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Billions Paid to Booming Firms by Government During Pandemic
Inadequate record-keeping also risks losing the taxpayer billions more in fraud, reports David Hencke
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The End of the Mail’s Useful Legend? Doreen Lawrence Accuses Newspaper of Spying on Her
The case may shatter the Mail’s claims about its role in achieving justice for Stephen Lawrence, writes Brian Cathcart
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Braverman and the Zombie Policy that Lets Rapists Walk Free
During Conservative Party Conference, Home Secretary Suella Braverman raised the issue of anonymity for rape defendants – a policy that blocks women’s access to justice, Sian Norris reports
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More than Half of Incels Support Paedophilia, Finds New Report
Research by the Centre for Countering Digital Hate has found widespread acceptance of sexual violence against children in ‘incel’ communities
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Met Officer Guilty of Sharing ‘Grossly Offensive’ Misogynistic and Racist Messages Still Receiving Full Salary
PC Jonathon Cobban is still on the Metropolitan Police’s payroll, reveals Sascha Lavin
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The Chris Kaba Shooting and the Shocking Reality of Armed Policing in Modern Britain
Iain Overton reports on the statistics that reveal the police’s institutional racial bias
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‘Modern Slavery Victims have been Pawns in Government’s Anti-Asylum Seeker Campaigns’
Lauren Crosby Medlicott speaks to modern slavery experts to understand the impact of Priti Patel’s Home Office on victims
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A Small Step for Women’s Safety in Policing is Not One Giant Leap
Sascha Lavin reflects on the news that the College of Policing will introduce harsher sanctions for police accused of abusing women
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Where is Owami Davies? The Missing Nurse who has been Left Off the Headlines
When women of colour are missing, so is media coverage. Sian Norris reports
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Lost in the Criminal Justice System: What is Happening to People with Learning Disabilities in Prison?
Guy Taylor investigates the lack of resources devoted to identifying those with learning disabilities and autism in the process of justice
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A ‘Cycle of Trauma’: Violence Against the Homeless Met with Institutional Inaction
The threat of abuse constantly lurks in the homeless community, with virtually no recourse for those affected
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Drug Prison Sentencing Reaches Five Year High
New data from the Ministry of Justice finds more black and minority ethnic people are being incarcerated for drug offences, with white offenders less likely to go to prison
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Extrajudicial Killings Reveal a Culture of Impunity at the Heart of the British Military
Murray Jones has more details of the long-running investigation into possible war crimes committed by SAS forces in Afghanistan
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Three Years of Patel’s Home Office Has Shifted Politics to the Right
The Home Secretary is not running for leader, but her hard-line policies on immigration and policing are being cheered on by the current candidates, Sascha Lavin and Sian Norris report
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Shinzo Abe’s Assassination and Firearm Control in Japan
In response to the tragic news of the fatal shooting of Shinzo Abe, Iain Overton of Action On Armed Violence outlines a brief history of Japan’s strict approach to gun control
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Werleman’s Worldview: Trumpkriegers – It’s Time to Recognise the Leader of a Violent Right-Wing Insurgency
The former President’s role in motivating widespread violence, both in America and abroad, is now beyond doubt, says CJ Werleman
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Born in the USA: The Americanisation of Reactionary Politics in the UK
From dark money think tanks to health privatisation, the influence of the American right on British politics is greater than we think, says Rachel Morris
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‘Mike Deserves It’: A Shocking Emergency 6 January Hearing
A former White House aide gave devastating eyewitness testimony in Congress about Donald Trump’s eagerness to join the insurrectionists who threatened to kill his Vice President
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Will the Government Ever Face Accountability for its COVID Crimes?
Rachel Morris inspects the legal basis for the prosecution of the Government’s fatal failures during the pandemic
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‘If I Had Raped Her, I Would have At Least Remembered It’: Inside the Westminster Sexual Misconduct Scandal
An environment of hyper-masculinity, a culture of staying silent to advance and protect careers and a backlash against the ‘Me Too’ movement – Adam Bienkov, Sian Norris and Sascha Lavin lift the lid on an endemic crisis at the heart of British politics
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Banks v Cadwalladr: Shining a Torch in the Darkness
Peter Jukes looks at the precarious persistence of investigative journalism in Britain – especially when it comes to Russia, Trump and Brexit – and the importance of the public interest defence
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Time to Call Last Orders: Why do Alcohol and Drugs Stalk the Corridors of Power?
A Parliament with legal and illegal substances being consumed as and when is unfit to uphold standards in public life, says Rachel Morris
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‘No Incidents of Drug Use have been Reported’: Speaker Lindsay Hoyle U-Turns on Parliament Drugs Crackdown
Sam Bright and Rachel Morris report on a change of mood from the Commons Speaker, after he threatened tough action on the Westminster drugs culture just a few months ago
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Johnson’s Culture War Against Judges Having a ‘Chilling Effect’ on Rule of Law, Warns Parliamentary Report
Leading MPs and peers express their concerns about the Government’s attacks on the independent judiciary, reports David Hencke
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What Depp v Heard Tells Us About Toxic Fandom
Networked harassment, parasocial relationships and good old fashioned misogyny have all turned a domestic abuse into a spectator sport as part of the #MeToo backlash, says Sian Norris
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High Value Fraud Ignored as Government Chases Welfare Cheats
Tom Robinson investigates the disproportionate state investment ploughed into benefit fraud, while other anti-fraud efforts suffer from austerity
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A New Review into Children’s Deaths by their Parents’ Partners Raises Questions About the Future of Social Care
Does another review of more tragic deaths of vulnerable children provide the answers needed to protect children from harm, asks Katharine Quarmby
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‘Partygate’ is a Profound Crisis Endangering the Rule of Law in Britain
The bigger story of the scandal of Downing Street lockdown parties is how fundamentally they strike at the foundations of our democracy, says barrister Gareth Roberts
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Why Don’t We Know How Many People have been Convicted for Smuggling People Across the Channel?
The Byline Intelligence Team used a range of methods to quantify how many convictions there have been for smuggling people across the Channel under this Government – but a lack of formal data raises transparency questions
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Tough on Crime? The Conservatives Are No Longer the Party of ‘Law and Order’
Johnson has proposed authoritarian measures that fail to achieve true progress on improving justice and people’s safety, argues Sian Norris
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Police Forces Forced to Pay £5.3 Million in 2,000 Out of Court Settlements
Sascha Lavin reveals the vast scale of claims made against the police, for everything from unlawful arrest to assault
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‘A Sense That Rape is Decriminalised’: New Data Reveals Ongoing Crisis for Rape Victims
A new investigation by the Byline Intelligence Team reveals that fewer men are being convicted for sexual offences – a crime that impacts on one in five women
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The Long Backlash Against Abortion in America
The draft decision to overturn Roe v Wade mirrors historical backlashes against abortion rights, and is fuelled by an emboldened and wealthy far-right, say Sian Norris and Heidi Siegmund Cuda
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Priti Patel and the Government’s Cult of Lawlessness
Rachel Morris reviews the Government’s repeated unlawful behaviour, concentrated in the Home Office
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Pestminster and the Shaming of Democracy
With reports that 56 MPs are facing allegations of sexual misconduct, Rachel Morris analyses how a Bullingdon Club mentality has seeped into the corridors of power
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Why Porn in the House of Commons Is No Laughing Matter
Barrister Gareth Roberts explains why an addiction to pornography should be taken as seriously as those dangerously reliant on alcohol or drugs
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Crime and Coronavirus: PPE Fraud Now Subject of Investigation
The Byline Times team reports on the ever-mounting investigations into the Government’s actions during the pandemic
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‘Racial Profiling’: Black People Disproportionately Targeted by Transport for London Fixed Penalty Notices
As the Prime Minister continues to be investigated for COVID law-breaking, Dimitris Dimitriadis explores the penalties heavily issued to minority ethnic groups
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Resigning Matters: By Failing to Step Down, Johnson has Put Democracy on Standby
Prime Minister Boris Johnson in March 2022. Photo: Alberto Pezzali/PA/Alamy
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Conservatives’ ‘Partygate’ Impunity for Johnson Shows the Entire British Constitution is Now At Stake
If the governing party proves that those in power can get away with anything, the essential contract between leaders and their people will be ruptured for good, says Jonathan Lis
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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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Political Parties Must Not Pave the Way for Perpetrators in Power
Parties must not turn a blind eye to protecting the public from perpetrators, says Jenn Selby
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Above and Beyond the Law: ‘Partygate’ has Fatally Exposed Britain’s Political System
In a succession of scandals, Boris Johnson has opened the floodgates to wrongdoing and impunity by politicians like never before – aided by his lawless friends in the British press and a sclerotic constitution
