Amid rising attacks on Muslims in the UK, the former Faith Minister launches a thinly-veiled broadside against Sunak’s Government, and calls for a new civil rights movement in Britain
The 11 minute awareness course mandatory for many public service workers is in danger of turning into a propaganda tool
John Mitchinson on why Shakespeare’s most problematic play still has plenty to teach us
The Labour leader has repeatedly defied his critics, but can his ultra cautious approach really take the party back into Government unscathed?
Why were sufficient numbers not outraged when the troubled broadcaster was giving a platform to dangerous views claiming Pakistani men are the main perpetrators of this form of child sexual abuse?
The two former chancellors reveal how ‘the grown-ups in the room’ collude in their outlook
Rishi Sunak’s reckless attempts to mimic the political tactics of the radical Republican right led to some ugly scenes at his party’s conference in Manchester, reports Adam Bienkov
Exclusive new poll finds the public is far more tolerant of diversity and cultural change than the Government appears to believe, Adam Bienkov reports
A new short film reveals the heart-wrenching stories of those who lost their loved ones to COVID – and exposes the politics of poverty behind the crisis
Grace Oppong told Byline Times that her daughter has been repeatedly hospitalised due to mould and damp
A majority of voters believe “nothing in Britain really works” and say Rishi Sunak’s party has made public services worse, according to an exclusive new poll
422,000 households across the UK are estimated to be affected by the two-child allowance limit – but not Members of Parliament
The collapsing school buildings scandal has exposed how the Government failed to ‘fix the roof while the sun was shining’
Ministers’ claims that the school building scandal only emerged ‘over the summer’ is contradicted by evidence of warnings going back years
The UK’s miscarriages of justice watchdog failed to protect Malkinson, who remained in jail for 17 years for a crime he didn’t commit
Contraceptive rights has become the new front in the far-right’s attack on women
The party’s accounts suggest there is “significant doubt” about whether it can continue as a “going concern” due to a series of legal challenges.
The pandemic has revolutionised how an entire generation see work, education and society
A new wave of unionisation in the cultural sector is pushing back against a decade of austerity in the sector
The focus on ‘language’ policing by the arbiters of educational standards exacerbates class and racial inequalities argues a new report
Aisha Jung, who had worked for Amnesty International for 17 years, told Byline Times that she took on legal action after objecting to the award of the prisoner of conscience status
A coalition of racial justice organisations has written an open letter to Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, expressing deep concern with the force’s response to a report that found it institutionally racist, sexist, and homophobic
A report by the Commons’ Public Accounts Committee says more should be done to help young adults trace their funds
A new report by a national commission has found that ‘systemic racism embedded in the Government’s responses to the pandemic may have worsened outcomes’
One of his companies, “Muslim Order of the United Kingdom” directs people to donate to a supposed pro-refugee organisation. But it is not a charity and is registered at the same address as seemingly far-right organisations.
The strategy being employed by the Government seems to be clear: using the veil of impartiality provided by ‘independent’ reviews to legitimise its agenda, Adeeb Ayton argues
Bonfires to mark the day in Northern Ireland are often used not as a symbol of one’s national identity but as a marker of territory, writes Emma deSouza
The families of profoundly learning-disabled people are involved in a continuous struggle for their most fundamental rights and dignities, writes Stephen Unwin
Penny Pepper debunks the bigoted beliefs held about the Blue Badge, support workers, wheelchairs and more…
With a damning report finding that racism is entrenched in cricket, Shamik Das explores how it is impossible to separate sport from society and what is required for transformative change
Byline Times investigates a small but vocal “anti-anti fascist” group that is increasingly targeting the left.
There remains on both sides of the political divide an entrenched minority whose belief system serves as an extension of their identity
A new study shows how the effects of austerity on women and children are now being compounded by the cost of living crisis in Northern Ireland
Austerity, combined with poor policy decisions, left the NHS in a far weaker position by the time David Oliver was caring for his first Coronavirus patient in March 2020
The political and media firestorm over a school girl claiming to identify as a cat, turns out to be a story ‘too good to check’. Byline Times has spoken to a witness
The team behind the ‘In-Between Lines’ initiative, which explores the adopted and mixed-race experience, share why it is so important to talk about the complexity of identity
Low-paid migrant workers, including cleaners at the Department for Education, are taking coordinated strike action in London
When will the disabled experience be seen and valued in a humane way?
Attacks on disabled people have all too often dressed themselves in the clothes of good housekeeping – as the newspaper’s tax calculator suggests
Fizza Qureshi, CEO of the Migrants’ Rights Network, explains why her charity did not want to apply for funding from the Mayor of London to tackle hate crime and extremism
Jon Bloomfield examines the similarities between the 1905 Aliens Bill and the current Illegal Migration Bill and inflammatory rhetoric around refugees