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The Elections Watchdog Doesn’t Know Where Reform UK’s Crypto Donations Are Coming From
The UK’s electoral watchdog tells Byline Times it wants tough new legal powers to prevent overseas donors from secretly bankrolling British political parties
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The Economics of Trump’s New World Order
For a measure of Europe’s loss of geopolitical influence, look no further than Iran.
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The Inhumane Cost of Spectacle: Iran Under Bombs
In the 10 days since Israel and America’s illegal war against Iran started, everything has turned upside down. It is the stuff of nightmares.
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Paul Conroy – ‘The Funniest, Most Beautiful Man To Be in Hell With’
John Sweeney remembers his friend and colleague, the celebrated war photographer Paul Conroy, a frequent contributor to Byline Times who died on 28 February
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Cuba’s Moment of Reckoning
The moment Donald Trump’s snatch squad bundled Nicolás Maduro onto a rendition flight to the United States out of Venezuela in January, all eyes slid 90 miles across the water to Cuba.
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Welcome to The Fête of Britain
As the polls closed in Gorton and Denton on 26 February, a clearly knackered Zack Polanski on BBC Newsnight was asked about a campaign leaflet distributed by the Reform UK candidate Matt Goodwin claiming that “it takes more than a piece of paper to make somebody British”.
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The Modern Fausts Among Us
The Epstein Files have released something undeniably diabolical into the air.
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The ‘Content’ of War in the Age of AI and Influencers
The bright lights across the Dubai sky on the night of 1 March 2026 were not shooting stars. They were air defence systems intercepting Iranian drones and missiles launched towards the Gulf allies of the United States.
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Big Tech’s Interests in the Iran War
The three most prominent figures in Palantir, the data analytics firm at the heart of producing intelligence on Iran’s nuclear capability, all publicly advocated for such a military confrontation before the launch of Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury.
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Sir Paul Marshall and the Rise of Elite Evangelical Nationalism
Sir Paul Marshall, co-founder of asset management firm Marshall Wace, is one of the UK’s most powerful – but least scrutinised – political actors.
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The Lesson Sir Jim Ratcliffe Could Learn From My Immigrant Father-in-Law
The billionaire Manchester United owner caused a storm when he claimed the UK had been ‘colonised’ by immigrants.
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On the Ground – What Did I Miss?
Still, it was completely worth it. I was watching my son learn to crawl, mouth his first words, and getting train
