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Lost Without Brexit: North Shropshire By-Election Shows ‘Tories Really Don’t Have A Message’
Conservative MPs fear that they will lose the safe seat – with traditional voters struggling to find reasons to stick with the party, reports Adam Bienkov
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Conservative MPs Radicalised by COVID are Coming for Johnson
COVID-19 almost killed Boris Johnson and now it is killing his leadership of the Conservative Party, says Adam Bienkov
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Institutional Inequality: The Gender Pay Gap in the Highest Ranks of the Civil Service
Sascha Lavin exposes the vast differences in income among the highest-earning public servants
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81% of Downing Street Media Meetings Held with Right-Wing Newspapers
Sam Bright reveals more details about the intimate relationship between Boris Johnson’s administration and members of the establishment media
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A Perfect Storm: Operation Booster Hits Already Under-Pressure NHS
Healthcare staff are expressing concerns at being able to offer all adults the Coronavirus booster jab by 2022
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The Party’s Over and the Joke’s On Us: Johnson and the Integrity Deficit
The scandal of the Downing Street Christmas parties has exposed something important about the Prime Minister and his appeal, says Jonathan Lis
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The Nationality and Borders Bill is a Legacy of Empire
We need to start calling British immigration policy and law for what it is: a form of post-colonial, racialised nation-building, says Dr Maria Norris
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Cash-Strapped Councils and a Crisis in Children’s Care
A perfect storm of rising need, austerity and funding cuts has created a crisis in children’s social care, Sian Norris reports
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On Brexit, Boris Johnson is Starting to Face the Consequences of his Actions
At home and abroad, the Vote Leave Government’s honeymoon period is over, reports Mike Buckley
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‘A Populist Demagogue’ – Johnson’s Government ‘Most Extreme I’ve Seen’, says Former Tory Attorney General
Dominic Grieve told Byline TV that the Government’s disregard for the rule of law, its xenophobic rhetoric over migrants and its cronyism show why the Conservative Party’s problems go beyond one leader
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Peter Thiel’s Free Speech for Race Science Crusade at Cambridge University Revealed
In a special investigation, Nafeez Ahmed reveals how Palantir-linked Donald Trump lobbyists are using ‘free speech’ to normalise white nationalism on UK campuses
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Best of Bylines Network: 10 December 2021
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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The Christmas Parties: Another Gathering Exposed – and More Unanswered Questions
The Byline Intelligence Team unearths an eighth event hosted at a Government department last Christmas, and reflects on where this leaves the Prime Minister
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Periods, Pandemic and PPE: How Even in Healthcare the World is Built for Men
Women make up the majority of the world’s healthcare workers but new research shows how during the pandemic their health was put at risk by PPE designed for men
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Conservative Donors Miss Out on £5 Billion PPE Contract
Most of the Conservative-linked suppliers commissioned at the outset of the Coronavirus pandemic are no longer involved in NHS PPE procurement, Sam Bright reports
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Conservative Voters Say Met Police Should Investigate Downing Street Parties – Poll
A clear majority of voters surveyed also believe that Boris Johnson should resign as Prime Minister, an exclusive Omnisis poll indicates
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Meet the Companies for Which Asylum Policy is Big Business
Firms are winning multi-million-pound contracts to run immigration-related services – despite track records of poor provision and health and safety violations
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The New Strategies of Hindu Supremacists in Britain
Explores how the drive to get ‘Hinduphobia’ recognised as a form of religious persecution has spread from India to the West
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Liars Policing the Truth: How Johnson Has Exploited the System
Ed Brown explains how vague protocols and informal codes of conduct have been ruthlessly manipulated by the Prime Minister
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Boris Johnson Blocks Investigation into His Attendance at Downing Street Lockdown Parties
The Prime Minister’s promised investigation into parties in Downing Street already looks to be a whitewash, reports Adam Bienkov
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Grenfell to Downing Street: The Government’s Impunity and Disdain Has Existed for Years
Adrian Goldberg reports on another half-hearted apology from the Government – this time in relation to the Grenfell fire tragedy
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More Than 500 COVID Fines Issued in London During Weeks When Downing Street Partied
Hundreds of people were hit with penalties for breaking the rules set and violated by Downing Street, Sam Bright reports
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Downing Street Christmas Parties: Journalists, the Public and an Ethical Void
We don’t know yet whether journalists were among last year’s revellers at Number 10, but if they were — they betrayed the public they are supposed to serve, says Brian Cathcart
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Brexit Trade Deals Failing to Deliver a Dividend, Report Says
The reality of ‘Global Britain’ is failing to match the rhetoric, reports David Hencke
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Boris Johnson Invited Editors and BBC Executives into Downing Street On Day of Lockdown Party
A spokesperson for the Prime Minister said they were ‘working meetings’ and did not breach Covid guidelines, Adam Bienkov reports
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‘They Will Kill Us While We Wait’: A Military Family Trapped in Kabul
As the fiasco of UK Government’s evacuation of Afghanistan is exposed, Byline Times speaks to the son of a family terrorised by the Taliban because their father worked for the British Army
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‘Terrifying’ – Johnson’s Government ‘Following Far-Right Playbook’ on Crushing Dissent
Labour peer and former Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti told Byline Times that new amendments to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill are designed to frame people peacefully demonstrating as terrorists
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When it Comes to Undermining Judicial Independence, are the Conservatives Looking East?
Proposals to allow Government to overrule judicial review findings reflect a growing authoritarian tendency in the Conservatives – just look at Poland and Hungary
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Britain’s Superiority Complex Over Corruption is Baseless
Joe Walsh compares the treatment of ministers, when they became embroiled in accusations of cronyism, in the UK and South Africa
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Another Death of an Abused Child – But Will the System Change?
Fears mount in the children’s care sector that the death of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes may be used to force through changes to child protection, says Katharine Quarmby
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Housing Benefit Freeze to Leave Low-Income Private Renters Out in the Cold
The Government’s announcement comes as rents across the UK rise at their fastest rate since the financial crisis in 2008
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Former Conservative Justice Secretary Condemns Johnson’s Plan to Curtail Rule of Law
David Gauke believes that a proposal to retrospectively overrule Supreme Court decisions stems from the Prime Minister’s view that any constraint on his power is “intolerable”
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Britain’s Post-Brexit Immigration System Cannot Cope
Massive delays in the Government’s new, points-based immigration regime are compounding the UK’s labour shortages, reports Sam Bright
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Best of Bylines Network: 3 December 2021
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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The UK Must Act Urgently to Stop Conflict in Bosnia
Labour MP Fleur Anderson implores the Government to learn from history in its approach to rising tensions in Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Rattling the Money Tree: Government May Fail to Recover Billions in COVID Loans
The Government is inundated with fraud cases, a new report reveals. David Hencke has the details
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Liz Truss and Two Other Ministers Flew to Climate Summit
Following the lead of Boris Johnson, several ministers opted for planes over the planet, reveals Sascha Lavin
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The Empathy Deficit: How the Government Has Marginalised and Demonised Asylum Seekers
Sam Bright and Sascha Lavin consider how successive administrations have tried to stop the nation from seeing asylum seekers as humans
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The Show Must Not Go On: Downing Street Parties and a Tragic Anniversary
By sharing the story of her brother on social media, Dr Pam Jarvis discovered how many others were suffering while Number 10 partied on #18thDecember last year. She has a plan to make sure that this is not forgotten
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Coronavirus Border Chaos: Confusion Over Recording and Enforcing of ‘Day Two’ Tests
John Lubbock reports on his efforts to extract Coronavirus travel testing data from the Government
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Johnson’s Refusal to Answer Questions About Downing Street Lockdown Parties Shows his Contempt for the Public
The Prime Minister’s behaviour is increasingly coming under public scrutiny and he is struggling to answer questions about his conduct, reports Adam Bienkov
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Overdraught: Lack of Action on Social Homes Fuelling Cost of Living and Climate Crises
New data shows that thousands of social homes don’t meet the Government’s energy targets, reveals Sascha Lavin
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How the Law is Being Used to Make Up For Political Failures Over Climate Change
Legal challenges are increasingly being seen as the way to protect the environment, compensating for the failures of governments, Thomas Perrett reports
