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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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'Downstream of Culture': How Identity Politics Swept Labour Away
While the right has turned politics into a culture war, the left has yet to tackle the politics of culture, says Hardeep Matharu.

Priti Patel is a Product of her Own PR
Otto English charts the rise of the controversial Home Secretary and explores the ambition which could be placing her eyes on the top job next

The Great British Immigration Myth
With the Government's announcement of a new points-based immigration system, James Melville considers how people's fears of those entering the country have been fuelled by political decision-making.

From Sajid Javid to Rishi Sunak: Boris Johnson's New Version of the Old Colonial ‘Divide and Rule’ Game
Hardeep Matharu explores what the rise of Conservative ethnic minority politicians reveals about the party's approach to race and diversity.

The Day I Discovered My Ancestor was a Slave Owner
Stephen Colegrave uncovers a family secret and realises how easy it is to whitewash our slavery roots.
