Outside the system
Section: Argument
Honestly held opinions and provocative argument based on current events or our recent reports.
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Time to Build a Wall – Against Autocracy
Sergei Cristo, the whistleblower behind the new podcast series Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring, warns about the real threats from abroad
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The Centrists Cannot Hold: Client Journalism and Our ‘Concierge Media’ Are Threatening Liberal Democracy
Obeying in advance by US and British media means they cannot combat the march of the hard right Broligarchs
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‘Fiscal Nimbyism Makes It Far Harder to Fix Public Services’
Fed by an irresponsible media, neither voters nor political leaders are willing to accept the trade-offs inherent in fiscal choices, writes Chris Grey in his monthly column for the Byline Times print edition
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The Real BBC ‘Impartiality Crisis’ Is Its Constant Platforming of Hard Right Tufton Street Think Tanks
The broadcaster provides an oversized platform for representatives from opaquely-funded libertarian lobby groups, says media academic Julian Petley
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Keir Starmer’s Government Is Stuck in a ‘Right Wing Doom Loop’ That Will Only Help Nigel Farage
The Prime Minister’s acceptance of right-wing economic orthodoxy is pushing his party and the country towards disaster, argues his former adviser Simon Fletcher
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The Cosy and Comfortable Liberal-Democratic Political-Media Class and the Darkness Ahead
Who will – truly – hold the line with the prospect of a more extreme politics coming to Britain via the ballot box?
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‘The Pelicot Rape Trial Shows How Pornography is Contributing Towards an Epidemic of Sexual Violence Against Women’
The law must be changed to tackle the impact of easily available sexually violent imagery, says Criminal Barrister Gareth Roberts
