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‘The Dangers of the RAF’s Spitfire Nationalism’

, 27 March 2023
A culture of air power exceptionalism has created an environment in which the RAF can operate without fear of public scrutiny or consequence, writes Iain Overton

In Deep Water: As Europe’s Drought Worsens, the Government Remains Silent on Water Company Failures

, 23 March 2023
The Conservatives' inaction to alleviate droughts in England is indicative of the party's wider ideological failings, writes Iain Overton

Did the Cabinet Office Lie?

, 21 March 2023
Despite years of asking for the former special advisor’s WhatsApp messages under Freedom of Information laws, the Cabinet Office may never have asked Dominic Cummings for them. Why? Iain Overton reports

Stop the River of Iron: The American Firearms Industry Brings Death to Mexico

, 14 March 2023
As the Mexican state calls for evidence on ‘private companies engaged in the firearms industry and their effects on human rights’ Iain Overton looks at the trail of carnage

‘Incompetent Ministers and Duplicitous Journalists:’ The Matt Hancock Leaks

, 2 March 2023
Isabel Oakeshott's exposé comes in the wake of repeated rejections by the Government of every Freedom of Information request on the disclosure of ministers' use of WhatsApp for official business, reports Iain Overton

‘The Politics of Amnesia is All the Conservatives have Left’

, 27 February 2023
Britain is now a land in which a Tory away day is seen as the panacea to years of abject government failure, writes Iain Overton

Debate Over AI in Journalism: ‘Can Machines Replace Human Reporters?’

, 21 February 2023
In a dialogue with ChatGPT, Iain Overton explores whether truth and meaning can really be left to machines

‘Damn Rees-Mogg’s Politics of Civility’

, 27 January 2023
The Conservative MP's promise to bring back ‘civilised political debate’ in his new GB News show is an insult to the people harmed by this Government, writes Iain Overton

‘The Brexit Lies that Literally Made Us All Poorer’

, 17 January 2023
Iain Overton examines the lack of consequences for the Brexiters that promised us sunny uplands

‘Playing the Blame Game: The Conservatives Love a Good Culprit’

, 13 January 2023
It's always someone else's fault – according to the party that has been in power for 13 years (although not according to its cheerleaders), writes Iain Overton

Veterans Complaining About Prince Harry’s Account of Military Action in Afghanistan Should Look in the Mirror

, 9 January 2023
Iain Overton points out that many of those condemning the Duke of Sussex have made more capital out of their former military careers than he has ever done

Income Inequalities in Britain’s Public Service Pay

, 5 January 2023
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

For the Love of Money: Michelle Mone – the Epitome of Modern Conservatism

, 4 January 2023
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

A Journey into the Madness of Mexico’s Drug Wars

, 15 December 2022
Iain Overton meets the unwell residents of Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican town trapped between the guns of the north and the drugs of the south

More Men are Killed in Households Each Year Than Women

, 13 December 2022
With a post Pandemic rise in home-based male homicides, Iain Overton argues that confronting domestic abuse against women goes hand in hand with addressing male-on-male violence at home

Auctioning Off Democracy

, 18 May 2022

EXCLUSIVE The Digital Dogs of War

, 17 September 2021
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