Democracy in Danger

Gareth Roberts argues that British democracy is being endangered by unwitting ignorance and deliberate lies.

Peter Jukes dissects how 'No 10 sources', mainstream broadcast journalists and an army of hired online activists tried to save Boris Johnson from himself.

Kyle Taylor from the Fair Vote project argues modern microtargeting shouldn't be abandoned to shady billionaire-funded right-wing groups.

Brian Cathcart, Professor of Journalism at Kingston University, argues that the cosy relationship between Boris Johnson and most of the press means there will be no check on his power if he is elected with a majority.

Brexit Party supporters appear to have taken over more than one Labour party website, redirecting all searches and previous links to Nigel Farage's party webpage.

After the 'fake Green Party' ads, Byline Times reveals nearly 3000 Facebook campaigns that escape electoral law and allow tens of millions of undeclared election spending.

Retiring Labour MP and Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee member Ian Lucas urges the Prime Minister to take the threat posed by Putin's Russia seriously – and put the UK before his own personal interests.

The Conservative Party deceived in plain sight when it changed its press office Twitter account name during last night's Leader's Debate to "factcheckUK". Voters must remain vigilant to all attempts to mislead.

Turlough Conway's investigation into World4Brexit reveals connections to several other shadowy electioneering and funding operations.

In the weeks before the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the BBC’s news team went out of its way to show the world the factual reality of East Germans protesting for a better life. Does it have the same desire now?

he electorate must remain vigilant and prepared for the tactics used by political parties through digital platforms which electoral safeguards weren't built to cater for.

With the British Prime Minister personally intervening to suppress a parliamentary report into Vladimir Putin's 'active measures' in UK politics, Peter Jukes reveals what Boris Johnson wants to hide.

With Boris Johnson suppressing a report into Russian interference drawn up by Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee, Byline Times provides you with everything the Prime Minister doesn't want you to know.

At the last session of the historic Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee on disinformation and fake news, the online payment system giant joins other tech companies in declaring 'we're just a platform'.

MP Ian Lucas asks why Boris Johnson and his team will not appear before Parliament's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee to answer his important questions about electoral law.

With PayPal set to give evidence to the DCMS select committee in two weeks, Turlough Conway, who broke the Brexit Party funding scandal on Byline Times, says they can provide answers to where the money came from.

Concerns first raised by Byline Times about the hedge funds and City backers donating to Boris Johnson were discussed in an Urgent Question in Parliament today.

While the Prime Minister defies the law and insists Britain will leave the European Union on 31 October, his backers stand to make billions out of the disaster.

Stephen Colegrave speaks to crossbench peer Lord Victor Adebowale about how our democracy is teetering dangerously on the edge of a cliff.