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‘America’s Allies in Europe and Asia Are Stuck Between Trump and a Hard Place’
Trump’s Presidency has exposed the weaknesses at the heart of our global security alliances, argues Alexandra Hall Hall
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Nigel Farage’s Reform a Bigger Far-Right Threat Than the BNP, Says UK’s Leading Anti-Racism Campaigner
Hope not Hate’s CEO Nick Lowles says Reform’s rise is mainstreaming ideas that were previously taboo even on parts of the far-right
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‘Blue Labour’ and the Thiel Effect: How MAGA Is Making In-Roads Into British Politics
The ideology of the ‘Make America Great Again’ movement, which has transformed politics in the United States, is having an impact in the UK. But how is this influence being transmitted?
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TalkTV Presenter Accused of Assault After Dragging Climate Protester From UK Trump Dinner
EXCLUSIVE: André Walker incident facing police probe over allegations he attempted to punch and kick a protester at a Republicans Overseas event during Trump’s UK visit
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Farage’s Trillion Pound Black Hole: The Real Cost of Reform UK’s Mass Deportation Plan
Exclusive: Reform’s plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis of official statistics and forecasts suggests
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Curtis Yarvin: How the Alt-Right Gets In
Following his appearance on a panel with Alastair Campbell, Byline Times examines the writings of the thinker who is apparently inspiring Silicon Valley Tech Bros and the Vice President of the United States
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Left-Wing Activists Threaten to Sideline Corbyn and Sultana Over ‘Your Party’ Leadership Chaos
Exclusive: Director Ken Loach was among hundreds of activists venting their anger at the infighting. “If they’re not going to do it right, they need to step aside,” he said
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Where Is the Opposition to Nigel Farage’s Immoral Mass Deportation Plan?
Keir Starmer’s Government’s refusal to explicitly condemn the Reform leader’s plans to tear thousands of families and communities apart is only clearing his path to Downing Street, argues Adam Bienkov
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Elon Musk Should Face ‘Full Force of the Law’ Says Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey
The Liberal Democrat leader tells Byline Times that Musk and his platform are inciting violence and breaking laws designed to protect children online
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‘The Media is Failing to Report the Human Impact of the Rising Tide of Racism’
News organisations are completely failing to represent the concerns of people of colour amid the rise of far-right groups and open racism, writes Helena Wadia
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‘What’s the Point of the Lib Dems in a Post-Liberal Era?’
As Ed Davey’s Party gathers for its annual conference, Neal Lawson asks whether the party can still prosper in an increasingly illiberal political era
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Whose Party? Your Party Backers in Call to ‘Democratise’ Left-Wing Group as Corbyn and Sultana Clash Over ‘Sexist Boys Club’
As Corbyn-Sultana tensions explode into the public arena, a new group is mobilising members to demand a ‘genuine say’ in the new party’s direction
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Peter Thiel’s Race Science Network Extends Its Reach Into Reform UK, Conservatives and Labour
A Byline Times investigation can reveal how Donald Trump’s key backer is now exporting discredited race science into mainstream politics in the UK
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‘Why I’m Now Scared to Live in Trump’s America’
As a proud naturalised US citizen who has been publicly critical of the President, I am becoming increasingly fearful about my future here, writes Alexandra Hall Hall
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GB News Ramps Up Migrant ‘Invasion’ Rhetoric as Channel Veers Far Right
Exclusive: Analysis reveals surging use of rhetoric about migrants and refugees being of “fighting age”, “scavengers”, “dirty foreigners” and part of an “invasion”, as campaigners warn of channel’s radicalising effect
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Trump Protest Van Highlighting Epstein Links Was Blocked by Police Within Minutes of Approaching Windsor Castle
Officers drove away the advertising van showing an image of the US President with the convicted paedophile as nearby activists and journalists were questioned
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‘Trump’s UK State Visit Highlights the Death of US Soft Power’
Trump is not just hostile to the concept of soft power, but actively working to dismantle the institutions which promote it, argues Alexandra Hall Hall
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Anti-Racist Protesters Accuse Met Police of ‘Two Tier’ Policing of Tommy Robinson Far-Right Rally
Mass arrests at a peaceful pro-Palestinian demonstration were followed by a light-touch approach to last weekend’s violent far right protest, say campaigners
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Reform UK Council Backs Climate Denial Motion Saying Man Made Climate Change Is ‘Unproven’
The motion denying the existence of man-made climate change comes after Reform councils across the country ripped up local environmental schemes
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Keir Starmer’s ‘Democracy Taskforce’ Tackling Foreign Interference Accused of Dodging Democratic Scrutiny
Critics say the Government’s refusal to publish meeting minutes or agendas undermines democratic oversight of body established to protect UK from foreign political interference
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Give Big Fines to Firms Like X Promoting Hate and Disinformation, Democracy Groups Urge PM
Without radical change, voters will “give their support to demagogues and extremists who crave power to further their own ends” the authors warn
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‘My Government Must Quit Twitter and Call Out Elon Musk’s Far-Right Hate’
Labour MP Noah Law explains why it’s time for Keir Starmer to start treating the billionaire X owner as the ‘foreign extremist’ he now is
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Deadly Memes: Tyler Robinson’s Far-Right ‘Groyper’ Ties
Despite initial reports and President Trump’s claim that the suspect in the murder of Charlie Kirk was a ‘leftist’, two pieces of evidence point the other way
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‘Why I Joined the Gaza Aid Flotilla as a Journalist’
The relative lack of media interest in the drone attacks on the aid flotilla heading to Gaza says a lot about the warped priorities of Western journalism, argues Mathilda Mallinson
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From Epstein to Starmer: Mapping Peter Thiel’s Web of Influence in the UK
The tech billionaire Trump-backer is rapidly gaining influence over politics and public services in the UK, reports Peter Jukes
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‘Peter Mandelson’s Sacking Is an Opportunity for Keir Starmer to Rethink His Trump-Pandering’
Starmer must square his claimed disgust about Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, with his embrace of Trump, argues Alexandra Hall Hall
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Keir Starmer’s Reluctant Sacking of Peter Mandelson Over Epstein Connections Gives the Lie to His ‘Crackdown on Cronyism’
The Prime Minister and his advisers spent years dismissing questions about Mandelson’s relationship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein
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Reform UK Accused of ‘Betraying Residents’ for Benefit of Fossil Fuel Donors as More Net Zero Targets Scrapped
Nigel Farage’s party is scrapping green initiatives in local authorities across the country after taking millions of pounds in donations from oil and gas interests
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‘There Is Still Time to Save the Labour Party From Itself and Forge a New Political Mainstream’
Keir Starmer is presiding over the decline of social democracy in Britain, but an alternative path is still possible, argues Neal Lawson
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‘Calling Reform Racist Doesn’t Work’ Say Unions as They Shift Strategy to Counter Nigel Farage’s Party
Union leaders are changing tack amidst rising support for Nigel Farage’s party among their members
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BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End ‘Wall to Wall’ Farage Coverage
They accuse the BBC of “following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
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How Reform UK Is Importing Conspiracy-Fuelled MAGA Politics to the UK
Reform’s annual conference was filled with anti-vaxxers, climate change deniers and senior advisers to the Trump administration
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UK Surveillance Flights Over Gaza: Are We Israel’s Useful Idiots?
The UK may inadvertently be helping Israeli forces bomb civilian areas in Gaza, explains Iain Overton
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‘A Serious Escalation’: Putin Launches Russia’s Largest Aerial Assault on Ukraine Since 2022
Russian aggression against Ukraine continues to escalate, despite Putin’s pretence at seeking peace, reports Zarina Zabrisky
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‘Racists Started Hurling Rocks and Abuse at My Family’: New Deputy Green Leader On His Own Experience of Far Right Hate
Mothin Ali, co-deputy leader of the Green Party, on being on the receiving end of racist abuse – and his ‘disappointment’ in Jeremy Corbyn’s new project
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Angela Rayner: Understanding the Pressures That Cost the Deputy PM Her Job
Where once honour, public service, even a sense of historical duty could command respect, today those values are dimmed in comparison to the pursuit of material position, argues Clive Lewis MP
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The Big Tobacco, Climate Denial Lobbyist and Crypto Firms Sponsoring the Reform UK Conference
Big corporations and lobby groups are putting their cash behind the rise of Nigel Farage’s party
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Reform Deputy Leader Owns £4m Mansion and Belgravia Pad While Attacking Angela Rayner’s ‘Property Mountain’
EXCLUSIVE: Richard Tice MP co-owns Buckinghamshire estate with tennis court and lake – despite his attacks on Rayner’s £800,000 flat purchase
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Reform UK Conference: Anti-Vax Misinformation Doctor Given Prime Health Slot
Leading doctors have accused Nigel Farage of putting lives at risk by letting Aseem Malhotra give the only health-related address at the conference
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Neo-Nazi Music Festival Cancelled After Opposition From Anti-Fascists
The “biggest white power gig in Britain in 10 years” was called off following opposition from local residents and anti-fascist campaigners
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Kemi Badenoch’s ‘Free Speech’ Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Party Conference
The ban on covering the party’s annual gathering came despite Badenoch’s repeated commitment to “fight” for free speech and a free press
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Palestine Action Arrests Condemned as ‘Deeply Alarming’ While British Press Remains Silent
The Liberal Democrats described the arrests of campaigners against the ban on the group as a “dangerous precedent” for free speech, yet the British press remains largely silent about it
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‘The Forgotten Human Impact of Yvette Cooper’s Cruel Anti-Refugee Policies’
The Home Secretary’s decision to stop people fleeing from war and torture from reuniting with their families should shame this Government, argues refugee rights campaigner Nick Beales
