SubscriptionsCategory: UK Politics
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‘Mental Health is the Elephant in the Room When It Comes to Prioritising Economic Growth’
Charities have accused the Government of making ‘unsafe and frankly irresponsible’ decisions concerning mental health
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‘Why We Will Apply to Take Ofcom to Court Unless It Explains Its Approach to GB News’
Julian Petley and the Good Law Project argue that the channel is being held to different standards on impartiality from those governing public service broadcasters
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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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‘Starmer Cosied Up to the Murdoch Press in the Same Week It Faced New Allegations of Criminality – Why?’
The latest legal claims allege that law-breaking at the Murdoch tabloids has been even more widespread and systematic than previously acknowledged
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Councils Could be Paying £530 Million a Year to House Vulnerable Children in Unsafe Homes
Former Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield branded the figures from an investigation by Byline Times as ‘extraordinary’ and said that the system was ‘completely dysfunctional’
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‘An Assault on Democracy’: Rishi Sunak Backs Bill to Overturn Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ Extension
The Conservatives are seeking to overturn the London Mayor’s flagship clean air scheme, despite being more than 20 points behind him in the race for City Hall.
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International War Criminals are Safe from Arrest in UK – But a Leading Lawyer Plans to Change That
Helena Kennedy KC is set to introduce a Bill to the House of Lords so those suspected of atrocities can be arrested in Britain
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Big Oil’s Multi-Billion-Dollar Influence Exposed as Cambridge University Cuts Funding Ties
There is mounting evidence that the fossil fuel industry is involved in an extensive disinformation campaign
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The Funding Crisis in Schools is Reaching Catastrophic Levels
Leicestershire School Heads have opened their books to parents showing them just how much they are struggling
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A ‘Damning Indictment’: Eight Million Voters May Be Disenfranchised in General Election, MPs Find
The UK’s electoral registration arrangements are a ‘threat to the rights of British voters’
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Keir Starmer To Hand ‘New Powers’ to Mayors and Regions as He Extends Olive Branch to Sadiq Khan
Labour is set to unveil details of its plans to devolve more powers away from Westminster
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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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Broken Promises on Fixing Social Care Laid Bare
‘Years of fragmented funding and the absence of a clear roadmap has brought the adult social care sector to its knees’ according to the chair of the Public Accounts Committee
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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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Is Stealth NHS Privatisation Happening in Plain Sight?
NHS doctor David Oliver examines the evidence of ever-increasing use of provision from private healthcare companies that bring a profit motive to the service
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‘A Rollercoaster Of Awful Emotions’: Family Speaks Out for NHS Overhaul to Prevent Deaths of Severely Ill ME Patients
Millie McAinsh’s family sought help when the ME sufferer could no longer eat – only for her to to be sectioned
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‘Extraordinary’ Claims of Evidence Spoliation in NHS Whistleblower Case
NHS doctor Chris Day is set to challenge a tribunal decision in a case where 90,000 emails were destroyed ‘in the middle of the night’ while a hearing was underway
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‘Adopting Canada’s Progressive Conservative Strategy Won’t Save Rishi Sunak’s Party’
As the UK Tory Party haemorrhages support among young voters, Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Canadian Conservative Party, is moving the dial in the opposite direction
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The BBC’s Road to Appeasement
As Theresa May’s former Communications Director Robbie Gibb is re-appointed to the BBC board, the new retail edition of Byline Times’ reveals the inside story of how the corporation was cowed by the Conservative party machine
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It’s the Conservative Party Which Most ‘Undermines British Values’, Say Voters
As ministers target ‘extreme’ groups for ‘undermining British values’, a new poll suggests it’s the Government which is most out of step with Britain
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Hotel Chain Voted UK’s Worst Makes Tens of Millions a Year from Housing Asylum Seekers in Harmful Conditions
Andrew Kersley reports on the massive profits being made by the hotel tycoon dubbed the ‘Asylum King’.
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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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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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Chancellor Scholz Must Change Course and Support Ukraine to Win
An Open Letter to Germany’s Leaders from International and German Experts
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Michael Gove Expected to Drop Plans to Put Muslim Council of Britain in List of ‘Extremist’ Groups
Exclusive: Leaked plans reveal which groups could be labeled ‘extremist’ by the Government
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Sunak’s Private Meetings With Murdochs and Right-Wing Editors Were Purely ‘Social’ Says Government
Voters will never know what was discussed between the PM and media bosses
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Rishi Sunak’s Plans for New Gas Power Stations Will Leave UK ‘Stranded’ in Push for Net Zero
The Chair of a cross-party committee condemned the Prime Minister’s plans for a new wave of fossil fuel power plants
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Celebrity-Run Children’s Care Home Shuttered by Ofsted Again after Child Taken to Hospital
An extraordinary intervention for the second time in three months in the care home owned by glamour model Ampika Pickston and funded by West Ham owner
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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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Migrant Rights Groups Launch Fresh Push to Ensure Migrants’ Voices are Heard in UK Elections
A new tool lets migrants in the UK know when and how they can vote – navigating the confusing patchwork of rules
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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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After George Galloway’s Rochdale Victory: What Does His Workers’ Party Actually Stand for?
Those wishing an end to the war crimes in Gaza have gained a supporting voice in parliament with George Galloway’s Workers’ Party. But what of those opposing Putin’s war on Ukraine?
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Cost of Upgrading UK’s Nuclear Deterrent’s Astonishing Increase
The country’s defence budget is projected to overspend by £16.9 billion across 10 years as no decisions have been taken on which programmes to prioritise
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The Overton Window: A Migrant’s Tragedy
Migrants risking their lives to cross the US border is a huge political issue but also a quiet, devastating human tragedy
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Jeremy Hunt’s Tax Cuts are Paid for by Slashing Public Services – So Why is Labour So Silent About It?
The Government’s ‘slash and crash’ Budget was left largely unscathed by Keir Starmer’s party. Why?
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‘Fixing Broken Britain Starts with Changing a Broken Light Bulb’
UK democracy needs radical reform – but there is little evidence our leaders are ready to take up the challenge, writes Alun Drake
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Dan Wootton Finally Axed from GB News as Ofcom Rules Against Channel in Misogyny Row
The presenter was suspended from the channel in September after his exchange with Laurence Fox
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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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Yes, Lord David Cameron Could Come Back as Prime Minister – and he Wouldn’t Need to Run for MP
New analysis sheds light on a constitutional quirk that allows a member of the House of Lords – or someone outside Parliament altogether – to become Prime Minister
