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Brexit and the Fracturing of British Identity: A Warning From Ireland
Hardeep Matharu speaks to acclaimed playwright Frank McGuinness about where the nationalist Brexit project being trumpeted by Boris Johnson could end up
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This is My England, and Yours: Reclaiming Englishness
Now that English Nationalism has been unleashed, Peter Jukes argues that we must all try to restore England’s buried civic tolerance and historic diversity.
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Labour Must Stop Being Part of the Problem and Start Being the Solution – Here’s why I’ve Joined It
Former senior Lib Dem researcher Gareth Roberts on the wake-up call provided by the 2019 General Election result which means he can no longer sit on the sidelines and lament his feelings of political homelessness. How did you feel at 10pm last Thursday when the BBC declared that the exit poll was projecting a Tory…
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Why are Left-Wing Parties of the West Failing to Win Power?
How the defeat of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party in the 2019 General Election fits within a wider global shift to the right.
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Could Labour Lead a Progressive Party Conference to Work Out how to Defeat the Dark Johnson-Farage Double Act?
With the Tories already planning for a general election in five years, David Hencke looks at their vulnerabilities and the prospects of a progressive counter-attack.
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The Brexit Betrayal Election and where Labour Goes From Here
Brexiters loaned Boris Johnson their votes in the 2019 General Election, which was dominated by the issue of Britain leaving the EU – can Labour win back their natural supporters next time around?
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Labour Must Listen First and Decide Second if it Wants to Win Next Time
The party badly needs a period of reflection to learn the lessons, not just of this week, but of the decade, if it is to have a hope of winning the next general election.
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GENERAL ELECTION 2019: Byline Times’ Four Pillars of ‘Don’t Panic’
Boris Johnson’s sweeping victory is a disaster for the country, but he cannot deliver on his false promises. Here’s how to survive and resist because his nemesis will come.
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How My Punjabi Immigrant New Labour-Supporting Parents were Charmed by Boris Johnson
Hardeep Matharu reflects on the personal story of her parents’ political shift towards the right – and what it might represent about Britain as a whole.
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This General Election is about our Identity as a Nation – Do Voters Know what’s at Stake?
One of the tragedies of the 2019 General Election campaign is that the fundamental decision about the type of country we will become has not been made clear to voters
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The Re-Emergence of English Nationalism Defines Brexit
Film-maker Sheridan Flynn explores English identity through an Irish lens and what Britain can learn from Ireland about how the divisions of Brexit can ever be healed.
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Trolls, Sock Puppets and Useful Idiots: An Anatomy of an Election Disinformation Campaign
Peter Jukes dissects how ‘No 10 sources’, mainstream broadcast journalists and an army of hired online activists tried to save Boris Johnson from himself.
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Brexit Britain’s Mental State: Time to Bring on the Shrinks
Fiona O’Connor on the Sado-Populism of Boris Johnson and how Britain is suffering from a suicidal form of ‘weak Fascism’.
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Celebrate the Success of the ‘Oval Four’ – But Don’t Forget the Many Others Trapped in a Broken System
The overturning of the convictions of the ‘Oval Four’ by the Court of Appeal shows our under-funded and chaotic criminal justice system working. Unfortunately this is an exception not the rule
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Reasons to be Islamophobic: Profiting from the Politics of Fear
Dr Shazad Amin explains why hatred of Muslims is such a powerful, hidden force in this General Election.
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The Perplexing Predictable Attraction of the Lies, Damn Lies, of the Conservatives
James Melville sets out the state the Conservatives have left Britain in after nine years in power – and wonders why people are still willing to give them their vote.
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The Lopsided Centre: Why is the Media’s Unbalanced Scrutiny Giving the Tories a Free Ride?
Musa Okwonga examines why the myth of the Conservative Party’s competence persists and how those meant to be holding Boris Johnson to account are complicit in its belief.
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Johnson’s Brexit Deal is Getting No Scrutiny – But it is the Most Damaging Proposal Ever Put to Voters
The Conservatives’ withdrawal agreement is a ticking time bomb under our economy, rights and public services – why aren’t opposition parties or the media highlighting this to the electorate?
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Siding with Boris Johnson will Never Give the Working Class Access to his Power
Aimee Pearcy asks: why are ordinary working families willing to vote for policies that will hurt them?
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Institutional Racism has become a Key Election Issue
Isobel Ingham-Barrow on how Islamophobia in the Conservative Party needs root and branch investigation.
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Labour’s Policies could Transform Britain after Years of Austerity – it Now Needs to Convince the Public it Can Pull it Off
The director of Labour for a Public Vote on why Labour is the only party to have correctly identified that next month’s General Election is about much more than Brexit.
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UK Drug Laws: An Addiction to Hypocrisy
Crime reporter Duncan Campbell sets out what the various political parties are promising on drugs for the next Parliament – but puts the likelihood of reform at close to zero.
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Why British Muslims Hold the Balance of Power in Britain’s General Election
The founder of MEND (Muslim Engagement and Development) explains why the Muslim vote could cause some upsets and surprises at the polls next month.
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The Oligarch Spawn: Can the Global Super Kids with the World at their Feet Find Meaning and Do Good?
As part of Byline Times’ look at The March of the Oligarchs, Stephen Colegrave considers the impact of their progeny: the global super kids.
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My Beautiful, Clever, Gregarious Mother is Wasting Away – The Tories’ Empty Promises on Social Care Mean Nothing to Me
Otto English shares the story of his mother Hannah, who has Alzheimer’s, and has been abandoned by a Conservative Government which has delivered nothing on social care for the elderly.
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Could the Muslim Vote Stop Boris Johnson in his Tracks?
Stephen Colegrave looks at the importance of the Muslim vote in the 2019 General Election and why it is so anti-Conservative.
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Far Right Influence: Why ‘Tommy Robinson’ Endorsing Boris Johnson is Not as Surprising as You Think
As the English Defence League founder backs the Prime Minister and Nigel Farage, his former producer, Caolan Robertson, exposes the covert encouragement ‘Tommy Robinson’ received from Conservatives.
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Who will Win the Battle over Economic Orthodoxy?
Iwan Doherty considers the competing economic approaches of the Conservative and Labour parties in the 2019 General Election.
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Thatcher’s Household Fallacy Led to Austerity and Killed Thousands – What was the Point of it?
Stephen Colegrave delves into the real reasons behind austerity and considers whether it was just a political fallacy.
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Yes, there is a Crisis in British Journalism and Journalists are in Denial
The editor-in-chief of Press Gazette, Dominic Ponsford, insists all is well with British journalism. Here, Brian Cathcart, Professor of Journalism at Kingston University, responds.
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Beyond Orwell’s Worst Nightmares: How China Uses Artificial Intelligence to Commit Genocide
Zabrina Zabrisky translates the horrifying Russian reports from China of state surveillance, cruelty and murder of its minorities.
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‘Sorry We Missed You’ Review: Ken Loach’s True Story Delivers a Punch
A damning portrait of zero-hours contracts, private debt and public austerity in Brexit Britain.
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Why Voting for the Tories is Political Stockholm Syndrome
James Melville argues that the appeal of the Conservative Party to the UK electorate is the greatest British political tragedy of the modern era.
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How the Daily Mail’s ‘Hate Crime Hoax’ is Gaslighting the Nation for Boris Johnson
Zeeshan Ali debunks attempts to deny the rise in racist attacks in the UK as an attempt to legitimise Boris Johnson’s Islamophobic remarks.
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Jacob Rees-Mogg: A Relic of the Past, A Danger to the Future
Musa Okwonga explores the controversial Conservative politician’s popularity and what it represents about modern England.
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The 2008 Financial Crisis Paved the Way for Brexit – Why Don’t We Talk About it Anymore?
A decade ago, the financial crisis presented the most pivotal economic, political and social moment since the fall of the Berlin Wall. We need to examine its effects if we are to learn lessons in Brexit Britain.
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The Strange Death of Middle Class England
As part of the March of the Oligarchs series, Stephen Colegrave looks at the impact of the super rich on the English middle class.
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Tory ‘Starter Homes’ Manifesto Pledge Never Got Started, Watchdog Finds
The National Audit Office has found that the funding for starter homes for first-time buyers has instead been spent on acquiring and preparing brownfield sites for housing more generally.
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My Local Labour Party Candidate Took in a Homeless Family – That’s Why I’m Supporting Her Campaign
Natalie Bloomer explains a personal experience which convinced her that journalism and campaigning can mix – and that Sally Keeble is best placed to become Northampton North’s next MP.
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Rod Liddle and Fraser Nelson Pervert Press Freedom to Publish Vile Racism
The stones thrown by the likes of the Spectator hit people and freedom of expression cannot be used to justify this
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The March of the Oligarchs: 1979 to 2019
Peter Jukes with the historical background to a new Byline Times series on a global phenomenon that best explains Boris Johnson and Donald Trump.
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Brexit: The Great British Con
After Thatcherism and austerity, Brexit is the third part of a heist designed to wreck the social fabric of Britain
