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Conservative Leadership Hopefuls Have Received More Than £100,000 From Donors Linked to Russia Since 2015
Sascha Lavin tracks the links between prospective Conservative leaders and Russian funders
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Boris Johnson’s Savile Lies and the Conservative Smear Machine
The Prime Minister’s smears against Keir Starmer are part of an increasingly dangerous approach to politics which draws inspiration from the US, reports Adam Bienkov
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Johnson and Co’s Lies and Slurs Corrupt All of Society
The impact of misleading and inflammatory statements made in the House of Commons does not remain confined to Westminster, says Edward Hardy
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Surge in Knife Crime Under Conservative Rule Exposes Johnson’s Lies
Sabrina Lavrut investigates the claim that ‘personal’ crimes have been falling under the Conservatives
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Advisor to Government Agency Demands Police Investigation into ‘Criminal’ Healthcare Worker COVID Deaths
A formal complaint accuses the British Government of facilitating ‘the largest single health and safety disaster to befall the United Kingdom workforce since the introduction of asbestos products’
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‘Golden’ Visas Issued to Rich Russians Reach Three Year High, Despite Russia Report Warnings
The Government scheme accused of aiding money laundering is still in operation, reports Sam Bright
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The Conservative Cash Register: Boris Johnson’s Super-Rich Backers
The Prime Minister likes to be a ‘man of the people’ – but a new investigation reveals his political benefactors represent a tiny cabal of extremely rich British financiers
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A Force for Good? The Firm Following in the Footsteps of Cambridge Analytica
Matt Bernadini investigates Auspex – a successor to the infamous political consulting firm – which was launched with a promise to deliver more positive social change
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The Rent Trap: Britain’s Broken Housing Market
Rachel Morris delves into one of the major causes of poverty, inequality and insecurity in modern Britain
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The NHS Whistleblowing Crisis
Tommy Greene and David Hencke report on a number of worrying NHS dismissal cases
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The Far-Right Attack on Education From Poland to the UK and US
The superintendent of Poland’s Małopolska province is seeking to ban anti-racist, pro-human rights groups from working with students – but the attack on progressive education goes beyond Polish borders
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Expert Raises Concerns as 11 Police Forces Issue 144 Non-Disclosure Agreements
As police misconduct once again creates headlines, Sascha Lavin uncovers the regular use of secrecy agreements among local forces
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Polluters Left to Mark their Own Homework Due to Environment Agency Cuts, Warns Whistleblower
Andrew Kersley speaks to an insider about how austerity is damaging the regulator, as it battles against unprecedented sewage dumps
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Government Spends £12 Million on Jubilee Book While Schools Struggle to Afford Books
The news that the Government is spending millions on a book to commemorate the Queen’s Jubilee follows a 9% real terms education spending cut between 2010-2020
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Will the Government’s £12 Million Jubilee Book Be Another Exercise in Airbrushing British History?
A commemorative children’s book marking the Queen’s platinum jubilee year is likely to be an exercise in selective remembering, says Sam Bright
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MPs Raise Concerns as Government’s Reliance on Controversial Foreign COVID Testing Firm Continues
John Lubbock investigates why domestic lateral flow test manufacturers are still being left out in the cold by the Government
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A Disabled Person’s Liaisons with Politicians: A Love-Hate Affair
Penny Pepper explores what a steady stream of inadequate disability ministers reveals about the sorts of people required to really improve disabled people’s lives
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Rishi Sunak’s Energy Delusion
The Chancellor’s suggestion that a future of dirty, expensive energy is inevitable and that the public must simply accept it is false, says Nafeez Ahmed
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Operation Rebrand: Munira Mirza
Framing the abandonment of a sinking ship as an act of laudable moral courage is the British media’s latest laughable act, says Mic Wright
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Government Releases Private Messages Between Owen Paterson and Matt Hancock Over Randox Contracts
The Government has released a series of explosive documents revealing more details about the COVID-19 contracts awarded to Randox
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How the Government Forces Disabled People into Poverty and Despair
The Department for Work and Pensions uses private firms to deny assistance to vulnerable people, many of whom overturn the decision on appeal, reports Chaminda Jayanetti
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Rishi Sunak’s ‘Help for Energy Firms’ Show Who He’d Serve as Prime Minister
The Chancellor is refusing to raise taxes on companies making billions for their shareholders from rising energy prices, reports Adam Bienkov
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29 Members’ Clubs and Opaque Societies Have Donated £14 Million to the Conservatives Since 2010
With the Conservatives considering a new leader, the Byline Intelligence Team and The Citizens inspect the party’s obscure sources of funding
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Conversion Therapy: Co-opting the Language of Liberation
With the UK Government consultation into ending conversion therapy closing on 4 February, Byline Times investigates the tactics of those seeking to frustrate a ban
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Hollow Monuments: The Reality of Boris Johnson’s Levelling Up Plan
The Prime Minister’s plan for regional rebalancing shows that he is more interested in building his personal legacy than improving lives, says Sam Bright
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How the TfL Funding Crisis Will Leave Disabled People Stranded
As Government funding for London’s transport network dries up, so do promised improvements to access – with just 33% of the Underground step-free
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Global Britain or Lonely Britain?
Despite its claims of exceptionalism and freedom for success outside the EU, the reality is the UK is no longer in the room where it happens, says former British diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
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COVID Hindsight and the Lockdown Parties
Sascha Lavin considers the Downing Street parties in context – without the reassurance of the COVID vaccine programme
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Fact-Checking the Government’s ‘Benefits of Brexit’ Report
Sam Bright unravels nine key claims made in the 100-page paper
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Boris Johnson’s Tenure is Disastrous Enough: Spare Us the Pretence that it Surprises You
Musa Okwonga lays the blame for the Prime Minister’s lawless rule squarely on the shoulders of the Conservative politicians and pundits who promoted him
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Boris Johnson’s Party Lies are Turning the UK into a Global Embarrassment
Boris Johnson’s dishonesty and two-faced approach to Russia is destroying the UK’s credibility on the world stage, writes Adam Bienkov
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‘Fundamentally Meaningless’ – The Government’s Brexit Benefits Paper
Chris Grey looks at the untruths, half truths and vague aspirations of the 102 page report on the benefits of leaving the EU, and discovers a ministerial power grab and a glaring failure to account for any of the costs
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Behind the Green Curve: Britain’s Missing Housing Revolution
The UK’s green housing initiatives lag way behind our European counterparts, explain Jon Bloomfield and Patrick Willcocks
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The Outrageous Attempt to Keep Johnson in Power is Britain’s Insurrection
Those still supporting the Prime Minister are engaging in a flagrant attack on British democracy and its constitution, says Brian Cathcart
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Boris Johnson’s Co-Dependent Relationship with Right-Wing Press Further Exposed
Official records confirm that the Prime Minister is happy to spend time schmoozing sympathetic media outlets, reports Sam Bright
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Sue Gray’s Full Report May Never be Published, Says Downing Street
Boris Johnson’s spokesman refuses to confirm that redacted details will ever be published, reports Adam Bienkov
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As Britain Slashes Aid to Ukraine, is Johnson Using the Threat of War as a Cover For his Own Scandals?
The support offered to Ukraine over a looming Russian invasion serves Boris Johnson’s own interests rather than the country in Putin’s sights, says Iain Overton
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How Brexit is Levelling Down Luxury Brands
Britain’s economic and cultural prowess is suffering due to post-Brexit tax changes, reports Sascha Lavin
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Police’s Privileged Treatment of Government Confirms It’s One Rule for Them, Another for the Rest of Us
David Hencke, who sat on the Gosport War Memorial Hospital inquiry, explores why Dame Cressida Dick’s decision to redact large parts of the Sue Gray report is such a departure from the norm
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Best of Bylines Network: 28 January 2022
Byline Times provides a guide to the top stories this week on its sister network of regional sites promoting local writers and citizen journalism
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Dover Insider: ‘95% of Problems Caused by Brexit’
A customs officer explains why lorries are piling up around the port, and the mood among those working on the front line
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Tired of Johnson, Conservatives Want to Take a Gamble on Sunak
The Chancellor is winning over a party that has been exhausted by months of chaos in Downing Street
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The Metropolitan Police Comes to Boris Johnson’s Rescue in Downing Street ‘Stitch-Up’
Scotland Yard is accused of an The Met is accused of an ‘establishment stitch-up’ after asking Sue Gray to censor references to illegal Downing Street parties in her report on illegal Downing Street parties
