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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
Sam Bright explores a new report revealing how exclusive academic institutions skirt their charitable commitments while relying heavily on the taxpayer
Thomas Perrett explores how the current cost of living crisis has spurred a new wave of Thatcherite economics
Sam Bright inspects how the Government is undermining its ‘Levelling Up’ mission through a new era of public transport austerity
TJ Coles inspects how David Cameron’s widely-scorned idea ended up institutionalising a smaller state
Sam Bright refutes the Conservative Party’s widely deployed claim about Labour’s economic record
Diogo Augusto reports on several domestic companies whose directors feature on the UK’s international sanctions list, that have so far evaded the authorities
New polling by Omnisis for Byline Times shows cross-party hostility towards the Chancellor’s inertia over rapidly rising household costs
Diogo Augusto investigates loopholes in Companies House business registrations which make Britain ‘the jurisdiction of choice for dirty money’
Thomas Perrett unpicks why the Conservative Party is considering rebooting the long-discredited housing policy
Nafeez Ahmed reports on contingency planners for financial institutions who believe a combination of energy and food shocks will cause major social disruption
Rachel Morris considers the malaise of modern Britain as the Conservatives initiate Austerity 2.0
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
The Government’s new agenda focuses on stoking culture wars, while doing nothing to tackle the number one issue facing people in the UK, reports Adam Bienkov
Matt Bernardini looks at concerns about the booming business in electronic money institutions
As the Government proposes new laws to unshackle the UK, Sam Bright reviews the fundamental freedoms that have already been lost due to Brexit
Joe Walsh explores how Africa is seeking closer economic integration with its regional neighbours, in contrast to the UK
Sam Bright details some of the key findings from his new book, on the extreme imbalances between London and other parts of the country
Data from the Office for National Statistics shows that renters are more likely to be struggling to make ends meet than those with mortgages
Nic Murray explores the Chancellor’s underfunded and misjudged scheme to help deprived families make ends meet
By allowing student loan debt to soar, the Government is seeking yet more division between young and old, says Maheen Behrana
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
The current cost of living crisis can be placed firmly in the context of the Conservative Party’s antipathy to the strife of the working class, says Thomas Perrett
TJ Cole explores how the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce has attempted to shape UK politics and trade for more than a century
Playboys and plutocrats are now the natural constituency of Boris Johnson’s party, argues Sam Bright
We need to know how the Chancellor can defend raising taxes for ordinary Britons while his own family avoids paying large sums in taxes, argues Adam Bienkov
Sian Norris and Heidi Seigmund Cuda report on the US Government’s seizure of millions of dollars connected to the ‘brainy don’ Konstantin Malofeyev
Sian Norris asks if cuts to the criminal justice system, and wealthy oligarchs spending big bucks on the best lawyers to protect their riches, have impacted efforts to go after financial crime
Spiralling household costs will undermine Boris Johnson’s promises to ‘Red Wall’ voters, reports Thomas Perrett
The Chancellor is debasing public standards and ethics in exactly the same way as his boss, argues Rachel Morris