volcanoes
in his editorial from the December print edition of Byline Times Peter Jukes says the tumultuous events of the last year may have been shocking, but not a complete surprise
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The White Knuckle Ride of 2022
From Partygate to Trussomics, the death of the Monarch, and the humiliation of Vladimir Putin, OttoEnglish’s review of the year takes us on a roller coaster of major fails and meteoric falls
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University Deal with Oil Giant Leads to Student Anger
Exeter University announces new, five-year funding arrangement with Shell, as students urge campuses to divest from fossil fuel interests, reports Max Colbert
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Subcontracted: Amazon Christmas Worker ‘Blocked’ from Staff Transport
Josiah Mortimer reports on a night shift worker at an Essex logistics hub who has to walk hours in freezing temperatures
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An Eerie Quiet Along Georgia’s ‘Border’ with South Ossetia
With Putin’s invasion of Ukraine failing, Will Neal looks at the Kremlin’s ‘frozen’ conflict with another neighbour. Will Russia try to score a victory there?
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In Neo-Dickensian Britain Politicians Should Heed the Ghost of Marley
There’s a reason Dickens’ Christmas Carol is a perennial festive favourite, says A V Deggar – the Malthusian ideas of Scrooge are still with us
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Mother of Four Refused Housing and Told to Return to Libya Based on Google Search
A council has refused a family homelessness support as they are satisfied the mother has accommodation in a country riven by conflict and violence, Sian Norris reports
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‘Who’s Virginia Woolf Afraid Of?’
Stephen Unwin explores how the famed author’s views about disability were typical of a growing intellectual endorsement of the dangerous ideology of eugenics in the early 20th century
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Clarkson, Misogyny and the Sun: ‘End the Farce of the Sham IPSO Press Regulator’
Complaining to the fake standards body is worse than a waste of time; it plays into the hands of a cynical and immoral industry, writes Brian Cathcart
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Contraception is the New Front of the Anti-Abortion War
Sian Norris reports on how a Texan judge has fired warning shots on restricting access to contraception, a well-rehearsed tactic in the attack on reproductive rights
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‘Behave Properly, Papa is Around’: The Relationship Indian Women Share with their Fathers
Shreya Bansal explores how patriarchy in Indian households impacts the experience of growing up as daughters in the country
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The Upside Down: Why We Still Celebrate Christmas with Dickens
John Mitchinson explores the enduring relevance of the “little Christmas book” the author penned in 1843
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Macron, McKinsey, and the British State
The French President is facing allegations of corruption over his relationship with US consultancy firm McKinsey, which in turn is increasingly embedded in the British state
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‘Libel Tourism?’: American Journalist Sued in the UK, for Covering Russian Interference in the US
Despite only having 6 British subscribers, the founder of Forensic News faces legal action in the English courts for his coverage of Russian interference in the 2016 election
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Boris Johnson Continues to Break Ministerial Code, as Constituents Complain of Absentee MP
As the former Prime Minister makes £750k from just three speeches since being ousted from Number 10, his voters feel abandoned
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‘Held Ransom by the ‘Blue-Eyed Babies’ of Sovereignty and Elective Dictatorship, What’s Our Escape?’
At the end of the year of three Conservative prime ministers leading a country in crisis, AC Grayling considers what the UK can do to free itself of the constitutional and political chaos it finds itself in
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‘Pity Porn on Santa’s Knees’
Penny Pepper reflects on what the festive season means for her, as politicians and the media continue to marginalise the creation of new cultural narratives around disability
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Rwanda’s Human Rights Problem Makes it a Dangerous Destination for Migrants
Brian Latham reports on why human rights violations in Rwanda mean the Government’s deportation plans put vulnerable people at risk
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Anti-LGBTQ+ Hardliners Are Splitting the Baptist Church
Fundamentalist Christians with links to religious right actors in the US are seeking to prevent change on LGBTIQ+ rights in the Baptist Church, Sian Norris reports
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The UK and Ireland’s Brexit Divide Deepens
Emma DeSouza reports on the implications for remain-voting Northern Ireland and the Union of Ireland’s positive relationship with the EU, amid ongoing complications over the Protocol
