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Oligarch press ownership, BBC capture, disinformation networks, the weaponisation of free speech, and the media’s refusal to investigate itself.
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Procurement Panic: £300 Million of PPE Can’t Be Used in NHS
Taxpayer cash has been splurged on contracts that haven’t delivered, reports Sam Bright
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Deadly Consumption: Anti-Lockdown Propaganda Papers Need a Health Warning
A poor diet of news, like a poor diet of food, puts people at greater risk of suffering from COVID-19, argues Sam Bright
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Holidaying in Second Spike Spain Felt Safer than Living in COVID-19 UK
Richard Barfield reports on his recent trip to Spain, amid the UK Government’s Europe quarantine panic over COVID-19
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In its War Against Coronavirus, the Government has No Idea what Victory Looks Like
Leighton Andrews explores the consequences of the Prime Minister’s empty rhetoric on how to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic
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Fatal Vagueness: These Three-Word Slogans Will Be the Death Of Us
Alex Andreou dissects how the Vote Leave Government’s latest hollow message around the Coronavirus is devoid of any real meaning and betrays the contempt it holds the British public in
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Does COVID-19 Show the Writing’s on the Wall for Tackling Climate Change?
CJ Werleman considers how alarming environmental developments have been sidelined again as the world deals with the Coronavirus crisis
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The Government’s Shambolic Re-Lockdown Shows How Little it Cares About the North
The slapdash reimposition of lockdown measures by Boris Johnson’s administration exposes its real attitude towards its new ‘Red Wall’ voters, argues Sam Bright
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Australia’s Second Coronavirus Wave is a Warning to the World
CJ Werleman reports on new outbreaks in Melbourne, which have led to a spike of new Coronavirus cases and reversed the grip the country had successfully established over COVID-19
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Nicola Sturgeon Teaches Boris Johnson the Art of Good Leadership in a Crisis
The contrast between Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon is driving Scotland towards independence, argues James Melville and Kat Cary
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Former Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes was Phone Hacked for the Mail on Sunday
Phone hacking was used to probe Hughes’ sexual orientation after he’d been blackmailed by The Sun with illegally-obtained information, reports Byline Investigates Editor Graham Johnson
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Another Anti-Muslim Piece in Murdoch’s Flagship Paper Ends in a Libel Settlement
With articles by its chief reporter Andrew Norfork continuing to land The Times in trouble, Brian Cathcart asks how long can this go on?
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COVID-19 Could Mark the Beginning of the End for Obsessive Consumerism
Jon Bailes considers how free we really are under the free market system and whether the Coronavirus crisis will have revealed this to the public with far-reaching consequences
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Leicester’s ‘Open Secret’ has been Spilled by the Coronavirus Pandemic
The abuses in Leicester’s fast fashion factories were known for years before COVID-19 highlighted them again. So why was nothing done?
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Recruitment Firm Defends £18 Million PPE Contract
Stephen Delahunty reports on the Government handing a contract for personal protective equipment to a company which appears to have just £322 net assets
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Religious Gatherings in the Netflix Age
Reverend Joe Haward wonders whether churches and congregations can re-evaluate their role in the wake of lockdown, remote streaming, and the Coronavirus crisis
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How Johnson and Trump Transformed Their Countries From World Health Leaders into Coronavirus Disaster Cases
Paul Niland explores how a sudden, wilful populist destruction of institutions dragged the two top-rated countries for global health emergencies to the bottom of the pile
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Late Britannia: Five Times Boris Johnson Has Acted Too Slowly on Coronavirus
The UK Government’s response to COVID-19 has consistently been punctuated by fatal delays, writes Sam Bright.
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The Dual Blow of COVID-19 and Brexit Part Two: The UK Must Retain Links with Europe to Avert Catastrophe
Mike Buckley argues that the UK may have the freedom Brexiters promised, but no idea what is in its best economic interests
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SAGEGATE: Government Still Chasing ‘Long-Term Herd Immunity’ Through Recurrent Waves of COVID-19
Analysis of new documents from the Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies shows that the quest for herd immunity, through several waves of the Coronavirus over a number of years, has not gone away
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Record of Disaster: England and Wales has Second Highest Coronavirus Health Worker Deaths in the World
New figures further expose the UK Government’s failure on health worker deaths as Boris Johnson tries to pin the blame on their profession
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The Government’s Ten Biggest Coronavirus Lies Unmasked
With mounting scandals and inconsistencies over the Government’s handling of COVID-19, Stephen Colegrave and Peter Jukes have compiled a list of its biggest falsehoods so far
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BBC’s Great ‘Balancing’ Act Favours Noise Over Truth
Former BBC reporter and producer Patrick Howse explores what Any Questions’ decision to invite former Brexit MEP Claire Fox onto the show reveals about the corporation’s wider problems
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The Great Escapegoats
When it comes to the Coronavirus crisis, the Prime Minister is making sure the buck doesn’t stop with him – backed by a lifetime’s experience in deflection
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Another Strange Contract: The Loophole Allowing the Government to Avoid PPE Procurement Rules
Stephen Komarnyckyj investigates the Brexit effect and how Britain bypassed normal calls for competition in its extraordinary purchasing binge
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Outsourcing Failure? Private Coronavirus Testing Falls Dramatically as Government Announces More Money for Commercial Services
Stephen Colegrave and Sam Bright explore new Government figures showing that ‘Pillar 2’ COVID-19 testing has fallen steeply in recent days as problems persist
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In the COVID-19 Era, the Boomer Generation is Out of Touch
COVID-19 signals the end of Boomer dominance over business, culture and the economy, writes Stephen Colegrave
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The Cost of Boris Johnson’s COVID-19 ‘Business As Usual’
Byline Times’ chief medical officer, Dr John Ashton, looks at the lost opportunity to create a ‘new normal’ that would result in a real redefining of our public realm
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Planet Over Profit: The Coronavirus Has Shown Us How to Stop a Climate Disaster
A collective statement from Extinction Rebellion’s ‘Brains Trust’ with proposals on how to tackle climate chaos after COVID-19
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The Telegraph, COVID-19 and Pakistan: The Making of Hate Propaganda
One article smearing Muslims reveals the depths to which journalists and editors have sunk, writes Brian Cathcart
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Trump has Made Americans a Global Health Hazard
CJ Werleman considers the effect on the reputation of the superpower following the President’s mishandling of the Coronavirus crisis, which has seen the US become the worst-hit country in the world
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SAGEGATE – Part Three: Cummings and Johnson Defied Scientific Advisors by Lifting Restrictions Without Robust Track and Trace
The third part of Nafeez Ahmed’s investigation shows how public health was sacrificed to ideology as the lockdown was eased
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SAGEGATE – Part Two: How Herd Immunity was Imposed on Government’s Science Advisory Group On Dominic Cummings’ Watch
Nafeez Ahmed investigates how the adoption of the outlandish policy, which would have led to half a million deaths, coincided with the presence of Boris Johnson’s controversial chief advisor
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SAGEGATE – Part One: Treasury and Downing Street Advisors Delayed COVID-19 Lockdown
Nafeez Ahmed reveals how the outside pressure weighed on SAGE to prioritise ‘supply chains’, the ‘wider economy’, ‘workforce’ and ‘business’
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SAGEGATE: How Government Neutered Science to Save the Economy and Chase the Ghost of Herd Immunity
After a comprehensive investigation into five months of SAGE documents Nafeez Ahmed arrives at some shocking findings
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Lifestyle Company with No Employees or Trading History Handed £25 Million PPE Contract
Stephen Delahunty reports on another case of a private company with no expertise or experience providing personal protective equipment being engaged by the Government to do so
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Remote Tribes and Indigenous Communities Face Genocide In Brazil
Monica Piccinini investigates the impact of COVID-19 and President Bolsonaro’s policies on the indigenous peoples of Brazil
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Boris Johnson is Build, Build, Building No Hope in Wales
The Prime Minister has made a miscalculation in his plans for an economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis which is entirely focused on England, writes Gareth Roberts
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Hidden COVID-19 Data is Vote Leave Government’s Political Weapon
With lockdown restrictions being eased, how can people make ‘common sense’ decisions around the Coronavirus risk in their area if accurate data is being kept from them?
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Touching but Untouched: Visiting Joey
Stephen Unwin’s first reunion in months with his severely disabled son under strict conditions of isolation reveals what we all should hold dear
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Mad Rush Towards a Second Wave
Byline Times’ chief medical officer Dr John Ashton considers why and how the Government is so keen to return to ‘business as usual’
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The Daniel Morgan Murder: Lead Detective Became a Scapegoat for Scotland Yard
As the Channel 4 true-crime series finishes, Byline Times looks at the extraordinary five police investigations into the only Metropolitan Police officer the Morgan family ever trusted
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For Once, Gove Was Right – Britain Needs a Roosevelt-Style New Deal
With a historic depression looming and millions of jobs at risk, Mike Buckley argues that now is the time to do more than echo the words of the President who rescued the US from the Great Depression
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Trust in Government’s Coronavirus Communications Collapses
Ivor Gaber reveals how lack of trust in government and the prevalence of social media conspiracy theories is leading to harmful health outcomes in the UK
