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Hollow Monuments: The Reality of Boris Johnson’s Levelling Up Plan
The Prime Minister’s plan for regional rebalancing shows that he is more interested in building his personal legacy than improving lives, says Sam Bright
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Wealth in Downing Street, Poverty in the UK
The Conservative Party could soon elect the UK’s richest-ever Prime Minister, while after 12 years of Conservative-led Governments millions struggle in poverty
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Government Ignored Warning Immigration Policy Undermined Public Health in Pandemic
Nearly half of migrants with no recourse to public funds surveyed by a migrant rights charity said the hostile environment left them ‘too scared’ to access healthcare
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Islamophobia is Endemic in the Conservative Party
New allegations made by the Conservative MP Nus Ghani are the latest evidence of endemic Islamophobia in Boris Johnson’s party, reports Adam Bienkov
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Britain’s Immovable Institutions: The Diversity Deficit in the Upper Ranks of the Army
Sascha Lavin reveals new data about the lack of black representation in top army positions, and considers what this shows about modern Britain
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A New Era of Austerity Beckons
For the past 12 years, the Conservative Party’s response to high public spending has always been the same: impose the burden on lower income families, says Maheen Behrana
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Trafficking Victims Will Face ‘Trauma Deadline’ as a Result of Nationality and Borders Bill
Successive Home Secretaries have made ending modern slavery a priority – but new clauses in the Nationality and Borders Bill could make identifying victims harder, Sian Norris reports
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The Highs and Lows of 2021: A Disabled Person’s Perspective
Penny Pepper shares some of the enduring inequalities and the memorable breakthroughs which characterised the past year for disabled people
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The Growing Regional Wealth Gap and Why it Matters
Sam Bright evaluates new data showing a growing divide between richer and poorer parts of the country
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A Portrait of Broken Britain
Sam Bright explores the social, political and economic crises that have been stoked by successive Conservative administrations
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Rhetoric and Reality on ‘Levelling Up’ Don’t Match, Finds New Research
Thomas Perrett reports on findings by the New Economics Foundation which expose a significant problem with the Prime Minister’s flagship, if vague, policy
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‘A Deeply Dangerous Power Grab by the Home Secretary’: Conservative Peer Calls for Plans to Strip Citizenship Without Warning to be Scrapped
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi told peers that immigrants’ fears that future generations would be treated like outsiders and second-class citizens are not unfounded
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Otto English’s 2021 Round-Up: Part Two
Euro 2020, a manufactured ‘culture war’, anti-vaxxers, a rare resignation and the fall of Kabul – the summer of 2021 was an eventful one
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‘Life Unworthy of Life’: The Lessons of T4
Stephen Unwin delves deep into the intellectual traditions and cultural mindset that produced the Nazis’ ‘wild euthanasia’ of people with disabilities, and finds we have not yet put those prejudices to rest
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A Fellowship in Dark Times
A 2021 message from Byline Times’ co-founder and executive editor Peter Jukes
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Cambridge Faculty of Divinity Ignores Demands for Inquiry into Peter Thiel’s Far-Right Influence
Cambridge University fails to answer questions raised by staff and students after Byline Times’ revelation that racist pseudoscience is being promoted on campus under the guise of ‘freedom of speech’
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From Conrad’s Kurtz to Enoch Powell: Conservatism Takes a Dark Turn to the Past
Under Boris Johnson’s leadership, the Conservative Party has reversed half a century of attempts at post-imperial reform and is now embarked on a campaign of ‘othering’ – targeting enemies within and without
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‘If Someone Told Me to Go Back and Live In Romania, I Would Really Struggle’
Hardeep Matharu speaks to Romanian-born Labour county councillor Dr Alex Bulat about damaging political narratives around migration, the insidious nature of British prejudice and why she has always felt more at home in the UK
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How The Great Replacement Went Mainstream
The far-right conspiracy theory has jumped off the dark web message boards and into political parties around Europe
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Far-Right Echoes in Westminster: How Extremist Pressure on Migration Affects Government Policy
In the first part of an exclusive investigation into the far-right response to the migrants who tragically drowned in the Channel, Paul Mason and Sian Norris look at how political pressure from such activists risks fuelling Government rhetoric and policy
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The Nationality and Borders Bill is a Legacy of Empire
We need to start calling British immigration policy and law for what it is: a form of post-colonial, racialised nation-building, says Dr Maria Norris
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Peter Thiel’s Free Speech for Race Science Crusade at Cambridge University Revealed
In a special investigation, Nafeez Ahmed reveals how Palantir-linked Donald Trump lobbyists are using ‘free speech’ to normalise white nationalism on UK campuses
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Reason Not the Need: The ‘Down Syndrome Bill’ is a Retrograde Step
Ramandeep Kaur and Stephen Unwin fear new legislation will divide their children based on an old discredited medical model which pathologises disablity
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Recognise Disabled People’s Rights Instead of Turning them into Charity Cases
Penny Pepper explains why well-meaning but pity-inducing fundraisers do not lead to structural change for marginalised people
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For Whom the Bell Curves: Advisor to Johnson’s Levelling Up Ally Hosts Race Science Extremist
Nafeez Ahmed reveals how a pioneer of scientific racism was hosted at British universities by a charity with close Conservative Party and Government ties
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Police Corruption: A Half-Century Wait for Justice
Duncan Campbell on another victim of a corrupt police sergeant who framed young black men in the 1970s
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Kyle Rittenhouse Fundraiser Organised by Far-Right Defenders Connected to UK
A website that aimed to raise money for Kyle Rittenhouse’s defence was hosted in the UK and suggests an increasing transatlantic trade in right wing activism
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The Radical Right Interests Behind the School Boards Race Row
A series of seemingly grassroots, parents group turned the USA’s school boards election into a vicious row over race – but who are the radical right interests behind the ‘concerned moms’?
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11 Players Who Have Made a Difference Off the Football Field
As Marcus Rashford is honoured with an MBE for his work campaigning to end food poverty for children, Nathan O’Hagan selects his team of football heroes, past and present, who have influenced the world of politics
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The Normalisation of Hate Against Pakistanis
Faisal Hanif inspects the racism directed at former Yorkshire cricket player Azeem Rafiq, and what this tells us about the treatment of Pakistanis in the UK
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Eleven Government Departments have No Women of Colour Ministers
Exclusive analysis by Byline Times reveals the lack of gender and ethnic diversity at the top levels of Government
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‘Levelling Up’ Fund Gives £1.25 Billion to Areas that Have Lost £25.5 Billion
Despite favourable newspaper headlines, Rishi Sunak’s spending commitments are still overwhelmed by the legacy of austerity reports Sam Bright
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How the Red Wall Has Been Levelled Down Since 2010
From child poverty to social care, some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country have faced a decade of decline at the hands of successive Conservative governments, report Sam Bright and Sascha Lavin
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Empty Shelves and Driver Shortages are Important – But So are the Disabled People Left Without Carers
The effect on the lives of disabled people of care workers reluctant to come from abroad, and a shortfall of those joining the profession in the UK, is being unsurprisingly ignored, says Penny Pepper
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The Pandemic: A Toxic Mix of Political and Public Health Crises
The handling of the Coronavirus crisis by Boris Johnson’s Government is an egregious example of structural failings at the heart of the British state, argue Professor Gurch Randhawa and Mike Buckley
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Johnson’s Hypocritical Hand-Outs: How MPs Warp Perceptions of Poverty
The reality of deprivation in Britain is distorted by those who complain about earning more than £80,000 a year and rely on wealthy friends to pay for their holidays, says Maheen Behrana
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Antisemitism and Misogyny in the Far-Right: A Toxic Combination
A new report reveals the overlap between antisemitism and misogyny in the far-right – a hatred with a long and ugly history
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Rehashing Failure: Johnson Announces Previously Unsuccessful Scheme as Answer to Attracting New Teachers
In a speech light on policy, Johnson announced a ‘levelling-up’ premium to encourage teachers to move to areas where they are needed most – after a similar 2015 policy was scrapped due to low uptake
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Rebalancing the History Books: Why Learning About Colonialism Matters
To mark the start of Black History Month 2021, Almaz Ohene meets inspirational leaders in the younger generation fighting back against the Government’s divisive ‘culture war’
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The Far-Right Co-Option of the Transgender Rights Issue
As political leaders are asked if it’s transphobic to say only women have a cervix, Sian Norris investigates how far-right and religious-right groups are using ‘gender critical’ arguments to further their anti-LGBTIQ agenda
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The Rejection of Disabled Creativity – Enough Is Enough
Penny Pepper explores the failure of the diversity and inclusion trope for disabled people with a variety of stories to tell
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Racism, Sexism and School Exclusions
A new report into school exclusions of black and ethnic minority girls exposes again how the Government is wrong to deny systemic racism in the UK
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The Final Betrayal of Grenfell Victims Looms
Pulling down the Tower would be yet another act of scorn directed at the local community, says Tom Charles
