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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
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The Punditocracy and the Subversion of Progress
How is the modern media environment emboldening people who want to destroy popular social justice campaigns for their own personal gain?
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Why Don’t We Know How Many People have been Convicted for Smuggling People Across the Channel?
The Byline Intelligence Team used a range of methods to quantify how many convictions there have been for smuggling people across the Channel under this Government – but a lack of formal data raises transparency questions
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Groped, Taunted and Followed Home: The Legal Observers of Protests Targeted by Officers for Peacefully Policing the Police
Josiah Mortimer digs into a shocking new report on the challenges faced by those trying to defend our right to protest
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Boris Johnson Refuses to Join Canada in Sanctioning Alexander Lebedev
Alexander Lebedev has been sanctioned by the Canadian government for being one of the “key members of President Putin’s inner circle”, reports Adam Bienkov
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Doubts Cast Over Home Secretary’s Claim that EU has Resettled Refugees in Rwanda
The Home Office’s evidence for the claim pointed to the UNHCR’s Emergency Transit Mechanism – but this scheme differs from the UK’s plans to resettle people who arrive in the UK ‘illegally’ to Rwanda
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A Man’s World: Special Advisor Jobs in Whitehall Dominated by Men
A Byline Intelligence Team analysis puts Westminster’s gender imbalances into context
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Tough on Crime? The Conservatives Are No Longer the Party of ‘Law and Order’
Johnson has proposed authoritarian measures that fail to achieve true progress on improving justice and people’s safety, argues Sian Norris
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Police Forces Forced to Pay £5.3 Million in 2,000 Out of Court Settlements
Sascha Lavin reveals the vast scale of claims made against the police, for everything from unlawful arrest to assault
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The Great Escape: How a City Exodus is Creating New Housing Crises in Satellite Towns
Sam Bright and Sascha Lavin explore how the ‘Zoomtowns’ phenomenon is putting a burden on local property markets
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Constitutional Culture Wars: Johnson’s Next Divide-and-Rule Campaign?
AV Deggar considers how the Vote Leave coalition may react to emboldened separatist forces in Scotland and Northern Ireland
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Asylum Seekers Held in Hotels Struggling With Food-Related Poor Health, Report Finds
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration raises concerns about housing people seeking asylum in temporary accommodation
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‘We Can’t Live Like This’: Universal Credit Falls Short of Cost of Living Price Hikes
Rising energy bills, increased food costs – and yet benefits have not risen with inflation, leaving families struggling to make ends meet, Sian Norris reports
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Thatcherism Revived: Johnson’s ‘Right to Buy’ Plan is a Desperate Political Ploy
Thomas Perrett unpicks why the Conservative Party is considering rebooting the long-discredited housing policy
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Cummings Exposes More Details of Boris Johnson’s Pact With Right-Wing Press Proprietors
As the Prime Minister’s former chief aide reveals the direct line between Johnson and billionaire media moguls, Sam Bright explores how they may have shaped Government COVID policies
