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UK’s Record on Refugees Exposes the Lie of ‘World-Beating’ Claims
While Prime Minister Boris Johnson was correct that UK has resettled more refugees than the rest of Europe, when it comes to asylum claims the stats and politics tell another story
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Russia’s War Has Been an Objective Failure. Here’s Why
Michael MacKay explains why Putin’s Ukraine offensive has stalled
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How Levelling Up, Brexit and the Ukraine War are Intertwined
Sam Bright explores how Brexit has exposed Britain to the reverberations of the war in Ukraine
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Would Keir Starmer Treat Ukrainian Refugees Any Better than Boris Johnson?
Labour is critical of the Government’s treatment of Ukrainian refugees – but is reluctant to take a straightforwardly more liberal approach, reports Adam Bienkov
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The Culture War Funded by Russian Roubles
The ‘War on Woke’ is a conflict between fascistic notions of the natural order against progressive values, and both Russian funding and disinformation networks have fuelled it
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A Golden Ticket: 2,000 Oligarchs from Countries with Human Rights Concerns ‘Buy’ Permanent Right to Live in UK
Between 2010 and 2020, 65% of the foreign investors granted permanent UK residency were from China and Russia, reports Sam Bright
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Putin’s Plot Against ‘Great’ Britain – And How He Got Away With It
Peter Jukes tracks Vladimir Putin’s long war against the West and the allies he has found in the pro-Brexit establishment in the plot to derail Britain
2016 EU Referendum, 2020 US Presidential Election, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Conservative Party, Democracy, Donald Trump, Europe, Foreign Affairs, Interference, Collusion and Alternative War, Leave.EU, Nigel Farage, Russia, The European Union, UK Politics, Ukraine, US Politics, Vladimir Putin, Vote Leave, War and Conflict
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UK Politics Stands at a Crossroads – Which Path Will the Conservatives Choose?
Robert Saunders assesses whether war in Ukraine will result in British governance rolling-back its recent destructive tendencies – or whether it will further retreat into them
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Big Oil Firms Use War in Ukraine to Expand Fossil Fuel Production
Fossil fuel firms have found Russia’s invasion a convenient opportunity to undermine efforts to decarbonise the economy, reports Thomas Perrett
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Government Didn’t Record Minutes of Meeting Between Lebedev and Johnson
A now-infamous meeting between the Prime Minister and his Russian ally was not recorded by officials, Sam Bright reports
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‘We are Here at the Invitation of the Legitimate Government’: Providing Air Support to Ukraine
Kyiv-based Paul Niland considers the options available to help Ukraine put an end to Vladimir Putin’s military machine once and for all
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Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine Reveals the Moral and Intellectual Rot of the ‘Anti-War’ Left
CJ Werleman argues that, though their arguments had relevance decades ago, analysts of US imperialism such as John Pilger and Noam Chomsky, are no guides to the present
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The TV Exec, the Oligarch and the Global Far-Right
Jack Hanick, who created a Pro-Putin propaganda network for Putin’s favourite sanctioned oligarch, has been arrested in London – but the connections between his employer and the global far-right run deep
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Open Arms to Russian Wealth, Cold Shoulder to Asylum Seekers
Migration statistics show that 347 Russian citizens have been granted asylum since 2008 – compared to nearly 2,600 ‘golden visas’ for Russian millionaires in same period
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Brexit was a Victory for British Putinism – Why were those who Got It Right Vilified?
Anthony Barnett details what he has learnt from the work of journalists such as Carole Cadwalladr and Byline Times’ co-founder and executive editor Peter Jukes about the threat to British democracy hiding in plain sight
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The Putin Doctrine: Trump Military Study Explains Why Putin May Escalate Nuclear Threats
A US Army study commissioned by Trump’s Secretary of the Army warned that a Russian ‘information blitzkrieg’ which began in 2014 could go nuclear if Putin believed he was losing a conventional war
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Defence Secretary Received Funding for Private Party from Law Firm Lobbying for Putin’s Sanctioned Banks
Along with three other Conservative MPs, Ben Wallace accepted a £10,000 donation from legal giant Squire Patton Boggs, which lobbied on behalf of Gazprombank and others
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Could Ukraine Mark a Turning Point for Western Democracy?
After years of turning a blind eye to Vladimir Putin’s aggression, the West finally appears to be uniting against him – as Ukraine continues to pay the cost
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Ukraine’s Refugees and Racialised Borders
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has laid bare the contradictory position of central and eastern Europeans within the racial hierarchies that structure Europe’s border regimes, argue Dr Charlotte Galpin and Professor Sara Jones
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‘We Don’t Know If We Have A Future’: Ukrainians in the UK Speak
Ukrainians living in the UK tell of their heartbreak about the situation in their home country – while those from neighbouring nations share solidarity
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Boris Johnson Lets Russian Oligarchs ‘Get Away With It’ As Sanctions Reprieve to Last for Months
The Prime Minister denies donation from senior figure at Russia’s second largest bank was behind decision to hand them a one-month reprieve from sanctions, reports Adam Bienkov
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Fascistic Myths of Empire: The Far Right Philosophy Driving Putin
In the second of her two-part series looking at Russian oligarch funding and far-right disinformation, Sian Norris examines the warped worldview inspiring Putin’s aggression
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Wife of Arms Deal Broker Donates £300,000 to Conservatives
The elite Conservative donor has now given more than £1.7 million to the party in recent years, reports Sam Bright
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Millions of Russian Roubles Funded Far-Right Discord in Europe
In the first of a two part investigation, Sian Norris reveals the phenomenal funding by Russian oligarchs and their US allies of anti-gender, religious-right influence wars
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The Ukraine War Has Exposed the UK’s Russia Delusion
Successive governments have chased Russian roubles while ignoring geopolitical reality, reports Sam Bright
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The Economic Crime Bill Doesn’t Nearly Go Far Enough
If the Government really want to seize the assets of Russian oligarchs, the Economic Crime Bill doesn’t go far enough, says Gareth Roberts
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Ukraine is Just the Beginning: Secret Document Reveals Putin’s Long War on Europe
A previously unreported internal US military analysis suggests the invasion of Ukraine is a culmination of Putin’s 15-year plan to dominate Eurasia, in revenge against NATO expansion
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The Conservatives Have a Long History of Taking Money From Russia
TJ Coles explores the Conservative Party’s decades-long attempts to schmooze Russian oligarchs
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Stuck in Limbo: UK Asylum and Immigration System in Post-Brexit Turmoil
The UK’s floundering border arrangements offer little solace to desperate Ukrainians fleeing war, reports Sam Bright
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Boris Johnson’s Gesture Politics Won’t Help Ukrainian Refugees
The Prime Minister’s rhetoric about helping the Ukrainian people under a savage assault by Russian troops has not been backed up by action, reports Adam Bienkov
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Footage Suggests Black African Refugees Unable to Leave Ukraine
Black African people living in Ukraine are apparently struggling to flee the country as Russia invades, exposing racist attitudes towards refugees across Europe
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Coercion and Deterrence: Putin’s Irrational Nuclear Threats are a Risk to the Whole World
The Russian President’s threats to use nuclear force should be a wake-up call for the West, writes Dr Andrew Corbett
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Putin’s Gamble and the First Shots of a Revolution
Paul Niland argues that the Russian President has doubled down on his gamble by invading Ukraine, with dire consequences for his undemocratic rule in Russia
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Kleptocracy Versus Democracy: Vladimir Putin’s Biggest Fear
Trump, Giuliani, Manafort and a host of Russian oligarchs have all felt threatened by Ukraine’s efforts to tackle corruption and improve democratic accountability, reports Matt Bernardini
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The First Great Information War
The Observer and Guardian journalist explains how the Russian President Vladimir Putin won the first phase of his war on Europe, by convincing us it wasn’t happening
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The Real Trojan Horse: Beware Russians Bearing Gifts
As Russian troops reach Kyiv, state terror is rained on innocent civilians. Peter Jukes and Hardeep Matharu explore why the British Conservative Party has ignored Putin’s violent extremism in the mother of all intelligence failures
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Only 30 Successful UK Asylum Applications Granted from Ukraine Since 2014
As Putin’s forces invade Ukraine, the UK Government is being urged to do more to help refugees – while the Nationality and Borders Bill risks making it harder for them to come to Britain
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As Europe Faces War, is the UK’s Military Influence Waning?
Conflict has broken out in Ukraine and, while NATO and the UK will not fight, it has raised questions about the extent of British military influence in the region
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Conspiracy and Paranoia: Putin’s Far-Right Cheerleaders
The Russian President’s anti-NATO, anti-EU, anti-gender stance has won him support over Ukraine from far-right and populist-right actors
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Voters Want Conservatives to Ban Russian Donations to the Party – Poll
An exclusive poll by Omnisis for Byline Times reveals the overwhelming public appetite to see Russian donations banned to Boris Johnson’s party
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UK Sanctions Will ‘Flop’ Because the City of London is Compromised by Russian Money
A former US defence advisor warns that Britain is likely to be the biggest drag on any Western sanctions initiative against Putin
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Boris Johnson Allowed Russian Interference into the UK as Putin Prepared For War
The Prime Minister has at best stood by as the Russian President sought to destabilise the West – and at worst facilitated him, reports Adam Bienkov
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Putin’s War of Annihilation: A Decrepit Empire’s Last Stand
Heidi Siegmund Cuda speaks to political scholar Michael MacKay on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and how the West has failed to respond to its dictator for a number of years
