Author: Josiah Mortimer

Josiah Mortimer is Byline Times’ Chief Reporter. He joined the title in 2023 after working in local journalism for MyLondon. Prior to that Josiah was a freelancer, and worked for the Electoral Reform Society, the independent democracy group. Josiah reports on UK cronyism, the constitution, and campaigning. He also writes Byline Times’ monthly On the Ground column in print. If you have a political story that needs reporting, get in touch: josiah@bylinetimes.com

6 September 2021

Mandatory Voter ID: The Cost to Taxpayers – and Democracy

The Government’s assessment of how much its proposals to make everyone show ID in order to vote at polling stations will cost represents its ‘staggeringly warped priorities’, according to campaigners

Josiah Mortimer

Democracy, Law, Public Services, UK Politics
23 August 2021

‘A Party Within A Party’: Calls for Investigation into European Research Group, Paid Quarter of a Million in Taxpayer Cash Since Brexit

Byline Times reveals the membership and ministerial backing of the powerful group of ‘hard Brexit’ Conservative MPs

Josiah Mortimer

Brexit, Conservative Party, Lobbying, UK Politics, Whitehall and the Civil Service
19 July 2021

Mandatory Vote ID: Government Makes Astonishing Admission 3.5 Million Will Be Disenfranchised

Josiah Mortimer of the Electoral Reform Society reveals the contradictions in the Government’s plan to introduce Voter ID

Josiah Mortimer

UK Politics