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The Worst of the Worst: John Whittingdale’s Return as a Media Minister
Why the Conservative MP’s return to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is a bad sign for decent journalism in this country.
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Whittingdale Returns: Who Remains to Ride to the Rescue of the BBC?
Former Labour MP and Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee member Ian Lucas considers what John Whittingdale’s return to the department as a minister spells for the future of the public service broadcaster.
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EDITORIAL: Cracks of Optimism Appear
The Facade of Competence in the Johnson Government didn’t take Long to Crumble.
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From Sajid Javid to Rishi Sunak: Boris Johnson’s New Version of the Old Colonial ‘Divide and Rule’ Game
Hardeep Matharu explores what the rise of Conservative ethnic minority politicians reveals about the party’s approach to race and diversity.
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Online Harms Bill: Our Democracy is at Stake and the Government Isn’t Serious About Tackling it
Kyle Taylor on the irresponsible omission in the Government’s new Online Harms White Paper — the protection of democracy.
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Sajid Javid Resigns and Boris Johnson’s Brexit Bus still Teeters on the Cliff-Edge
James Melville sees that two months into ‘getting Brexit done’, the Government reshuffling of deckchairs does little to change our precarious situation.
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Boris Johnson Must Keep His Hands Off Our Judges
Gareth Roberts provides a barrister’s take on the Conservative Party’s desire to curb the independence of the judiciary.
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Deportation: The Ultimate Trumpian Political Tool
Musa Okwonga on how the rule of law is being chipped away disguised as Boris Johnson’s populist pandering.
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Attacks on the BBC are Less About Broadcasting and More About a Divided Britain
Former BBC producer Patrick Howse demolishes the arguments about the license fee but hears Tony Hall has been a ‘Useful Idiot’ for those who want to destroy the public service broadcaster.
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Psychology Isn’t Enough: The Failure to Prevent Individual Terror Attacks
Hardeep Matharu looks at how longer sentences and current counter-radicalisation policy fails to address the real risks.
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‘This Happens to Other People – and then You Realise Other People Are You’
The father of terror victim Jack Merritt celebrates his son’s priso reforming spirit and speaks out against the Government’s approach to religious radicalisation
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The Long Goodbye: Britain and Europe –1975-2020
In Part Two of his look back at Britain’s journey with the EU, Otto English charts how Eurosceptic forces were unleashed after the 1975 Referendum and channelled in the 2010s by those looking to capitalise on the increasingly hard lives of many in the UK.
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Remainers have Lost this Fight but the War Continues
As Britain leaves the EU on 31 January 2020, Mike Buckley argues that Remainers must redouble their efforts to protect democracy and fight for an open and tolerant culture.
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The Toll of Empty Nationalism – The Brexit Bell Ends
As Big Ben (doesn’t) count down to ‘Brexit Day’ on 31 January, Otto English considers how Britain fell into the grip of a petty nationalism, warned against by the world’s greatest physicist.
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The Weaponising of ‘Woke’
James Melville argues that ‘wokeness’ is the latest concept to be hijacked by the right-wing to make a stand against equality, democracy and justice.
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The Myth of Boris Johnson’s 20,000 New Police Officers Debunked
The new police officers promised by the Conservatives over the next three years won’t be fully qualified and will only be increasing the number of officers to 2010 levels.
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‘Baseball Cap Politics’ Can Offer No Solutions – We Need to Work Out How to Fix Things Again
Former Conservative MP and independent Mayor of London candidate Rory Stewart gives his take on the biggest issue facing politics today.
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Boris Johnson Will ‘Play the Nationalist Card’ to Stay in Power, Gordon Brown Warns
The former Prime Minister said in a speech that he agrees with George Orwell’s distinction between “patriotism” and “nationalism” and fears the Union of the UK could be over without fundamental constitutional reform.
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Did the Leave Campaigns Share Our Data? Key Questions Over Brexit Referendum Remain Unanswered
Former Labour MP Ian Lucas explains why we still need answers on electoral wrongdoing and data antics during the EU Referendum.
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The Lost Art of Seriousness in Politics
James Melville reflects on how the post-truth rise of politicians such as Donald Trump and Boris Johnson has been made possible.
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R.I.P. The Great White Man
Bonnie Greer on what Prince Harry and Laurence Fox’s different approaches to the world in which we live tell us about privilege, race and hierarchy – and the distinction between the White Man and the white man.
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An Audio Tour of the Fantastic 2022 Festival of Brexit
Otto English has advance copies of the plans for the coming attractions – A Nostalgia Zone, Gallery of Brexit Heroes and much more…
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Johnson’s Bridges to Nowhere: Six Lessons from History
With Boris Johnson’s promise of great infrastructure projects, Will Jennings looks at the Prime Minister’s track record for what could lie ahead.
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The Project of Paradoxes: In Search of Dominic Cummings – Part Two
Otto English continues his exploration of what drives the Prime Minister’s chief advisor, ending with a startling discovery.
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Editorial: First they Came for Our Children
With the youth vote heavily against Boris Johnson, the Tory Government’s first moves seem to be gunning for the young.
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“F*ck Boris”: Are Schoolchildren Now Under Political Surveillance by the Government?
Byline Times has uncovered a disturbing tale of apparent censorship of students protesting against the Prime Minister using Stormzy’s rallying call to the young.
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The Odyssean Project: In Search of Dominic Cummings – Part One
Otto English considers whether the early years of the Prime Minister’s top advisor explain his disruptive career and ultimate motives.
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The Harder the Brexit, the More Likely a United Ireland
MEP and leader of Northern Ireland’s Alliance Party says the DUP were fools for trusting Boris Johnson who was always going to betray Unionism.
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Why did Cabinet Office Rush through Procurement of Controversial Electoral Services Company Idox Just Before the General Election?
David Hencke investigates why Boris Johnson’s Government handed out £1.7 million for election management services without a competitive tender.
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Global Britain and the Great Retreat
Musa Okwonga makes the case that Boris Johnson’s relative silence on the US’ assassination of Qasem Soleimani is a sign of things to come for a more isolationist, inward-looking Britain.
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Boris of Bolsover? Johnson and the Empathy Gap
Stephen Colegrave delves into the Prime Minister’s empathy gap and why it will inevitably let down the Conservative Party’s new northern voters.
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We need ‘Smart Justice’ More than ‘Tough Justice’
The former Chief Inspector of Prisons, Nick Hardwick, argues that time is running out for a progressive alternative to Boris Johnson’s backward plans for the criminal justice system.
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Scotland: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
James Doleman looks at the potential constitutional crisis as the two nations drift apart and sees no easy solution.
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From Lying to the Queen to the Queen’s Speech: People Want Accountability for Political False Promises
In the wake of the General Election, Sally Brown and Sarah Musselbrook commissioned a poll on public attitudes to mendacious politicians.
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Nothing Has Changed: What Brexit Means is Still Up For Grabs
Paul Niland takes inspiration from the Ukrainian EuroMaidan revolution and argues that fundamental forces will stop Britain from moving too far away from the EU.
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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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One Nation Conservatism is Dead: Johnson is Held Hostage by Hard Right Forces
Paddy Briggs argues than any hope that Boris Johnson will show a more liberal side underestimates the scale of the coup inside the Conservative Party.
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The English Dream: Boris Johnson’s ‘Noblesse Oblige’, Fake Charm and Pantomime Bluster
Bonnie Greer on why the Prime Minister’s victory is symbolic of an English consciousness reawakening.
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The Man in the High Castle: How to Evict the Conservatives from their Nationalist Redoubt
While Boris Johnson broke all the rules in the 2019 General Election, his opponents must create new networks to bring him to book.
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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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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.
