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Identity, Empire and the Culture War

Byline Times explores the weaponisation of Britain's past as a key tool in a dark project of division and distraction

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Why the ‘Culture War’ Will Intensify Under Liz Truss

, 14 September 2022
Sam Bright explores the forces propelling the escalating demonisation of ‘woke’ Britain

EXCLUSIVE GB News Lost £3 Million Before Launch

, 1 April 2022
Sam Bright tracks the financial fortunes of the right-wing broadcaster

More Right-Wing Public Appointments As Two GB News Presenters Awarded Culture Roles

, 1 October 2021
Sam Bright reports on the latest in a string of Conservative allies appointed to public bodies

Vote Leave’s Tearing Up of the Rules Comes Back to Bite its Leaders

, 13 July 2021
The ‘culture war’ waged by Boris Johnson and Priti Patel relies on fear and silence – which is why Tyrone Mings’ intervention has been so powerful and unprecedented, says Sam Bright

Euro 2020: Football Cuts Through Westminster Deception to Reveal England’s Real Soul

, 8 July 2021
Sam Bright explores why the Euros, like the 2012 Olympics, has revealed a more tolerant, unified country than vocal voices on the right aim to depict otherwise

The Batley Battleground: A Microcosm of England’s Fractured Political Climate

, 28 June 2021
The divisive, hostile forces that have plagued politics in recent years are now running wild in the West Yorkshire constituency, says Sam Bright

The Brexit Project’s Appropriation of the ‘Left Behind’

, 23 June 2021
Five years after the EU Referendum, Sam Bright considers how perceptions of Brexit-voting areas have been warped by radical right-wing forces

When Truth Matters More: The Case for Scrutinising GB News

, 14 June 2021
We cannot simply ignore the new network, contends Sam Bright

EXCLUSIVE Free Speech or Hate Speech: Internal Home Office Report Exposes Britain’s Hate Crime Problem

, 10 May 2021
A previously unreleased document lays out the realities of discrimination in modern Britain

EXCLUSIVE The ‘Phantom Threat’: University Free Speech Policy Only Based on ‘Small’ Amount of Evidence, Government Admits

, 23 March 2021
Sam Bright unpicks the evidence, relied on by ministers, for their new clampdown on academic institutions

Incarcerated by Myths: The Meghan and Harry Affair Has Exposed the Fact-Free Press

, 10 March 2021
The distortion of truth, for political and commercial gain, underpins the British newspaper industry, says Sam Bright

EXCLUSIVE Rupert Murdoch in Series of Meetings With Boris Johnson and High-Profile Ministers

, 8 February 2021
The right-wing billionaire gained unprecedented access to ministers, reports Sam Bright

EXCLUSIVE Home Office Admits Brexit Immigration Rules May Discriminate Against People with Disabilities

, 1 December 2020
Priti Patel’s department has produced a damning report on its own immigration policy which acknowledges ‘potential indirect discrimination’

The Coronavirus Crisis: Boris Johnson’s Excuse for Bad Government

, 30 November 2020
Under the cover of seemingly generous economic policies, the Government has eroded the rights of vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Sam Bright

The Brain Drain: Government Plans to Double Cost of Moving to UK for EU Students

, 6 October 2020
In keeping with Boris Johnson’s closed-borders mentality, prohibitive financial barriers now face EU students wanting to move to the UK, reports Sam Bright

From Hostile Environment to Prison Island

, 2 October 2020

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