SubscriptionsCategory: UK Politics
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On Board the Post-Prime Ministerial Gravy Train: The Lavish Life After Number 10 Awaiting Boris Johnson
Tom Robinson explores the fortune that the Prime Minister can expect to earn after his reign finally comes to an end
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Dear Boris, Your Nihilism Betrays Your Grandfather’s Legacy – He’d be Appalled
An open letter to the Prime Minister by his first cousin once removed
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‘Perhaps the Most Shameful Episode of the Pandemic’: £4 Billion of PPE to Go Up in Smoke
David Hencke has the details of a new parliamentary report showing how masses of equipment bought by the Government is set for the incinerator
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Time to Call Last Orders: Why do Alcohol and Drugs Stalk the Corridors of Power?
A Parliament with legal and illegal substances being consumed as and when is unfit to uphold standards in public life, says Rachel Morris
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‘No Incidents of Drug Use have been Reported’: Speaker Lindsay Hoyle U-Turns on Parliament Drugs Crackdown
Sam Bright and Rachel Morris report on a change of mood from the Commons Speaker, after he threatened tough action on the Westminster drugs culture just a few months ago
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Experts Demand to Know Why Findings into 48 Cases of Harm and Death of Children in Care Will Go Unpublished
The decision not to publish a report that includes incidents of children in care dying in unregulated accommodation has caused concern
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‘One Big Bag of Lies’, Says Reality Show Family Nadine Dorries Accused of Being ‘Paid Actors’
The Culture Secretary has made baseless, harmful claims about people experiencing deprivation, according to one of the participants in the Channel 4 show
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Who Are Johnson’s 22 Big Money Backers? And Did They Influence the No Confidence Vote?
Sam Bright and Max Colbert dig into the potential impact of Tory donors on the survival of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister
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By Sticking with Johnson, the Conservatives have Picked an Epic Fight with Themselves
The party now stands for nothing and is plummeting in the polls – but still cannot conceive of life after Boris Johnson, says Jonathan Lis
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Charity linked to Viktor Orbán Wants to ‘Take Over’ British Schools to Promote Far-Right Pro-Russia Propaganda
Nafeez Ahmed and Karam Bales report on a ‘free speech’ campaign with ties to the Hungarian Government and its record of curtailing freedom of expression
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Boris Johnson: Nowhere Man
With the Prime Minister at last having faced a moment of reckoning, Professor Chris Painter surveys the wreckage of a Government devoid of meaningful purpose on the key public policy issues of the day
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Johnson’s Culture War Against Judges Having a ‘Chilling Effect’ on Rule of Law, Warns Parliamentary Report
Leading MPs and peers express their concerns about the Government’s attacks on the independent judiciary, reports David Hencke
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The Single Market Taboo Won’t Last Forever
Martin Shaw explains why a softer Norway-style Brexit was derailed by Boris Johnson’s anti-immigrant rhetoric, and how the tide may be slowly turning
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Black Ties and Dark Money: The Conservative Cash-for-Access Machine
As the party’s biggest donors come out fighting for Boris Johnson, Sam Bright and Max Colbert inspect how the Conservatives continue to sell democracy to the highest bidder
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A Demoralised NHS Workforce in Crisis
94,000 vacancies and the long tail of Brexit and the pandemic is fuelling a staff crisis in the NHS, reports Sian Norris
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Boris Johnson is Now Trump Without the Popularity
The Prime Minister is determined to cling on to power – no matter how much more damage he does to his own party and the country, writes Adam Bienkov
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The UK Has Been Captured by Conservative England
The country is experiencing the tyranny of a Conservative minority, argues TJ Coles
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Labour Members Left in Dark Over Data Breach
Max Colbert reveals a lack of transparency from the party over a significant ransomware attack last year
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100% of Out-of-Area Mental Health Placements in North-West ‘Inappropriate’
The Government has missed its target to stop placing acute mental health patients in treatment units outside of their local areas – with some placed 300 kilometres from home
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The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: An Unprecedented Reign – But What Next for 21st Century Britain?
The Queen’s 70 years on the throne have seen Britain undergo extraordinary change – how will the monarchy’s constitutional and societal role continue to evolve in the years ahead?
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A Nation Split on the Monarchy
New polling by Omnisis for Byline Times shows a significant body of support outside England for an elected head of state
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The Boris Johnson Era has Shown how Vulnerable the UK is to Electoral Autocracy
Partygate showed that the UK’s creaking constitution gives little protection against a Prime Minister determined to ignore convention and the rule of law, writes Adam Bienkov
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Imperial Measures: Confected Culture Wars and National Identity
Sam Bright considers the metrics that undermine the right’s new ideological gambit
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Legal Threats to Byline Times’ Reporting of the PPE Procurement Scandal
The Byline Intelligence Team reports on the legal threats from PPE Medpro, a firm awarded £200 million in Government PPE deals
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High Value Fraud Ignored as Government Chases Welfare Cheats
Tom Robinson investigates the disproportionate state investment ploughed into benefit fraud, while other anti-fraud efforts suffer from austerity
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Boris Johnson ‘Bending Rules’ to Protect Alexander Lebedev as Russian Oligarch Cuts UK Ties
The Former KGB officer appears to be cutting his financial ties to the UK as Johnson’s Government refuses to join Canada in sanctioning him, reports Adam Bienkov
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‘Invisible People’: UK Adopts Greek Approach to New Asylum ‘Reception Centres’
Bea Tridimas reports on the imminent opening of a new type of asylum facility in rural Yorkshire
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The Sue Gray Report: The Rotten Heart of a Political Culture
The ‘Partygate’ scandal represents a systemic failure of multiple British institutions – with the fault not solely lying with Boris Johnson, says Jonathan Lis
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Rishi Sunak’s Stealth Subsidy for Fossil Fuel Firms is ‘Disastrous’ says UK’s Former Climate Chief
Sir David King told Adam Bienkov that the stealth tax cut would damage the fight for ‘a manageable future for humanity’
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A New Review into Children’s Deaths by their Parents’ Partners Raises Questions About the Future of Social Care
Does another review of more tragic deaths of vulnerable children provide the answers needed to protect children from harm, asks Katharine Quarmby
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The Cost of Brexit: Brits Say EU Exit Drove up Prices, New Poll Finds
An exclusive poll for Byline Times finds that seven-in-ten voters believe leaving the EU has made life in the UK more expensive
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Constant COVID Presence in Cabinet Office During Party Periods
Sam Bright and Sascha Lavin reveal data showing the extent of COVID absences during Downing Street’s lockdown-breaking gatherings
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What the Controversial Conservative American Conference in Hungary Tells Us About the New Far-Right
Out of the shadows and into the mainstream, Sian Norris examines the line-up of right-wing politicians and far-right activists at a controversial conference in Hungary
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Sunak Takes Cost of Living Action As Polling Shows Public Anger at Lack of Government Help
New polling by Omnisis for Byline Times shows cross-party hostility towards the Chancellor’s inertia over rapidly rising household costs
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‘Partygate’ is a Profound Crisis Endangering the Rule of Law in Britain
The bigger story of the scandal of Downing Street lockdown parties is how fundamentally they strike at the foundations of our democracy, says barrister Gareth Roberts
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The Ignored Long COVID Crisis
The Bank of England has warned of COVID-related labour shortages in Britain, but why aren’t we taking its long-term effects more seriously? Sasha Baker investigates
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Home Office Housing Asylum Seekers in Areas of Far-Right Activity
Byline Times investigates why hotel accommodation for those seeking asylum is being provided in areas facing hostility towards migrants
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The Sue Gray Report: A Very Etonian Coup
In the effort to save his skin, Boris Johnson has waged a campaign against the institutions of British democracy, says Sam Bright
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The Sue Gray Report: Sue Gray Joins the Police In Giving Boris Johnson a Free Pass
The civil servant and Metropolitan Police’s refusal to investigate a party in the Prime Minister’s own flat will spark accusations of an establishment cover-up, reports Adam Bienkov
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Could Whistleblowing Become Big Business?
While some campaigners want to bring in a US ‘bounty’ system for whistleblowing, others warn this could create a tiered system that leaves vulnerable people in the cold. Sian Norris reports
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Controversial Firm Linked to Rishi Sunak Among Those Allowed to Set ‘Global Anti-Corruption Agenda’ by World Economic Forum
Dimitris Dimitriadis digs into the scandals linked to a number of firms participating in a flagship global anti-corruption initiative
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Children’s Social Care Cannot Be Reformed Without Recognising the Impact of Poverty and Austerity
Following 12 years of cuts, is it any wonder that the children’s social care sector is in trouble? A new review misses some of the key structural causes
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Government Ignored High-Level Monkeypox Warnings as UK Health Security Agency Ranked Threat ‘Very Low’
TJ Coles explores how the Government has reacted to months of alerts about the growing Monkeypox threat
