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The newspaper’s extensive reporting and analysis of the various threats to democracy from populism, oligarchy, dark money and online disinformation.
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Selling Smoke: The Forgotten Child Victims of Taliban Rule
A cruel new era of Taliban rule is turning the clock back in Afghanistan. Angelo Calianno reports from Bamiyan, where more than the world-famous giant Buddhas were destroyed
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Equality and Human Rights Commission Should Be Defending Our Rights – Instead it Sits on its Hands
Brian Cathcart explores the abject failure of our official watchdog to challenge the Government’s onslaught on human rights
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Boris Johnson Could Block Release of Security Advice on Evgeny Lebedev
The Prime Minister’s spokesman said release of security advice about Lebedev may not be ‘in the public interest’, reports Adam Bienkov
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Boris Johnson’s Partygate Lies Have Brought Disgrace to his Office
The Prime Minister repeatedly lied to Parliament and the public about the lawbreaking that took place in his own house, reports Adam Bienkov
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‘Government Risks Damaging Democracy for Generations to Come’, Warns New Report on Citizenship Education
Citizenship should be redefined to promote a more positive form of it and should not be linked with opposing extremism, according to peers
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Will Voters Back Putin’s Parties in Europe?
In the coming weeks, France and Hungary will cast their votes for either far-right, pro-Putin candidates or the opposition. Will the elections create the Europe the Kremlin wants to see?
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Flooding the Zone: The Bannon Playbook Governing British Politics
Rachel Morris explores how Boris Johnson got away with the ‘Partygate’ scandal, why his immorality has few consequences
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Government ‘Inconsistency’ On Free Speech
Ruth Smeeth of Index on Censorship tells Sian Norris her concerns about a raft of contradictory Government policies on freedom of expression, as the Online Safety Bill returns to Parliament
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The Lone Voices Who Tried to Warn the British Establishment About Russia
A small band of politicians spent the past decade warning about the threat from Putin and Russian oligarchs in the UK but are only now being listened to, reports Adam Bienkov
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Darkness Falls: Ministers are Making Themselves Unaccountable – Because They Can
The public bodies that are supposed to keep government virtuous have been systematically subverted by crony Conservative appointments, says Brian Cathcart. We must make them independent
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The Johnson-Lebedev Letters: A Back-Channel to Vladimir Putin?
Letters exclusively obtained by Byline Times, between Boris Johnson and Evgeny Lebedev, shed new light on how the son of a Russian oligarch and former KGB officer built such a close relationship with Britain’s Prime Minister
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Truth is the Most Powerful Deterrent to Vladimir Putin
Jemimah Steinfeld, editor of the Index on Censorship’s 50th anniversary edition, explains how journalism can be an antidote to autocracy
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Putin’s Plot Against ‘Great’ Britain – And How He Got Away With It
Peter Jukes tracks Vladimir Putin’s long war against the West and the allies he has found in the pro-Brexit establishment in the plot to derail Britain
2016 EU Referendum, 2020 US Presidential Election, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Conservative Party, Democracy, Donald Trump, Europe, Foreign Affairs, Interference, Collusion and Alternative War, Leave.EU, Nigel Farage, Russia, The European Union, UK Politics, Ukraine, US Politics, Vladimir Putin, Vote Leave, War and Conflict
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UK Politics Stands at a Crossroads – Which Path Will the Conservatives Choose?
Robert Saunders assesses whether war in Ukraine will result in British governance rolling-back its recent destructive tendencies – or whether it will further retreat into them
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Brexit was a Victory for British Putinism – Why were those who Got It Right Vilified?
Anthony Barnett details what he has learnt from the work of journalists such as Carole Cadwalladr and Byline Times’ co-founder and executive editor Peter Jukes about the threat to British democracy hiding in plain sight
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Boris Johnson Lets Russian Oligarchs ‘Get Away With It’ As Sanctions Reprieve to Last for Months
The Prime Minister denies donation from senior figure at Russia’s second largest bank was behind decision to hand them a one-month reprieve from sanctions, reports Adam Bienkov
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Kleptocracy Versus Democracy: Vladimir Putin’s Biggest Fear
Trump, Giuliani, Manafort and a host of Russian oligarchs have all felt threatened by Ukraine’s efforts to tackle corruption and improve democratic accountability, reports Matt Bernardini
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The First Great Information War
The Observer and Guardian journalist explains how the Russian President Vladimir Putin won the first phase of his war on Europe, by convincing us it wasn’t happening
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The Real Trojan Horse: Beware Russians Bearing Gifts
As Russian troops reach Kyiv, state terror is rained on innocent civilians. Peter Jukes and Hardeep Matharu explore why the British Conservative Party has ignored Putin’s violent extremism in the mother of all intelligence failures
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Corruption Fatigue: The Conservative Plan to Quash its Partygate and Russia Scandals
Sam Bright explores the psychological warfare enacted by Boris Johnson and his party to buttress its political position
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Conspiracy and Paranoia: Putin’s Far-Right Cheerleaders
The Russian President’s anti-NATO, anti-EU, anti-gender stance has won him support over Ukraine from far-right and populist-right actors
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Voters Want Conservatives to Ban Russian Donations to the Party – Poll
An exclusive poll by Omnisis for Byline Times reveals the overwhelming public appetite to see Russian donations banned to Boris Johnson’s party
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Boris Johnson Allowed Russian Interference into the UK as Putin Prepared For War
The Prime Minister has at best stood by as the Russian President sought to destabilise the West – and at worst facilitated him, reports Adam Bienkov
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Conservative Party Dodges Questions on Vetting of Russian-Linked Donors
Max Colbert reports on the unwillingness of Boris Johnson’s party to explain how it audits its benefactors
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‘International Community has Moral Obligation to Act Now’: Indian Diaspora Groups Hold Summit on Preventing Genocide
As the persecution of Muslims in India continues apace, CJ Werleman reports on new attempts to prevent an atrocity
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Has the Prime Minister Been Compromised by Russia?
John Sweeney delves into the ties between Boris Johnson and several Russian oligarchs
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Boris Johnson Refuses to Extend Russian Money ‘Clampdown’ to Conservative Donors
The Prime Minister accused his opponents of ‘Russophobia’ for asking about donations to the Conservative Party from individuals linked to Russia, reports Adam Bienkov
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‘I Hope Europe Finally Realises’: How Putin’s ‘Horror’ Speech Went Down in Kyiv
Chris York speaks to people on the streets of Kyiv after Vladimir Putin’s rambling speech and the moving of more Russian troops into eastern Ukraine
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Ukraine is a Warning Shot – This is About Us All
Kyiv resident Paul Niland explains why the West must finally recognise the real cause of Russia’s aggression – and take a firm and collective stand against Vladimir Putin
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Far-Right Infiltration: The Extremists Hiding in Germany’s Police and Military
Some serving police and military personnel in Germany are plotting for ‘Day X’ – a far-right conspiracy that seeks to overthrow democracy and launch a race war
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Unelected Lords are our Last Defence Against the Government’s Undemocratic Elections Bill
Now in the upper chamber for its second reading, Maddy Dhesi sets out how the controversial Elections Bill is a dangerous attack on British democracy in the name of British democracy
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The Conservatives Face their January 6 Moment
Boris Johnson’s full embrace of Trumpian tactics poses a fundamental dilemma for his party – and for British democracy, says Jonathan Lis
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Vladimir Putin Holds Up a Dark Mirror to Boris Johnson
Though the British Government and the Kremlin appear to be in conflict, Peter Jukes and Hardeep Matharu trace the underlying currents of oligarchy that unite them.
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Biometrics: The New Tool of the Hostile Environment
Sam Bright and Sian Norris explore the Home Office’s plan to vastly extend the scope of its immigration data collection
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The West Must Stand Up To China’s Media Takeover
Chinese state propaganda outlets are spreading their message across the globe with little pushback from the West, reports CJ Werleman
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It’s Never Just About Cake and Parties – It’s a Playbook For Apathy
As ‘partygate’ rolls on, AV Deggar explores how the scandal has been framed to exhaust the electorate
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Why We Should be Worried About Boris Johnson’s Civil Service Promotion of Gisela Stuart
Baroness Stuart’s crucial role in EU Referendum controversies should rule her out of a top position demanding impartiality and integrity, says former Labour MP Ian Lucas
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Rump Trumpocracy? The Conservative Party at the Heritage Foundation
Oliver Dowden is the latest Conservative MP to address the Heritage Foundation – an organisation accused of tampering with democracy and undermining women’s rights
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Boris Johnson’s Partygate Defence Is Reaching the ‘Kicking a Cat’ Stage
The Prime Minister’s allies are making increasingly ridiculous attempts to save his career, reports Adam Bienkov
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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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Disinfo Lab: An Online Hindu Nationalist Disinformation Campaign
CJ Werleman looks at evidence of a co-ordinated and sophisticated effort to smear critics of the right wing Indian Prime Minister
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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
