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Music in Schools: A Plea
In the wake of Lord Melvyn Bragg’s House of Lords debate on the vital importance of the arts to the UK’s society and economy, composer Howard Goodall makes an urgent call for the Government to rethink its proposed further reduction of resources for musical education
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Grenfell: Michael Gove Deflecting the Blame Away from Conservative Politicians
A legal settlement between various parties and the families of Grenfell victims suggests where the responsibility for the 2017 fire actually lies
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Rishi Sunak’s New Business Council ‘Riddled’ with Rule Breakers Totalling More Than £900m in Fines in a Decade
Sunak’s freshly minted Business Council, tasked with boosting the UK’s economy, includes corporations fined for offences from bribery to money laundering and environmental violations
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Keir Starmer and the Labour Party – Press and Pundits Running Out of Dirty Tricks
Veteran media observer Tim Fenton watches as the right wing press paints itself into a pre-election corner
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Four Years On: Kemi Badenoch’s Sketchy Brexit Benefits
Four years on from leaving the EU, the Department for Business and Trade’s overview of Brexit tells a powerful story – of fiction
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‘Straight Out of the Republican Playbook’: Conservatives Impose New Strategy on Elections Watchdog in Crucial Election Year
The new Government-set priorities for the Electoral Commission make no mention of AI or misinformation – but plenty of mentions of almost non-existent voter fraud
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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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Roman Abramovich and Foreign Office in Disagreement on how to Spend Frozen Cash from Chelsea FC Sale
Neither can agree where the money should be used to help Ukraine, according to new parliamentary report
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Caroline Lucas to Demand Ban on MPs Working for Fossil Fuel Giants as Polluters Spend Millions Shaping UK Politics
Several serving MPs work for oil and gas firms, while many more accept gifts or take jobs for big-polluting sectors after leaving Parliament
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Landmark Legal Action Launched Against NHS Trusts for ‘Failure to Protect’ Staff During COVID Pandemic
The move comes amid harrowing personal accounts from healthcare workers who say they’ve suffered “devastating” injuries caused by preventable exposure to COVID-19 at work
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Wales’ Potential First Minister Backs Rejoining EU Single Market and Calls for ‘Honest Conversation’ on Impact of Brexit
In an exclusive interview, Jeremy Miles says he wants a frank discussion about Brexit’s hit to the economy – and calls for far greater devolution for Wales
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The BBC vs The Post Office: The Undeclared Conflict of Interest as Panorama Investigated the Horizon Scandal
John Sweeney, who worked on the 2015 BBC documentary, explores how the Post Office’s chair was also on the broadcaster’s board while the programme was in production – without declaring it
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Sweet Little Lies: The Surreptitious Spread of Police Polygraph Testing
With little public debate, and doubts about their reliability, Byline Times reveals the use of lie detectors is still increasing
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‘Media Bill Votes Will Show Us the Real Keir Starmer’
How far will Labour go to appease the billionaire press ahead of the general election? We are about to find out, writes Brian Cathcart
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‘The UK’s Immigration System is Islamophobic and Racist. Expanding Prevent into it Will Re-traumatise Refugees’
The extension of the controversial counter-extremism program into immigration and asylum processes risks embedding racism at our borders
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Eight Out of Ten Brits Say Rishi Sunak Doesn’t Get Britain
An overwhelming majority of voters say Britain’s wealthiest ever Prime Minister doesn’t understand the pressures they face
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Revealed: Government Advises MPs and Staff to Turn On ‘Disappearing Messages’ Citing Security Concerns
Deletions seem more likely in the future as politicians fear the consequences of messages entering the public domain
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Tens of Billions in Government and Council Pandemic Spending Unaccounted For as Local Authority Auditing Scandal Worsens
A new report by the Public Accounts Committee lambasts the Treasury for being ‘too passive’ in chasing up the cash, resulting in inaccurate figures
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‘To Restore Trust, Rip Up the Astroturf’
As fake grassroots organisations continue their culture war – we need to fight back, writes Otto English
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Dark Money Lobby Group Denies Sponsoring Liz Truss ‘PopCon’ Platform Set Up by Former Director
Popular Conservatism is registered to a company whose director used to be the Director General of the Institute of Economic Affairs
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As US Aid to Ukraine Stalls, Europe Takes the Lead
The EU and the UK are supporting Ukraine at a crucial juncture in its war against Russia, argues Mark Temnycky.
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Ireland Takes UK Government to European Court Over Controversial Northern Ireland Legislation in Little-Noticed Move
A law granting immunity to perpetrators during The Troubles was passed despite overwhelming opposition from parties in Northern Ireland and the Irish Government
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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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Children Return to Celebrity-Run Care Home After Row Over Damning Ofsted Report
A children’s home funded by billionaire West Ham United Chairman David Sullivan, and run by his glamour model partner Ampika Pickston, is operating again after Ofsted inspectors heavily criticised its care – leading to a fierce attack on the watchdog by the reality TV star
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Tufton Street-Linked Restore Trust Sees Surge in Funding from Undisclosed Donors
After failing to secure a single council seat for any of its candidates looking to take over control of the National Trust Board, Byline Times reports on recent changes at the Restore Trust – and a swell in company finances.
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Sunak Focuses on Tiny-Chance of ‘Extinction by Robots’ While Elections Remain Wide-Open to AI Deepfakes and Disinformation — Report
While tech bosses and the PM concentrate on what could happen decades from now, artificial intelligence is already shaping our politics.
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Democratising the NHS: Beyond ‘Whatever the Board Wants’
Top-down management culture at NHS trusts needs to change to include frontline staff and patients on their boards, argues Alicia Clegg
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Why Is Boris Johnson Endorsing a Second Trump Presidency in the Name of Ukraine?
Donald Trump has not stood up to Vladimir Putin and will not stand up to Russian President if he returns to the White House, writes Paul Niland
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Culture Secretary Hits Out at Supposed BBC Bias – But Claims Ofcom-Hit GB News is ‘Balanced’
The comments come despite GB News being subject to a swathe of Ofcom complaints about its broadcasts and Conservative MPs interviewing other Conservative MPs on the channel
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How Long Can the UK Government Ignore the Collapse of Governance in Northern Ireland?
Rather than adapting to a new political landscape, leaders are laying roadblocks in place, writes Emma DeSouza
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Huge Majority Believe it’s ‘Time for a Change’, But Most Think Keir Starmer Isn’t Offering it
Eight out of ten voters want a shift in direction but fear there is little difference between the two major parties, according to a new poll for Byline Times.
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The Refugees Turned Out on to Freezing Streets to Clear Rishi Sunak’s Asylum Backlog
The Prime Minister’s belated rush to clear his legacy asylum backlog is forcing refugees into destitution on Glasgow’s freezing streets, reports Nicola Kelly
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The Porn Baron Football Boss, his Glamour Model Fiancée and a War With Ofsted Over their ‘Failing’ Children’s Home
When a care home for vulnerable children funded by billionaire West Ham United Chairman David Sullivan, and run by his OnlyFans model reality TV star partner Ampika Pickston, had its registration suspended over safeguarding issues, it led to a strange chain of events and legal threats to this newspaper
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By-Election Frenzy: Kingswood Labour Candidate Damien Egan on Public Services in Freefall, Upping Sticks, and Starmer’s Purse Strings
Chris Skidmore’s resignation has sparked a scramble in the South West. Can Damien Egan take the seat – and muster some hope?
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Imperial Measurements: the Spurious Brexit Dividend that Failed to Divide
A public consultation proved that nobody supported an attack on the metric system as the Brexit culture wars suffer another defeat
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Reform UK Limited: The Political Business Brought to You by Billionaires
Despite its wealthy backers and blanket media coverage, few have peered under the bonnet of Reform UK. It’s time to take a look at its backers.
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‘Contradictory’ and ‘Self-Defeating’: MPs Slam Government for Building New Houses in High-Flood Risk Areas
As Chancellor, Rishi Sunak reduced the budget for flood protection
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Two Million More Brits Living Abroad Now Eligible to Donate to UK Parties as Ministers Scrap Time Limit
It’s the latest in a series of constitutional changes by ministers – including enforcing photo ID for in-person voters and hiking the spending limits for parties.
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Johnson, Truss, Sunak: The Longest Parliament with the Lowest Results
Seemingly lasting an eternity, Professor Chris Painter dissects the failures of governance of the 2019-2024 Parliament, in response to momentous events
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Loyalty to the NHS Won’t Stop an Exodus of Underpaid Junior Doctors
The National Health Service is under threat unless the Government starts properly paying its workforce, reports Michaela Makusha
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We Need to Talk About Long COVID: A Sufferer on the Silence Around the Public Health Crisis
Cat Fraser, who has lived with the chronic illness for years, says it’s time to get Long Covid on the agenda and give its many victims the support they need.
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Labour’s Andy Burnham Says Just ‘50 People Run the UK’ as Mayor Hits Out at Westminster and Sunak’s Scrappage of HS2
The Greater Manchester Mayor wants the UK to adopt a new codified constitution, proportional representation and an overhauled House of Lords
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‘Sunak’s Election Date Guessing Game is Another Attempt at Distraction from his Government’s Incompetence’
The speculation will suck up the political oxygen and only serves to benefit the Prime Minister, writes Jonathan Lis
