SubscriptionsCategory: UK Politics
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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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Farewell and Be Safe, Sweet Britain
Dutch travelling writer Chris Keulemans reflects on his shock and sadness at seeing a once great nation fatally fracture itself.
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Brexitannia: The British Identity Crisis
Brexit has become an identity conflict in Britain. It is Danny Boyle’s London Olympics Opening Ceremony versus the Last Night of the Proms. Where do we go from here?
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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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GENERAL ELECTION 2019: A Night to Remember with Otto English
Our Liveblog will cover all events which we can of this momentous General Election. Keep coming back for timed updates from Otto English and the Byline Times Team.
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GENERAL ELECTION 2019: Multiple Reports of Voter ID Suppression
Stephen Delahunty follows up worrying reports that voters have been turned away with false reports they need ID to fill in a ballot paper.
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The Russia Conundrum: Can a Critic of Putin be Inadvertently Serving his Interests?
Boris Johnson’s friend Aleksandr Temerko is one of a number of wealthy London-based Russians who, while opposing Vladimir Putin, are linked to organisations that are potentially useful to the Kremlin dictator.
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7 Reasons to Vote Tactically Not Tribally
Actor Hugh Grant sets out why today’s General Election may be the last chance to save Britain from the lies engulfing it.
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Make Britain Great Again: How Johnson Wants to Turn Britain into a South American State
Stephen Colegrave looks at how Boris Johnson’s determination to make Brexit a success is in danger of increasing inequality and social problems in Britain on a scale not seen before.
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This General Election Exposes how our Nation was Failed
On the eve of the most important election in a generation, Otto English asks: will Britain – failed by so much – survive the coming trauma?
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BBC Denies Breaking Electoral Law over Postal Votes
In another basic error from the public service broadcaster, its political editor breaks the strict secrecy of the postal ballot.
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A Full Moon Election
Poet Salena Godden with a personal reflection ahead of tomorrow’s General Election.
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General Election 2019: What to Look Out for on the Night
David Hencke’s guide to the seats to keep an eye on and a few surprises that may be on the way.
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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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The Teenagers Running to become MPs
Harrison Kelly meets some of the teenagers hoping to be elected on Thursday and finds out what motivated them to throw their hats into the ring in the most important General Election for a generation.
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Friday 13th: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
Paul Niland explores the lurking horror of a Johnson majority government for British jobs, the economy and the other pitfalls of his murky Brexit plans.
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How Politicians Talk To You: Oven-Ready Rhetoric during the General Election
Luke Murphy dissects the slogans of the General Election 2019 and what they reveal about class, empire, royalty and racism in Britain today.
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This Election has been a Tsunami of Lies – It’s Time for Some Home Truths
As the populist Brexit surge shows, we have taken liberal democracy for granted for too long in the UK.
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Brexit Party Payback: Farage Stitched Up like a Kipper
The bell tolls for Nigel Farage’s party – one good outcome of the General Election?
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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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Zombie Neighbourhoods: London’s Disappearing Voters
David Hencke reveals how offshore riches and the explosion of Airbnbs is creating a rise in ghost towers and a falling electorate.
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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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Bad News is not Fake News: Not All Digital Campaigning is Dark Arts
Kyle Taylor from the Fair Vote project argues modern microtargeting shouldn’t be abandoned to shady billionaire-funded right-wing groups.
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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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A Problem with Data: Tactical Voting Website Distances itself from the Lib Dems’ Latest Misleading Advice
Stephen Delahunty reports on more shady electioneering, but this time from the Liberal Democrats
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BANKS v CADWALLADR: The First Hearing
The award-winning investigative journalist who exposed the Cambridge Analytica scandal is being sued for defamation by Brexit-backing businessman Arron Banks.
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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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The Future of Journalism is at the Heart of this General Election
Brian Cathcart, Professor of Journalism at Kingston University, argues that the cosy relationship between Boris Johnson and most of the press means there will be no check on his power if he is elected with a majority.
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Conservative Party Media Tactics: Playing the ‘Tommy Robinson’ Victimhood Card
With Michael Gove turning up at Channel 4, and threats being issued to defund the public service broadcaster, is his party trying to be Stephen Yaxley-Lennon or Vladimir Putin?
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Johnson Moonlights for £800k, Corbyn Just Does the Job
New analysis shows that, despite his populist announcements, the Prime Minister was the highest earning MP during the last Parliament.
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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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The Humanity of the London Bridge Victims is the Real Fight Against Terror
Hardeep Matharu mourns the death of two young reformers and the horrific exploitation of their legacies by Boris Johnson and the tabloid press.
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Reasons to be (Cautiously) Cheerful
Otto English raises a glass half full – to a future of hope after the years of chaos which may follow next month’s General Election.
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Climate Deniers and Big Polluters are Backing Boris Johnson and the Tories for a Reason
New analysis by DeSmog reveals the Prime Minister as the Conservative MP who has received the most donations from individuals and companies actively lobbying against action on climate change.
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John Sweeney: ‘BBC hasn’t Told Truth to Power and Tony Hall Should Resign’
Veteran investigative journalist joins a growing chorus of criticism of the public service broadcaster.
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40% of the Cabinet: Shocking Levels of Islamophobia Found in the Conservative Party
Stephen Colegrave on a new report into the prevalence of anti-Muslim statements throughout all levels of Boris Johnson’s party.
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More Digital Dark Arts: Brexit Party Supporters Hijack the Mayor of London’s Personal Website
Brexit Party supporters appear to have taken over more than one Labour party website, redirecting all searches and previous links to Nigel Farage’s party webpage.
