Argument Archives – Byline Times

Labour Must Listen First and Decide Second if it Wants to Win Next Time

Mike Buckley, 13 December 2019

The party badly needs a period of reflection to learn the lessons, not just of this week, but of the decade, if it is to have a hope of winning the next general election.

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Argument Brexit Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party Society and Welfare UK Politics

GENERAL ELECTION 2019: Byline Times’ Four Pillars of ‘Don’t Panic’

Byline Times Team, 13 December 2019

Boris Johnson's sweeping victory is a disaster for the country, but he cannot deliver on his false promises. Here's how to survive and resist because his nemesis will come.

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Argument Activism Boris Johnson General Election 2019 Journalism Society and Welfare UK Politics

7 Reasons to Vote Tactically Not Tribally

Hugh Grant, 12 December 2019

Actor Hugh Grant sets out why today's General Election may be the last chance to save Britain from the lies engulfing it.

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Argument Boris Johnson Brexit General Election 2019 UK Politics

Make Britain Great Again: How Johnson Wants to Turn Britain into a South American State

Stephen Colegrave, 12 December 2019

Stephen Colegrave looks at how Boris Johnson's determination to make Brexit a success is in danger of increasing inequality and social problems in Britain on a scale not seen before.

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Argument America Boris Johnson Brexit General Election 2019 Health and medicine South America UK Politics

A Full Moon Election

Salena Godden, 11 December 2019

Poet Salena Godden with a personal reflection ahead of tomorrow's General Election.

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Argument Culture Arts General Election 2019 Poetry UK Politics

This General Election is about our Identity as a Nation – Do Voters Know what’s at Stake?

Mike Buckley, 11 December 2019

One of the tragedies of the 2019 General Election campaign is that the fundamental decision about the type of country we will become has not been made clear to voters

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Argument Boris Johnson Brexit Conservative Party General Election 2019 Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party Society and Welfare UK Politics

Friday 13th: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

Paul Niland, 9 December 2019

Paul Niland explores the lurking horror of a Johnson majority government for British jobs, the economy and the other pitfalls of his murky Brexit plans.

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Argument Boris Johnson Brexit Conservative Party Democracy General Election 2019 UK Politics

This Election has been a Tsunami of Lies – It’s Time for Some Home Truths

Byline Times Team, 6 December 2019

As the populist Brexit surge shows, we have taken liberal democracy for granted for too long in the UK.

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Argument Brexit Conservative Party General Election 2019 Labour Party UK Politics

Reasons to be Islamophobic: Profiting from the Politics of Fear

Dr Shazad Amin, 5 December 2019

Dr Shazad Amin explains why hatred of Muslims is such a powerful, hidden force in this General Election.

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Argument Culture Extremism Islamophobia Racism Society and Welfare

The Perplexing Predictable Attraction of the Lies, Damn Lies, of the Conservatives

James Melville, 5 December 2019

James Melville sets out the state the Conservatives have left Britain in after nine years in power – and wonders why people are still willing to give them their vote.

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Argument Austerity Boris Johnson Conservative Party Economics, Finance and Money General Election 2019 Society and Welfare Sociology UK Politics

Bad News is not Fake News: Not All Digital Campaigning is Dark Arts

Kyle Taylor, 5 December 2019

Kyle Taylor from the Fair Vote project argues modern microtargeting shouldn't be abandoned to shady billionaire-funded right-wing groups.

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Argument Democracy in Danger Conservative Party General Election 2019 Labour Party Social Media Tech, Data and Algorithms UK Politics

China Must Not Be Allowed to Host the 2022 Olympic Games while it Persecutes its Uyghur Muslims

CJ Werleman, 5 December 2019

The International Olympic Committee must learn from its mistake in proceeding with the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany, says CJ Werleman.

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Argument China Extremism Foreign Affairs History Sport

The Lopsided Centre: Why is the Media’s Unbalanced Scrutiny Giving the Tories a Free Ride?

Musa Okwonga, 4 December 2019

Musa Okwonga examines why the myth of the Conservative Party's competence persists and how those meant to be holding Boris Johnson to account are complicit in its belief.

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Argument BBC Class Conservative Party General Election 2019 Labour Party Media Society and Welfare Sociology UK Politics

Johnson’s Brexit Deal is Getting No Scrutiny – But it is the Most Damaging Proposal Ever Put to Voters

Mike Buckley, 4 December 2019

The Conservatives' withdrawal agreement is a ticking time bomb under our economy, rights and public services – why aren't opposition parties or the media highlighting this to the electorate?

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Argument Boris Johnson Brexit Conservative Party Economics, Finance and Money General Election 2019 Labour Party Society and Welfare UK Politics

The Future of Journalism is at the Heart of this General Election

Brian Cathcart, 3 December 2019

Brian Cathcart, Professor of Journalism at Kingston University, argues that the cosy relationship between Boris Johnson and most of the press means there will be no check on his power if he is elected with a majority.

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Argument Democracy in Danger BBC Boris Johnson Conservative Party General Election 2019 Journalism Media UK Politics

Conservative Party Media Tactics: Playing the ‘Tommy Robinson’ Victimhood Card

Otto English, 3 December 2019

With Michael Gove turning up at Channel 4, and threats being issued to defund the public service broadcaster, is his party trying to be Stephen Yaxley-Lennon or Vladimir Putin?

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Argument Boris Johnson Climate Change Conservative Party General Election 2019 Media UK Politics

Siding with Boris Johnson will Never Give the Working Class Access to his Power

Aimee Pearcy, 3 December 2019

Aimee Pearcy asks: why are ordinary working families willing to vote for policies that will hurt them?

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Argument Boris Johnson Class Conservative Party General Election 2019 Society and Welfare Sociology UK Politics

Institutional Racism has become a Key Election Issue

Isobel Ingham-Barrow, 2 December 2019

Isobel Ingham-Barrow on how Islamophobia in the Conservative Party needs root and branch investigation.

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Argument Boris Johnson Conservative Party General Election 2019 Islamophobia Racism Society and Welfare UK Politics

The Humanity of the London Bridge Victims is the Real Fight Against Terror

Hardeep Matharu, 2 December 2019

Hardeep Matharu mourns the death of two young reformers and the horrific exploitation of their legacies by Boris Johnson and the tabloid press.

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Argument Boris Johnson Conservative Party Crime and Justice Extremism General Election 2019 Law UK Politics

Reasons to be (Cautiously) Cheerful

Otto English, 29 November 2019

Otto English raises a glass half full – to a future of hope after the years of chaos which may follow next month's General Election.

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Argument Boris Johnson Brexit Conservative Party General Election 2019 UK Politics

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