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Energy Giants Pay £172 Million as a Result of Corporate Violations in Last 12 Years
Sam Bright tracks the penalties imposed by regulators on the UK’s dominant energy providers
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A Bridge to Nowhere: Thatcherism Trumps Levelling Up
Despite the warm words of Truss and Sunak, Boris Johnson’s flagship policy is set for the scrapheap, contends Sam Bright
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Conservatives Posture About Foreign Enemies While Ignoring Own Membership Rules
Sam Bright digs further into the party’s permissive approach to foreign members, as the Conservatives stonewall questions about the risk of political interference
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Concern Over Foreign Interference and Conservative Membership Rules
It appears as though there is very little preventing malign foreign actors from swaying Tory leadership contests, reports Sam Bright
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Tory MP Takes £46,000 a-Year Second Job With Energy Company
Amid a cost of living and climate crisis, one Conservative MP has accepted a £2,600 a-day role at an American energy firm, reveals Sam Bright
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Dorries’ Dinner with Lord Evgeny Lebedev
The Culture Secretary enjoyed the hospitality of the British-Russian newspaper proprietor weeks before Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
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Autocracy, Brexit, COVID: What the Tory Candidates Aren’t Talking About
From cleaning up Londongrad to the economic fallout of Brexit, the Conservative Party is in a state of intentional denial, says Sam Bright
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Concierge Capitalism: The Conservative Free Market Myth
In politics and economics, the Conservative Party has rigged the system in favour of an entrenched elite, contends Sam Bright
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Conservative Leadership Contest: Another Populist Pageant?
They’re off! As candidates vie to replace Boris Johnson, Sam Bright predicts they’ll all appeal to the three Conservative commandments of nationalism, Brexit, and Thatcherism
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Boris Johnson Will Try to ‘Burn Everything to the Ground’ – Because He Can
As the Prime Minister’s actions have repeatedly shown, elaborate conventions and procedures mask the features that fundamentally undermine democracy in British politics, says Sam Bright
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Why Brexit is No Longer Boris Johnson’s Superpower
Sam Bright reviews exclusive polling for Byline Times, revealing the public’s newfound pessimism towards Brexit
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Lord Evgeny Lebedev Joins Enterprise Run by Saudi Ruler Accused of Approving Killing of Journalist Khashoggi
The owner of the Evening Standard and Independent has reinforced his ties to the authoritarian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, reveals Sam Bright
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Charity Fallacy: Private Schools Estimated to Get £3 Billion a Year from Tax Exemptions
Sam Bright explores a new report revealing how exclusive academic institutions skirt their charitable commitments while relying heavily on the taxpayer
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Life After Ben Elliot for Russian Luxury Concierge Company
Sam Bright reveals that the Russian firm that formerly provided business services for Conservative chair Ben Elliot is now operating independently
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End of the Brexit Era? Wakefield Gives Labour a Second Chance
The country has moved on from Brexit and won’t be distracted by ‘culture wars’ – where does this leave Johnson and the ‘Red Wall’?
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The Conservative Party’s Great Rail Betrayal
Sam Bright inspects how the Government is undermining its ‘Levelling Up’ mission through a new era of public transport austerity
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The Tories’ Big Money ‘Summer Party’ – What We Know and Don’t Know
Sam Bright explores the facts and the mysteries surrounding Boris Johnson’s fundraising bash
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‘Every Labour Government in History has Left Unemployment Higher’ – A Fact Check
Sam Bright refutes the Conservative Party’s widely deployed claim about Labour’s economic record
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Flagship Afghan Resettlement Scheme in Turmoil
Sam Bright reveals new statistics showing shocking backlogs in the UK’s programme to help Afghan allies
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Johnson is Attempting to Revive his Prorogation Ploy
His unlawful suspension of Parliament in 2019 is now informing the Prime Minister’s last-ditch attempt to save his political career, argues Sam Bright
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What are the Benefits of Being a Tory Donor?
Sam Bright reviews the perks enjoyed by the big money patrons of the Conservative Party
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What Is Being Misconstrued About the Banks v Cadwalladr Case
Sam Bright unpicks the spin surrounding the high-profile defamation case
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A Nation Split on the Monarchy
New polling by Omnisis for Byline Times shows a significant body of support outside England for an elected head of state
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Imperial Measures: Confected Culture Wars and National Identity
Sam Bright considers the metrics that undermine the right’s new ideological gambit
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Sunak Takes Cost of Living Action As Polling Shows Public Anger at Lack of Government Help
New polling by Omnisis for Byline Times shows cross-party hostility towards the Chancellor’s inertia over rapidly rising household costs
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The Sue Gray Report: A Very Etonian Coup
In the effort to save his skin, Boris Johnson has waged a campaign against the institutions of British democracy, says Sam Bright
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Cummings Exposes More Details of Boris Johnson’s Pact With Right-Wing Press Proprietors
As the Prime Minister’s former chief aide reveals the direct line between Johnson and billionaire media moguls, Sam Bright explores how they may have shaped Government COVID policies
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‘Levelling-Up’ Is Dying in Johnson’s Desert of Ideas
As the nation nears the three year mark of Johnson’s Government, it’s time to be honest about the collapse of his flagship project, says Sam Bright
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‘Brexit Freedoms Bill’ Can’t Reverse What We’ve Already Lost
As the Government proposes new laws to unshackle the UK, Sam Bright reviews the fundamental freedoms that have already been lost due to Brexit
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Local Elections 2022: A False Dawn? Labour’s Success in London Masks its Deeper Problems
Labour’s local election performance spells danger for the party, argues Sam Bright
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Boris Johnson has Not Been a ‘Great War Leader’
The claim that the Prime Minister has shown Churchillian solidarity with Ukraine does not stand up to scrutiny, says Sam Bright
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Government Refusing to Release Documents Related to Meeting Between Boris Johnson and Cambridge Analytica
The Foreign Office is withholding information about the Prime Minister’s meeting with the defunct data firm in the wake of Donald Trump’s 2016 victory, Sam Bright reports
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The Shocking Divides Between London and the Rest of Britain
Sam Bright details some of the key findings from his new book, on the extreme imbalances between London and other parts of the country
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Crime and Punishment: Lived Reality is Now Divorced From Electoral Politics
Sam Bright considers why, after years of stagnating wealth and declining health in Britain, the Conservative Party hasn’t seen its support slump sooner?
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Andy Burnham: We Need a ‘Complete Rewiring’ of Britain’s Political System
The Greater Manchester Mayor comes out in support of proportional representation and House of Lords reform, Sam Bright reports
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Britain’s Foreign Media Oligarchy
Sir David Barclay (left) and his twin brother Sir Frederick after receiving their knighthoods from the Queen at Buckingham Palace in 2000. Photo: Michael Stephens/PA Wire/PA Images
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Parts of the Media Are Waging Psychological Warfare Against the Public
Sections of the newspaper industry, aided by broadcasters, are engaged in a ‘hyperdistortion’ effort to conceal the crimes of those in power, says Sam Bright
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The Collapse of ‘Brand Rishi’: Majority of Voters Don’t Trust Chancellor
Exclusive polling for Byline Times by Omnisis shows the Chancellor’s plummeting levels of popularity
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The Non-Dom Conservative Oligarchy
Playboys and plutocrats are now the natural constituency of Boris Johnson’s party, argues Sam Bright
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GB News Lost £3 Million Before Launch
Sam Bright tracks the financial fortunes of the right-wing broadcaster
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Very Inefficient Process: Watchdog Exposes Government’s PPE Failures
The National Audit Office has produced more shocking statistics on the £13 billion of contracts awarded to personal protective equipment suppliers, reports Sam Bright
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak in New Financial Connection to Russia
Sam Bright explores the links between a firm owned by Sunak’s wife and a Russian billionaire
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Roof Collapsed in Vaccines Manufacturing Centre
Sam Bright investigates the concerns of a whistleblower who says that the UK’s flagship vaccines manufacturing hub is shrouded in secrecy
