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‘The Suella Braverman Scandal Shows Rishi Sunak has Quickly Traded “Integrity” for Power’
The new Prime Minister's deal with the disgraced Home Secretary gives the lie to claims he is making a clean break from the Truss and Johnson eras, writes Adam Bienkov

The Myth of the Blocked Ambulance
Jet McDonald explores how a belief that environmental protesters are blocking ambulances is used to justify anti-protest legislation and divert us from the climate emergency

‘This Is Not Britain’s Obama Moment’
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

The Case for Degrowth
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‘The Tufton Street Mindset Will Endure Under Rishi Sunak’
Sam Bright warns that, despite crashing the economy, dark money libertarian groups will retain influence on the new Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak is a Prime Minister Who is Scared of His Own Citizens
The UK's new Prime Minister leads a Government which is terrified of consulting the very people he was appointed to lead, writes Adam Bienkov

Make or Break: Will Rishi Sunak be Able to Tackle the Conservatives’ Many Political Divides?
Brexit, immigration, 'Global Britain', energy and austerity – former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall sets out the challenges ahead for Britain's latest Prime Minister

Chris Mason’s Johnson Gaffe Risks Trashing the BBC’s Reputation
Patrick Howse reveals how a false BBC News alert that 100 Conservative MPs were backing Boris Johnson's new leadership bid spread quickly around the world
Austerity Fuelled a National Health Crisis – Can We Afford Round Two?
With the Government getting ready for austerity 2.0, Sian Norris reflects on the impact previous cuts to local government had on public health
The Causes and Consequences of Political Chaos: MPs Versus Party Members
The genesis of the current chaos lies in the main political parties deciding to allow their members to choose their leaders, writes David Keys
‘Bringing Back Johnson would be a Betrayal of Sexual Harassment Survivors’
The former Prime Minister's downfall followed his claims he did not know about sexual assault allegations against an ally – that alone means he should not be returned to high office, argues Sian Norris
‘The “Second Coming” of Boris Johnson Shows the Conservatives are a Party Woefully Out of Ideas’
That the scandal-prone former Prime Minister is even being discussed as a replacement for Liz Truss proves how out-of-touch with reality the governing party now is, writes George Llewelyn
The Lady is For U-Turning
Max Colbert reflects on the political chaos and the string of U-turns during the Truss campaign and premiership
Britain’s Stark Choice Ahead: Transformation or Collapse
The country is following a familiar pattern of environmental, energy and economic-driven state failure – and if the next government refuses to break with neoliberal orthodoxy, it will only accelerate this downwards trajectory, writes Nafeez Ahmed
How to Deal with Russia’s Nuclear Threat over Ukraine
Putin’s nuclear posturing is largely empty, says Paul Niland, but that doesn’t mean the risks are non-existent