SubscriptionsSection: Argument
Honestly held opinions and provocative argument based on current events or our recent reports.
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QAnon and the Failure of Prophecy
CJ Werleman looks at the ways the conspiracy theory persists despite the facts, and how it is rapidly merging with white evangelical Christian nationalism
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Let the Nation Mourn: UK Marks One Year Since First COVID-19 Death
Amongst the politics swirling around the Coronavirus crisis, Britain must find time for collective grief, says Stefan Simanowitz
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Shaun Bailey’s Poverty Shaming is Symptomatic of a Wider Problem
There is still a steady and pernicious denigration of low income groups by the Conservative Party, says Maheen Behrana
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Budget 2021: Why is Rishi Sunak Deliberately Harming a Whole Sector of the Economy?
Mike Buckley assesses how the Chancellor is making an economic and political error by continuing to not provide support for company directors, representing 900,000 businesses
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Budget 2021: Rishi Sunak is Bailing Out Himself
The Chancellor is asking the UK to foot the bill for his monumental mistakes, argues Sam Bright
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Sunak is Peddling the Same Austerity Fallacies as His Predecessors
David Barker unpicks the Chancellor’s claims that public sector cuts benefitted Britain during the pandemic
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Johnson’s Culture Wars Hide the Real Security Problems
In the appointment of David Frost to oversee the consequences of Brexit, Mike Buckley sees little evidence that the Prime Minister can hold his winning ‘Get Brexit Done’ coalition together
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Why Won’t the World Call the Uyghur Persecution Genocide?
The West is reluctant to fully condemn the actions of the Chinese Communist Party because of the sanctions that will be invoked as a retaliatory response from Beijing, says CJ Werleman
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Dates Not Data: Johnson’s Roadmap Out of Lockdown is his Most Reckless Gamble Yet
Jonathan Lis assesses the risk of the Government’s over-reliance on the vaccine roll-out and the Prime Minister’s politically-motivated ‘charter for freedom’
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Government’s Online Harms Legislation Will Once Again Protect Its Friends in the Corporate Press
Brian Cathcart explains how concerns about internet hate speech will do nothing to tackle the appalling abuse found in online tabloid comment streams
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Collective Action to Personal Responsibility: The Big COVID Leap of Faith the Government Wants Us All to Make
Adam Hamdy considers how the public is to realistically assess its own risk from the Coronavirus and ‘live with it’
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In his Upside-Down World, the Only Free Speech Johnson Cares About is his Own
The Government’s ‘free speech’ proposals aim not to invite conversation but to shut it down – an Orwellian allegory of epic proportions, says Jonathan Lis
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Who Is the Government’s ‘Free Speech in Education’ Strategy Actually For?
The Department for Education’s decision to cite ADF International in a report on the issue raises concerning questions, says Sian Norris
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The Dangers of Disaster Apathy: Why Matt Hancock Should Resign
From crony contracts to Test and Trace turmoil, the Health and Social Care Secretary has been at the epicentre of Government incompetence during the Coronavirus pandemic, says Sam Bright
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Australia Needs Allies in the War Against Online Totalitarianism
CJ Werleman reports on developments around Facebook’s decision to ban Australian news content from the social media platform
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Brexit has Revived the Power of the Unelected Aristocracy
David Frost’s latest promotion shows how the ‘democratic’ Brexit project has in fact emboldened unaccountable, hereditary power, contends Sam Bright
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Brexit, COVID and the Rhyme of History
Reverend Joe Haward explores the current parallels around power, propaganda and patriotism with the First World War
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Meghan Markle Privacy Win: Is the Mail on Sunday’s Editor Being Kicked in the Head?
Brian Cathcart’s analysis on the questions raised by the Duchess of Sussex’s recent legal victory, following the publication of extracts of a private letter she wrote to her father by the newspaper
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The Bitcoin Boom Threatening the Financial Mainstream
Martin Baker sets the scene of a cryptocurrency revolution led by the surge in the price of Bitcoin
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Australia’s War on Big Tech is a Fight for Good Journalism
CJ Werleman dissects Facebook’s ban on Australian news content and its implications for democracy
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Beware Government Vaccine Promises: Look to Public Health Workers for Success
Byline Times’ Chief Medical Officer, John Ashton, warns of national hubris over vaccinations and celebrates the success of the common health worker
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Alternative Education Provision: An Exclusive English Myth
Chris Bagley, an educational psychologist specialising in youth justice, explains how children are being failed by school exclusions
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The ‘War on Woke’ and the Great Free Speech Czar Paradox
Otto English explores why the Brexit battle’s successor should be pushed back against now – if Britain is to be stopped from continuing down a much darker path still
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The Route Out of Lockdown Must Involve Making Schools Safe
Mike Buckley calls on the Government to end its blissful ignorance over COVID-19 transmission in schools
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Saved by Republican Senators, What’s Next for Trump?
CJ Werleman considers the civil and criminal matters which may still hinder the former American President, as he sets his sights on running for office again in 2024
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As the Economy Adapts to COVID-19, So Should Democracy
Oliver Hypolite-Bishop calls for the rigid strictures of the London Mayoral election in May to be reformed – to allow for democracy to be properly served
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The Brexit Revolution Begins to Consume Itself
Jonathan Lis explores how once careful balances of identity and political power have been upended and Englishness has taken their place
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Robert Maxwell and Modern Britain’s Monstrous Gallery of Media Moguls
Duncan Campbell remembers what it was like working for the late newspaper proprietor Robert Maxwell and considered whether he gets a fair hearing compared to the antics of his fellow press barons
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Impeachment Trial: White Evangelical Christian Extremism is Why Senate Republicans Won’t Convict Trump
CJ Werleman explores how the Republican Party knows that a core part of the former President’s support base is here to stay – no matter how dangerous they may be for American democracy
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Conservatives Want to Build More Houses – But Not in their Backyard
Julian Mercer reports on the Government’s latest botched attempts to solve the UK’s housing crisis
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Second Impeachment: American Kompromat Author – ‘We Have to Prosecute Trump To the Fullest Extent of the Law’
As Donald Trump faces an unprecedented second Senate trial, journalist Craig Unger tells Heidi Siegmund Cuda that the most terrifying aspect of modern America is the things that are still legal
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‘Facebook Nation’ May Be Closer Than We Think
Kyle Taylor reports on dystopian new plans to give Facebook an official stake in democracy
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Asylum Seekers Have Been Deliberately Set-Up to Fail
The brutal portrayal and treatment of asylum seekers has been used to foment nationalist grievances, contends Maheen Behrana
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Making A Mockery: I Witnessed Boris Johnson’s Casual Attitude to Yemeni Lives
One of Boris Johnson’s former legal advisors recalls his inability to grasp the gravity of the humanitarian crisis in Yemen
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‘A Completely Unnecessary Vanity Project’: The HS2 Protestors Digging In for the Climate
Stuart Spray speaks to the HS2 Rebellion activists underground at Euston Square Gardens
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Only India Stands in the Way of Peace Over Kashmir
CJ Werleman reports on the Pakistani Prime Minister’s support for self-determination for the disputed region
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Sir David Barclay Obituary: Farewell to a ‘Stinking Mobster’
From getting arrested in Sark to being sued in France, John Sweeney gives his personal account of his litigious past with the now-deceased newspaper proprietor
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Fox News Propaganda is Turning the Republican Party into a Domestic Terrorist Organisation
CJ Werleman argues that the Republicans will take an even darker turn during Joe Biden’s presidency
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Exporting Lies: How Brexit Deceit is Affecting My Balance Sheet
Eighth-generation oysterman Tom Haward explains how Brexit is pummelling the fishing industry
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The COVID-19 Crisis Must Spur a Revolution in Public Mental Health Services
The Coronavirus pandemic has exposed an urgent need to reform long-neglected areas of healthcare, argues Byline Times’ chief medical officer John Ashton
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The Most Fitting Memorial to the Formidable Captain Tom would be for the Government to Properly Fund the NHS
Otto English argues that a 100-year-old man with great integrity and humility was weaponised by Boris Johnson for his own unedifying ends
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The Hidden Plight of Long COVID Children
Mike Buckley reports on the emerging evidence of the impact of the Coronavirus on young people and calls for the Government to prioritise their risk
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10 Reasons Why Paul Dacre is Unfit to Be the New Ofcom Chair
Brian Cathcart gives a personal view of why the former Daily Mail editor would be the worst thing to happen to the broadcasting regulator entrusted with upholding journalistic standards
