SubscriptionsCategory: Democracy
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Government Rushing Ahead with Voter ID Next Year Despite Warning It Poses ‘Significant Risk to Safe Elections’
David Hencke reports on the controversial move to make voters bring photographic ID when they turn up to vote in next year’s May local elections in England
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‘Britain is Sleepwalking into Societal Collapse’
The sacking of the Chancellor is a symptom of the escalating incoherence of Liz Truss’ Government – not a sign that it is changing course to become more coherent, writes Nafeez Ahmed
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Meloni’s Victory Shows Italian Fascism Never Truly Died
Angelo Boccato speaks to experts about the electoral success of Brothers of Italy
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Exposing the Conservative Hedge Fund Scandal: Better Late than Never – Or Too Little Too Late?
As Kwasi Kwarteng faces questions over his attendance at a cocktail party with financiers, Byline Times’ Editor Hardeep Matharu asks why this newspaper’s warnings from three years ago about the influence of hedge fund donors in politics were ignored
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‘Great British Democracy’: Who Voted for This?
The UK’s political system currently resembles an unelected autocracy rather than a truly representative democracy, writes former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
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‘Small Constitutional Changes Could Urgently Address the Big Mess We Find Ourselves In’
Frances Crook, co-convener of the Commission on Political Power, sets out why incremental shifts in the role of monarchy and an over-powerful executive could strengthen democracy in the unlikely event of wholesale reform
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The Military-Political Complex: Armed Service Trumps Public Service in Truss’ Cabinet
While the highest offices in Whitehall are well populated by military veterans, there are dwindling numbers of former key workers. Why?
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Winds of Stagnation: What a Far-Right Victory in Italy Would Mean for Women and LGBTIQ Rights
Francesca Visser speaks to activists about the forthcoming elections and how a far-right coalition could lead to stalling progress on human rights
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Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Appointment Shows Truss’ Government Is Captured by the Hard Right
The UK’s new Prime Minister is surrounding herself with hardline figures who were previously on the fringe of the Conservative movement, reports Adam Bienkov
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Can the Milk Tea Alliance Take Its Fight Offline?
In Asia, a new movement for democracy has been gaining strength – but how can it enact change on the ground when it comes to corruption and authoritarianism?
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Boris Johnson is Trying to ‘Silence’ Questions About Evgeny Lebedev
A Labour MP says the Prime Minister and his friend tried to stop him from asking questions about lavish parties held at the newspaper proprietor’s Italian villa, reports Adam Bienkov
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On the Frontline of Exposing the Truth About Russia and Brexit
Four years ago, Tom Mutch thought he had the ‘scoop of the century’ blowing open Russia’s involvement in Brexit. Now, after the UK has left the European Union and Putin wages genocidal war in Ukraine, he wonders whether we are any closer to knowing the truth
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Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak Refuse to Correct Boris Johnson’s Lies
The candidates are refusing to correct the record on any of the Prime Minister’s false claims in Parliament, Adam Bienkov reports
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‘I Am Scared’: LGBTIQ and Abortion Activists Respond to Kenya’s Elections
Speaking exclusively to Byline Times, LGBTIQ and pro-choice activists express their fears for a William Ruto presidency in Kenya. Sian Norris reports
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Where is Britain’s Liz Cheney?
Alexandra Hall Hall explores the worrying trajectories of the US Republicans and the UK’s Conservative Party
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Pluralism versus Populism – The Battle Rages On
In his editorial from the August 2022 print edition of Byline Times, Peter Jukes explores the big new political battle shaping the world
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Kenya Elections: Have Social Media Companies Learnt from Past Mistakes?
Harvey Pitt looks at the role social media has played in Kenya’s 2022 election and finds that the social media giants are failing to learn from the errors of the past
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The Politics of Fear: White Voters and the Left
New data shows a quarter of white voters in the US are concerned about extreme left-wing groups – ignoring the reality of political violence
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A Lack of Oversight in the Tory Leadership Contest Damages Democracy
Rachel Morris responds to our recent reports on how people living abroad can pay to vote in the Conservative leadership contest, and install the next Prime Minister
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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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Boris Johnson’s Golden Goodbyes
Byline Times and The Citizens explore the Conservative Party’s accelerated attempts to exploit the House of Lords
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How Should We Respond to the Conservative Party’s Authoritarian Turn?
David Lowther speaks to experts in national identity and authoritarianism, to shed light on how progressive forces should react to the debasement of democracy under this Government
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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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Boris Johnson is Leaving Downing Street and Bringing All of Us Down with Him
The Prime Minister’s disgraceful long exit from Government is damaging both his own party and the country, reports Adam Bienkov
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Why Dirty Dossiers Matter
The fact that Conservative leadership candidates are gathering and sharing dirt on each other has serious implications for national security and democracy, say Sam Bright, Sian Norris and Iain Overton
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Werleman’s Worldview: Donald Trump has Left American Democracy in Limbo
The decision to prosecute the former President, or to absolve his crimes, will shape US politics for generations, says CJ Werleman
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Conservative Leadership Hopefuls have Raked in £300,000 Over Last Year
Sascha Lavin reveals the big donations already flooding the Conservative contest
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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 Did Bristol Vote to Abolish its City Mayor?
Thomas Perrett considers the reasons for the shock demise of Marvin Rees’ position, and whether this spells danger for the city-mayor model
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Lessons from American Progressives: Pramila Jayapal, ‘Rising Star’ of the Democratic Caucus
Robert Borosage profiles why the Democratic Representative’s ‘inside-outside’ approach to politics puts her in pole position for taking on the conservative-corporate wing of her party
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The Conservative MPs Trying to Follow the US in Cutting Abortion Rights
A chunk of Boris Johnson’s party – including some of his own ministers – want to turn the clock back on women’s abortion rights
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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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Lessons from American Progressives: Ro Khanna, Sanders Presidential Campaigner with a Broader Reach
Larry Cohen profiles the US Democratic Representative for California who, despite representing arguably the wealthiest place on Earth, is focused on appealing to working America
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The Dark Money Operation Seeking to Reshape American Democracy
Matt Bernardini reports on how right-wing groups are attempting to use January 6 conspiracy theories to change the ways Americans vote
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Werleman’s Worldview: Does Twitter Want to be Complicit in Indian Muslim Genocide?
CJ Werleman’s Twitter account has been banned in India, along with a number of other prominent journalists. Why is the social media giant complying with the Modi regime’s requests?
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The End of Roe v Wade is Just the Beginning
The decision to overturn the landmark 1973 ruling will strip human rights from millions of women and girls and threatens the rights of minority groups across the US
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Boris Johnson’s Telegraph Meetings Leave No Paper Trail
No notes were recorded at two meetings between the Prime Minister and his ‘real boss’ at the outset of the pandemic, reports Sascha Lavin
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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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Civil Disservice: The Art and Craft of Lying for Britain
Former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall charts how she was employed to bend the truth – and the consequences of this for our current politics
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‘Carriegate’: How the Prime Minister and his Hacks Scratch Each Others’ Backs
The mystery of a disappearing story about Boris Johnson’s wife once again confirms the merger between the political and media classes distorting British democracy, says Hardeep Matharu
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Government Refusing to Declare Boris Johnson’s Meetings at Height of First COVID Wave
The Cabinet Office is withholding information about the Prime Minister’s meetings over a crucial 43-day period, Sascha Lavin reports
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Boris Johnson Considers Axing Ethics Advisor Role After Lord Geidt Quits
The Prime Minister’s unethical conduct has forced a long list of his appointees to resign. Now he is considering scrapping the role overseeing his conduct, reports Adam Bienkov
