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Revealed: Met Police ‘Exit Data’ Shows Just How Bad it is to Work there for Some Staff
Exclusive ‘exit data’ obtained by Byline Times suggests that the force has a long way to go in its claimed attempts to ‘address valid concerns’ about life as a non-white or female employee on the force
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Reform Parliamentary Candidate Who Shared Racist Content Resigns After Questions by Byline Times
Nick Davies shared a post featuring London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Adolf Hitler
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Where is the Support for Black and Ethnic Minority People Living with Dementia?
Black and ethnic minority communities are under-represented in dementia debate and action – despite facing multiple inequalities related to the condition
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‘The Country has Noticed the Conservatives’ Lack of Levelling Up’
Since Boris Johnson’s 2019 pledge, the public has received more of the same – austerity and higher taxes from the Government and, in many cases, cash-strapped local councils
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Levelling Up: 90% of Promised Schemes are Nowhere Near Completion
Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson’s promises to “Level Up” the country are going nowhere fast, according to a damning new report by MPs
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Michael Gove: The Extremist
Whether laughing at racism, or associating with the promoters of eugenics and anti-Muslim think tanks, the Communities Secretary is indicted by his own definition
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Politicising Dissent: Michael Gove’s New Extremist Definition is ‘an Attack on Civil Liberties’
The head of community engagement at MEND responds to the Government classifying the organisation as ‘extremist’
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‘The Extremist Islamists are Coming! Sunak Cries Wolf to Criminalise Dissent’
The CEO of one of the organisations likely to be targeted by the Government’s forthcoming ‘extremism’ definition speaks out against its chilling effects
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The Political Extremists Embraced by Rishi Sunak
The Conservative Party’s defence of their donor Frank Hester, who made racist comments about Diane Abbott and black women, reveals the double standards at the heart of Rishi Sunak’s anti-extremism plans, reports Adam Bienkov
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Patriotic Alternative: The Threat from the Far Right
A revitalised Europe wide white supremacist movement is growing in the UK, gaining recruits through social media and online gaming
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Downing Street Backtracks on Appointing its Chosen Anti-Muslim Hatred Advisor Who Suppressed Conservative Neo-Nazi Ties – After Byline Times’ Inquiries
Nafeez Ahmed reveals the inside story of how Tell MAMA founder, Fiyaz Mughal, suppressed an investigation into Conservative links with the far-right in Europe
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Jewish Londoners Slam Government Advisor’s ‘No-Go Zone’ Claim About Pro-Palestine Marches
‘I’m sick to death of this idea that Jews think in a singular way’ one Jewish Londoner responded to Government adviser Robin Simcox
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‘Who Are the Extremists Who Would Tear Us Apart?’
Mustafa Al-Dabbagh argues that it is the Government, not those calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, which is using extremist and divisive rhetoric
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English Councils on the Brink of Meltdown: A Crisis Fourteen Years in the Making
A systematic reduction of funds to some of the poorest parts of England leaves many of the most needed public services at risk of collapse
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‘Rishi Sunak is “Living Proof” a Prime Minister of Colour is No Evidence of a Britain Beyond Racism’
By refusing to condemn Lee Anderson’s comments about Sadiq Khan as Islamophobic, the Prime Minister exposed the cynical fallacy at the heart of ‘the most diverse Cabinet in history’
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‘Nothing Will Change for Muslims Unless there is a Reckoning with Britain’s Normalised Islamophobia’
As Rishi Sunak talks of ‘mob rule’, political and media discussion of the violence in Gaza appears to be triggering an increase in hostilities towards Muslims here in the UK
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People in North of England ‘Live Shorter, Sicker, Poorer Lives Simply Because of Where They Were Born’
A new report has found it will take 55 years for those living in the north-east to have the same healthy life expectancy now enjoyed in London and the south-east of England
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‘People in Ashfield are Sick of Hearing Our Community Mentioned Every Time Lee Anderson Makes a Prejudiced Comment’
Arran Rangi, who lives in Lee Anderson’s Ashfield constituency, explores his MP’s effect on his home town – and the racism he thought was in the past
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‘The “Dangerous Muslim” Trope is Being Weaponised to Avoid Scrutiny’
Faisal Hanif argues that increasingly desperate politicians are stoking Islamophobia for their own ends
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Scottish Green Minister Brands Lee Anderson and Conservative Right ‘School Bullies Who Love Punching Down’
The Scottish Green Party Co-Leader and Government minister says Islamophobia has been treated as less important than antisemitism, as he calls for media reform
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‘The Normalisation of Politically Expedient Racism: Rishi Sunak Cannot Call Out Something He Has Been Complicit In’
Lee Anderson’s claims that the Muslim Mayor of London has handed the city to Islamists is another unsurprising example of the political culture the Conservative Party has normalised, writes Hardeep Matharu
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Rishi Sunak Says His ‘Plan is Working’ But Voters Don’t Believe Him
In the wake of recession and two massive by-election defeats, an exclusive new poll for Byline Times suggests three quarters of voters don’t believe the PM’s claim to be turning the economy around
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Rishi Sunak’s ‘Austerity Bombshell’ That Westminster Won’t Talk About
As Britain goes into recession, the Government is planning to double down on the same slash and burn agenda that first helped get us into this economic slump
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‘Fighting the Five Giants: It’s Time to Renew Our Social Contract’
Every one of us will experience illness, damage, impairment, disability and, inevitably, old age, writes Penny Pepper
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Brianna Ghey: ‘When the World Finally Saw the Person Her Family Always Loved’
Katherine O’Donnell delivers a powerful rebuke to the media and politicians for the ‘irrational, obsessional’ hatred and misrepresentation that Brianna Ghey and her family faced every day
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Labour’s ‘Intensely Relaxed’ Approach to Bankers’ Bonuses Tells Us a Lot About a Starmer Government
The party’s U-turn on the bankers’ bonus cap comes just months after the party campaigned against scrapping it
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Rishi Sunak Stumbles as he Takes the Knee to the Culture Warriors
The Prime Minister’s attempts to wage a culture war with Keir Starmer have ended up doing far more damage to himself than the Labour Leader
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Sober Times: What’s Behind Gen Z’s Lack of Interest in Booze?
Nathan O’Hagan explores the notable shift away from a culture of excess drinking among today’s younger generations
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Cultural Famine: Austerity in the UK’s Heritage Sector Cuts Deep
Museums across the country are being forced to close as the reality of austerity-struck Brexit Britain hits home
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Over a Million Free Meals Delivered Over Christmas in London as Sadiq Khan Demands More Government Support This Winter
The London mayor has expanded free school meals and holiday food schemes during the cost of living crisis
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‘A Disunited Kingdom? For Younger Minorities, Britishness is an Identity We Can Work With – A Quest for Englishness Must Confront This’
Developing a stronger sense of Englishness cannot merely be looked at through a political lens – our identities are personal and multiple, conflicting and shifting, writes Hardeep Matharu
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‘A Disunited Kingdom? Britain is Built on Forgetting Our Imperial History’
Maintaining the illusory story of what Britain was is integral to the illusion of what Britain is – and the maintenance of political and economic hegemony, writes MP Clive Lewis
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‘A Disunited Kingdom? Reclaiming an Englishness Hijacked by the Right’
At the heart of our political crisis is how England, in particular, has struggled to find its way in the modern world, writes MP Caroline Lucas
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‘A Disunited Kingdom? It Is Time to Tell an Inclusive English Story’
Anthony Barnett explores why a recent conference in Edinburgh aimed to initiate a conversation about an ‘England’ distinct from ‘Britain’
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The Overton Window: The Missing
When charity Missing People researched the ethnicity of missing people in the UK, it found significant disparities among different ethnic groups. Iain Overton meets Evidence Joel to understand the ordeal of losing a loved one in this way
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Avoidable Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities: The Statistics that Shame Our Civilised Society
A new report reviewed the deaths of 3,648 people with a learning disability – almost half died an avoidable death
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‘Nearly All Leading Voices in Learning Disability Advocacy Are White – This Must Change’
When the narrative is dominated by people who look different and don’t share ethnic minority experiences, the system will continue to fail, writes Ramandeep Kaur
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Half of all Local Authorities in England at Risk of Going Bust Next Year
MPs have warned Michael Gove that large numbers of councils could soon be in severe financial distress
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WATCH: Nigel Farage Used ‘Homophobic Racial Slur’ in Personal Message Video
As ITV pays £1.5 million to platform the politician on ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’, a Byline Times investigation reveals how he charged £75 to use what appears to be a serious racial slur in a personalised video message
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‘Why We Must Stand Up Against Those Fanning the Flames of Hate’
Labour MP Naz Shah received a wave of hatred and abuse after resigning as one of Keir Starmer’s Shadow Ministers over the issue of a ceasefire in Palestine
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A Crime to Promote Ideas that Offend Conservative Ministers? The Government’s Changing Definition of Extremism
The proposed change to the definition of extremism risks tipping society into a dystopian political space, argues Adeeb Ayton
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Revealed: Almost Half of Maternity Wards Offering Substandard Care
Mothers and babies are being put at risk due to severe staff shortages, the official watchdog found
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All the Bad News Jeremy Hunt Buried in His Autumn Statement
Details buried in the Chancellor’s statement show we are heading for years more of tax rises, low growth and public sector cuts thanks to his Government, reports Adam Bienkov
