Author: Sam Bright

Sam Bright is Byline Times’ former Investigations Editor. He is the author of Fortress London: Why We Need to Save the Country From its Capital, and Bullingdon Club Britain: The Ransacking of a Nation.

6 May 2022

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

Boris Johnson, Conservative Party, Elections, England, Inequality, Keir Starmer, Labour Party, Local Government, London, Scotland, UK Politics
4 May 2022

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

Boris Johnson, Conservative Party, Europe, Foreign Affairs, Funding, London, Russia, The European Union, UK Politics, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, War and Conflict
3 May 2022

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

Boris Johnson, Cambridge Analytica, Conservative Party, Donald Trump, Foreign Affairs, Social Media, Tech, Data and Algorithms, UK Politics, United States of America, US Politics
28 April 2022

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

Economics, Finance and Money, Economy, Education, Housing, Inequality, London, Poverty, Racism and Structural Inequality, Society, UK Politics
26 April 2022

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?

Boris Johnson, Conservative Party, Coronavirus, Economics, Finance and Money, Economy, Health, Inequality, Poverty, Public Health, Society, UK Politics
25 April 2022

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

Democracy, Devolution, House of Commons, House of Lords, Labour Party, Local Government, Parliament, UK Politics
20 April 2022

North Loses Out as Government Replaces EU ‘Shared Prosperity Fund’

Sam Bright and Tom Robinson calculate the reductions in UK regional development spending, compared to the equivalent EU scheme

2019 General Election, Brexit, Conservative Party, Economics, Finance and Money, Economy, England, Inequality, Racism and Structural Inequality, Scotland, Society, The European Union, UK Politics, Wales