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Honestly held opinions and provocative argument based on current events or our recent reports.
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Editorial: Over and Out – Cummings Fails to Super-Forecast His Own Demise
Even as he is booted out of Government, Dominic Cummings is still cultivating the misplaced notion that he is a mastermind
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Biden Will Not Change Britain – Trumpism Is Here to Stay
Jonathan Lis explains why Boris Johnson will not simply abandon the divisive nationalist, neo-imperialist politics he has built his premiership on just because Donald Trump is on his way out of the White House
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Trump’s Ability to Ignite a Vengeful Civil War Should Not Be Underestimated
CJ Werleman documents the violence which Trump supporters have already perpetrated around the 2020 Presidential Election and warns that the very real threat from right-wing terrorism is likely to be exploited by the President
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Britain’s Rump Trumpocracy: An Imperial State – Without An Empire
As the US moves away and Brexit crumbles, former Prime Minister John Major has exposed the isolation and colonial nostalgia of Britain, argues Hardeep Matharu
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Trump’s Coup was Predicted Four Years Ago: This is How it Might Succeed
An expert on US election law foresaw Trump’s attempts to use allegations of voter fraud, the military and Republican lawmakers to mount a coup , reports Nafeez Ahmed
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US Election 2020: Trumpism Is Here To Stay and Nowhere Is Sacred
Caolan Robertson explains how, though Donald Trump lost last week’s presidential race, his brand of nativist populism is still spreading, particularly in the UK
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Swedish COVID-19 Exceptionalism Manifests through US Election Interview
A Swedish journalist last week exemplified the nation’s dangerous, outlier approach to COVID-19, explains Kelly Bjorklund
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US ELECTION 2020: The Power of Populist Lies and the BBC’s Failure to Expose Them
The BBC’s coverage of the 2020 Presidential Election has further exposed its flawed quest for balance, argues Patrick Howse
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Will the End of the Queen’s Reign be Britain’s Deepest Crisis Of All?
Chris Grey considers the potential impact on the fabric of the UK of the passing of its head of state, Queen Elizabeth II
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British Muslims and the Coronavirus Crisis: Undervalued and Underprotected
In Islamophobia Awareness month, Afzal Khan MP explores a report revealing how minority ethnic communities, particularly British Muslims, have been stigmatised during the pandemic
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Teachers Are Being Unfairly Graded
The UK’s brilliant educators don’t deserve to be pilloried by talentless right-wing commentators, argues Nathan O’Hagan
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US Election 2020: The Trump Shadow Presidency Begins
CJ Werleman argues that Donald Trump’s politics will be felt like never before once he is forced to leave the White House
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US Election 2020: Competence is Not the Perfect Antidote to Authoritarian Populism
Mike Buckley argues that those concerned about the Boris Johnson regime in Britain should take note of Donald Trump’s enduring popularity in the United States
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Editorial: A Narrow Escape
The US Presidential Election result shows the amount of work that needs to be done, at home and abroad, to combat the rise of authoritarian populism and the people it speaks to
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The UK’s Not Immune to Trumpian Mail Ballot Antics
Donald Trump is articulating a spurious grievance held by Nigel Farage and other right-wing figures in the UK for years, says Sam Bright
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US Election 2020: As America’s Future Hangs in the Balance, Trump’s Actions will be Empowering Dictators
The President’s attempts to prematurely claim an election victory has the potential to destroy American moral leadership, says Steve Shaw
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For the Love of Trump
With the election results showing a higher than expected degree of support for the President, Anthony Barnett explores his appeal to American hearts and the split in the US psyche
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US Election 2020: Americans have Failed to Repudiate the Dangers of Trumpism
Regardless of the outcome, this election shows just how deeply divided America remains, says CJ Werleman
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US Election 2020: UK Trumpocracy Provides Last Vanguard of President’s Defence
Donald Trump’s British acolytes are watching in idle complicity as he tears down the scaffolding of American democracy, argues Sam Bright
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US Election 2020: How a Trump Defeat Could Reshape America’s Role in the World
The hallmark of the Trump administration’s foreign policy has been for America to always come first but, if the President fails to win re-election, the world could see a return of a global leader, says Steve Shaw
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US Election 2020: Can American Democracy Rescue Itself?
CJ Werleman sets the scene, in the first of a series of reports throughout the night, for one of the most momentous elections in recent US history
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The Trump Coup: A British Revolution Too
Taking in Theresa May, Brexit, immigration, Boris Johnson, cronyism and more, Jonathan Lis considers how four years of the Donald Trump presidency also transformed politics in the UK
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Truth was the First Casualty of the Pandemic
Byline Times’ chief medical officer John Ashton looks at the tragic consequences of a lack of transparency – the first rule of public health
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Visit Wales to See what a Public Health Tracing System Looks Like
he Coronavirus crisis has established the realities of devolution more clearly in the public mind than any other issue, says Leighton Andrews
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US Election 2020: Six Things to Bear in Mind
Garrett Graff shares his recommendations for six must-read articles ahead of the result of election day in America
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US Election 2020: American Democracy on the Ballot Paper
As the US electorate heads to the polls to vote for the next President, senators and representatives, Mike Buckley explores why a victory for Joe Biden may not on its own guarantee a respite from the effects of four years of Republican Government under Trump
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The Government has No Reason to Change the Law for Soldiers on Negligence & War Crimes
On the day Parliament votes on the Overseas Operations Bill, Geraint Davies MP argues that it betrays the values that generations have fought for
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What Can Labour Learn from the Biden Campaign?
Emma Burnell considers how compromise, moderation and a fundamental addressing of inequality could help Keir Starmer’s party get back into Government
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US Election 2020: Tuesday Marks the Start of the Most Dangerous 80 Days in American History
CJ Werleman argues that, whatever the outcome of the Presidential Election, Donald Trump’s response to the vote will have concerning ramifications for the country
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The Illusionists of Hope can be Defeated with the Real Thing
Reverend Joe Haward considers how a dedication to rooting out corruption and accepting the realities of the present can provide an engine for change
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Why Is ‘Test and Trace’ Still Failing?
Failed leadership, an abandoned public health system and a preoccupation with private sector involvement have all resulted in problems with COVID-19 testing, says Mike Buckley
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The Government’s Inept Pandemic Communications Read like a Manual for Failure
Acute hospital consultant David Oliver considers how the Boris Johnson administration has constantly undermined its own plans to tackle COVID-19
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Why Scandals and a ‘Superman’ Image Won’t Help Trump
In an election packed with scandals and allegations of foreign meddling Kseniya Kirillova writes that Trump will need a lot more than Superman imagery and false accusations to win
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Who Needs a Civil Service when there are Perfectly Good Management Consultants?
How and why did management consultancies and outsourcing become an essential arm of government?
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Are We Witnessing the Last Ever US Presidential Election?
Donald Trump has already threatened to undermine the foundations of American elections. If he wins again, there will be little to stop him, argues CJ Werleman
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Would Biden Turn Around Trump’s Destructive Middle East Legacy?
Donald Trump’s foreign policy has led to more instability in the Middle East but, as Jonathan Fenton-Harvey reports, the election of Joe Biden may not mean significant change
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After Dark: Are the Lights Going Out on Public Service Broadcasting?
Julian Petley looks at the people behind Andrew Neil’s new GB News and sees ominous signs both for the BBC and the principle of impartiality
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Snatching Milk: Boris Johnson Has Picked the Wrong Hill to Die On
Boris Johnson has ignored ample guidance from Conservative Party history in resisting calls for an extension of free school meals, explains Tom Wilson
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Brexit Britain Must Not Flog its Military to Human Rights Abusers at Any Cost
As the effects of Brexit loom and the UK military becomes more active abroad, it must remember its duty as a human rights advocate, argue Iain Overton and Murray Jones
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Being Herded into Disaster in a Post-Science World
Without decisive, science-driven policy and clear public health messaging, Britain is condemned to a cyclical cost to life, society and the economy at the hands of COVID-19, argue epidemiologist Deepti Gurdasani and neuroscientist Hisham Ziauddeen
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Why the UK Will Keep Rubber-Stamping the United Arab Emirates’ Myth of Tolerance
With the economic fall-out from Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic looming, it is not in the UK Government’s interests to pressure the UAE on its human rights abuses, reports Jonathan Fenton-Harvey
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New Evidence Connects Johnson, Gove and Cummings to Cambridge Analytica
Former MP and member of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee Ian Lucas explains fresh revelations about the now defunct data firm’s links to AIQ – which was paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to deploy Facebook adverts for the Vote Leave group during the 2016 Referendum
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Kemi Badenoch’s Speech is the Latest in a Multi-Pronged Attack on Anti-Racism
Liam Shrivastava, of the Institute of Race Relations, tackles new right-wing efforts to quash the campaign for racial equality
