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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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‘Kipling Out, Hemingway In? Why the Dahl Edits Fails on Diversity’

, 20 February 2023
The decision to alter Roald Dahl's texts to make them more inclusive misses the mark – and ignores wider failures of diversity in children's publishing, writes Sian Norris

Why We Are Not ‘Albanian Criminals’ Arriving On Your Shores

, 6 December 2022
Albanian citizen Gresa Hasa explains why she wants an apology from the UK Government

The Identity Trap: No One Narrative Can Encompass the Different Dimensions of Diversity

, 18 November 2022
As Britain welcomes its first Asian Prime Minister, Hardeep Matharu explores how our pluralistic society is reflected in the multiplicity of its migrant experience – as demonstrated by the different reactions to Rishi Sunak’s rise 

‘There is a Myth of Meritocracy for Ethnic Minorities in the UK’

, 16 November 2022
A new report finds that, while black and ethnic minority children are doing well at school, inequalities persist later in life

‘When he Chooses to, Rishi Sunak is Happy to Match Braverman in the Hate Speech Stakes’

, 3 November 2022
Asked about ‘grooming gangs’, he ignored the evidence and slapped the blame on a single ethnic minority – a revealing moment, writes Brian Cathcart

Does Greater South Asian Representation in Government Equate to Improved Equality in Society?

, 28 October 2022
In light of Rishi Sunak's election as the UK's first British-Indian Prime Minister, Sian Norris digs into the evidence on outcomes for people from a South Asian background

‘This Is Not Britain’s Obama Moment’

, 26 October 2022
Adrian Goldberg speaks to Michael Bankole, who has researched race and representation in politics, about what Rishi Sunak’s rise to power means for ethnic minorities in Britain for the Byline Times Podcast

EXCLUSIVE ‘The Dark Heart of Trussonomics: The Mainstreaming of Libertarian Theories of Social Darwinism and Apartheid’

, 10 October 2022
The legacy of the Nazi ideology of eugenics – popularised by Charles Murray’s controversial book 'The Bell Curve' – goes some way to explaining Trussonomics, writes Nafeez Ahmed

EXCLUSIVE Conservative MP Blaming ‘Islamist Extremists’ for Leicester Violence Funded by Organisations Tied to Hindutva Militants

, 27 September 2022
Bob Blackman, who is the executive secretary of the influential 1922 Committee, has had a number of visits to India hosted by pro-RSS groups

‘Ministers Can Make it Mean Anything they Want it To’: The Realities of Citizenship-Stripping in the UK

, 27 September 2022
Faima Bakar speaks to experts about the Government’s removal of citizenship without notice and its disproportionate impact on British Muslims

British Identity: The Empire’s Spectacle

, 22 September 2022
The mourning of the Queen’s death has been, largely unconsciously, a nation in a state of 'appearing', writes Joe Haward

The Class Ceiling: Liz Truss’ Cabinet Offers the Illusion of Equality

, 16 September 2022
Despite the racial and ethnic diversity of the Prime Minister’s top team, this counts for little if ordinary people of colour continue to suffer, says Taj Ali

‘Out of the Picture: After the Queen’s Death, Will Britain Finally Confront Itself?’

, 15 September 2022
Britain has hidden a key part of our story from ourselves. With the Queen’s death marking a decisive shift, it’s time for us all to start building a better picture of our country and its past, writes Hardeep Matharu

Seven Decades of Social Progress – But is the UK Heading Backwards?

, 12 September 2022
The Byline Intelligence Team digs into the story of the past 70 years in data

‘The Uses of Diversity’

, 12 September 2022
Martin Shaw considers why so many politicians of colour have been appointed to top ministerial roles by white Conservative leaders

The Diversity Mirage and the Next Prime Minister

, 21 July 2022

Lessons for the Left from Scandinavia

, 21 April 2022

The Nationality and Borders Bill is a Legacy of Empire

, 13 December 2021

Kicking Back: Why the Conservative ‘Culture Wars’ Backfired

, 26 July 2021

Englishness Evolves

, 14 July 2021

A Pitched Battle: Johnson and Patel’s Culture War Flaw Finally Exposed

, 13 July 2021
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