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‘The World Burns as Our Dangerous Age of Unreason Fuels the Flames’
The Conservative Party may well be on the wrong side of public opinion – as well as history – when it comes to its lack of commitment to tackling the climate emergency
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Voters Want Tough Action on the Climate Crisis – And Are Willing to Act, New Polling Shows
Despite climate-denying spin, almost 50% of voters rank reaching net zero carbon emissions highly important for the country – new polling for Byline Supplement by Omnisis reveals
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Stiff Upper Lip: Who is Behind the Satirical “News” Website Being Promoted By Conservative Peer on GB News?
Byline Times digs into a new hard-right outfit boosted by Lord Bailey of Partygate
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Johnson’s Mystery Peers: The Questions Charlotte Owen and Ross Kempsell Should Answer Over their New Peerages
What do you do to get a seat in the Lords?
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‘The Climate Emergency is Too Important to be a Party-Political Battle’
The Co-Leader of the Green Party sets out the importance of maintaining a political consensus on climate change
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The Conservatives Skirted Close to the Limits of Electoral Law to Keep Uxbridge and South Ruislip Tory
Why was the governing party so shy in Uxbridge?
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Constituents Launch Campaign to Unseat Conservative Deputy Chairman Lee Anderson for Making ‘Laughing Stock of Area’
“Apparently, he is ‘putting Ashfield on the map’. I think he is making us a laughing stock” one constituent said
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Dog Days for Sleepy Politicians and Pundits at the Uxbridge and Ruislip By-Election
What did we all learn from last night’s by-elections? Not a single thing, argues Mic Wright
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‘Labour Must Be Bold on Political Reform Beyond It’s Own Self-Interest if we are to have a Properly Functioning Democracy’
A big problem facing UK politics is that both main political parties see the status quo as in their narrow self-interest, writes former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
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The Conservatives’ Narrow Uxbridge Victory Offers False Comfort to a Party Heading for Defeat
Huge losses in the Selby and Ainsty and Somerton and Frome by-elections are signs of a Conservative Government heading for a landslide defeat at the next general election
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The Covid Inquiry Has Still Not Been Given All of Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps
A spokesperson for the Covid Inquiry told Byline Times they still did not know when they would be given access to the messages on the former Prime Minister’s phone
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Rishi Sunak Appears to Distance Himself from Conservative London Mayoral Candidate Susan Hall
‘Has he met her recently?’ Byline Times asked. ‘Not that I’m aware of, no’, the Prime Minister’s press secretary told this newspaper
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The Failing ‘Forty New Hospitals’ Programme is a Perfect Illustration of Our Broken Politics
An official report reveals why the Conservative Party is unfit to be in charge of the NHS
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‘Misleading’ Tory By-Election Leaflet Presents Conservative Councillor as ‘English Teacher’
In the run up to the Uxbridge by-election, the Conservative Party appears to be passing off a councillor as an ordinary member of the public
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Can we Trust Angela Rayner’s Promise to Clean ‘Bad Chaps’ Out of Government?
Labour’s Deputy Leader made a welcome pledge to end the ‘good chaps’ approach to Government, which allowed sleaze and corruption to persist under the Conservatives.
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‘The “Independent” Reviews on Race and Ethnic Minorities that Simply Mirror the Conservatives’ Divisive Party Line’
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
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‘Cluster Bombs and the Ethics of War Show How Difficult Decisions are Made’
Russia’s use of cluster bombs is leaving Ukraine fighting sub-optimally against a weapon it doesn’t have, writes Brian Latham
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‘A Deeply Concerning Precedent in a Democratic Society’: Council of Europe Shares Criticism Over Charging Journalists to Cover Party Conference
The move from the governing party has sparked concerns over press freedom
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Braverman and Birbalsingh: The Close Tory Ties of the Right Wing’s Beloved ‘Strictest Headmistress’
Byline Times investigates the financial and ideological links surrounding the Michaela School, delving into their potential impact on educational policies and practices.
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Voters Believe Rishi Sunak is Secretly Planning to Privatise the NHS
Six-in-ten voters don’t trust the Government’s promise to keep the National Health Service in public hands
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Hypocrisy and Tribalism: The Dangers of Our ‘So What?’ Political Culture
Renowned weapons expert Dan Kaszeta, who was blacklisted by the Government over his tweets, explores how ‘amoral familism’ has come to penetrate our public life
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Shadow Secretaries: The Aftershow Party
Boris Johnson’s regular trips to Ukraine, Liz Truss’ recent visit to Taiwan… Rachel Morris would rather see our former PMs lumber around the Blackpool ballroom or eating reproductive organs in the jungle
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The Missing Million-Pound Donor Lords
Byline Times analyses the attendance rate of 12 Peers who have donated more than £1 million to the party that appointed them
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‘Completely Stupid’: How the Government is Blocking ‘Life-Saving’ Research on Drugs Including Magic Mushrooms
Former government drugs adviser tells UK government to unblock research on psychedelics, citing “remarkable” treatment potential
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‘Not a Safe Country’: The Court of Appeal’s Decision in the Rwanda Case
With the Government’s flagship policy in legal disarray, will the Conservative leadership finally stand up for the rule of law or continue stoking their culture wars?
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Public Overwhelmingly Opposed to Liz Truss Dishing Out Gongs and Peerages in Resignation Honours
Exclusive polling for Byline Times suggests that the public rejects the short-lived Prime Minister being able to create new peers in the Lords
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Laundering the Lebedevs
How Boris Johnson ushered a ‘former’ KGB agent and his son into the British establishment – while most of the media looked the other way
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UK Democracy ‘In Retreat’ Despite Ousting of Boris Johnson, New Report Finds
According to the research, ministers have pushed through changes to Britain’s political system that pose ‘considerable risks’ for the country’s democratic future
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Refugee Week 2023: Where is the ‘Compassion’?
While Suella Braverman claims her approach to asylum is compassionate, Index on Censorship’s Assistant Editor explores how the reality is very different to the rhetoric
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Faulty Connection: When Rishi Sunak Met the Warehouse Workers
A heavily-staged ‘PM Connect’ event did little to dispel impressions that Britain’s PM is deeply out of touch with voters
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Conservative Party Exempts Selected Media Outlets From Paying To Cover its Conference
The decision to charge journalists to cover the event has been condemned as a threat to media freedom
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Over 200,000 Demand Rishi Sunak Blocks Liz Truss from Appointing Pals to House of Lords and Getting Huge ‘Annual Taxpayer Bung’
Even her former aides are livid at the plans
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By-Elections Frenzy: Opposition Gears Up for Potential Conservative Rout – But How Should Tactical Voters Decide?
Both Labour and Lib Dems are tactically channelling resources for the forthcoming by-elections, eyeing Tory-held seats. But there’s no sign of a formal pact
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Rishi Sunak’s Cowardice over Boris Johnson’s Lies is a Mark of Shame on his Government
The Prime Minister has refused to stand up against his predecessor’s shameful record of dishonesty
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Hundreds of COVID-Related Contract Documents – Worth More Than £7 Billion – Have Still Not Been Published
Despite Government claims, a total of 272 contracts by NHS England and NHS Supply Chain Coordination have not been made public
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Johnson, Harry and the Press: ‘Exposing the Ethical Void’
With a mendacious former Prime Minister now returning to work for the press which enabled his rise, the moral bankruptcy of the media-political class is complete
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The ‘Boris Principle’: How Johnson and his Allies are Rewarded for their Failures
Boris Johnson’s new job at the Daily Mail is the perfect example of how failure is rewarded in British political and media life.
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Rishi Sunak Will Fail Key Pledges on Migrants, National Audit Office Reveals
The official watchdog says both the Prime Minister’s promises – to reduce asylum seekers backlog and stop housing them in hotels – will not be met
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Boris Johnson’s Privileges Committee Verdict Exposes Rishi Sunak’s Complicity
The Prime Minister is deeply complicit in every part of Boris Johnson’s disgraceful period at the top of British politics
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‘Rishi Sunak Continues to Use Johnson’s Brexit-Fuelled Political Racism’
‘Stopping the boats’ and making immigration a key issue is the only strategy the Prime Minister has to keep a core Conservative base come the next election
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Child Abuse Inquiry Participants Say Suella Braverman has ‘Used Them’ and Dashed Their Hopes
Eight years since the landmark independent inquiry began and six months after it delivered its report, there has been no practical response from the Home Secretary
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Boris Johnson’s Rise and Fall Has Perfectly Exposed Britain’s Broken Political Culture
The disgraced former Prime Minister’s long career at the top of British politics should be a matter of national shame
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Boris Johnson’s Career as Uxbridge’s ‘Absentee’ MP Could Soon be Over
As the Privileges Committee concludes whether Boris Johnson was in contempt of Parliament over Partygate, the former PM’s opponents are preparing to oust him from office
