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Honestly held opinions and provocative argument based on current events or our recent reports.
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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
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Dishonest, Extreme, Corrupt: Coming of Age in the Era of Trump
CJ Werleman wonders if the new generation of voters will have normalised the extraordinary values and actions of an unprecedented President
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Keeping Hope Alive is Vital for Prisoners Facing a ‘Double Lockdown’ During COVID-19
With a brutal report into conditions published by the Chief Inspector of Prisons this week, the CEO of charity Spark Inside – which offers coaching in prisons – considers how Coronavirus restrictions in our jails can be navigated
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The Nuclear Treaty Dividing the World
As the latest United Nations nuclear treaty is on the eve of coming into force, Stephen Colegrave looks at how it might finally end the ethical and moral case for nuclear weapons
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Imperial Amnesia Strikes Back: ‘Racism in America Nothing to do with Us’
In a debate on the UK’s Black History Month, Kemi Badenoch highlighted the Government’s colonial arrogance by deflecting attention and throwing its ‘special’ ally under the bus
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Nagorno-Karabakh Ceasefire: A Hasty Russian Holding Tactic?
Kseniya Kirillova reports on how the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan shows Putin’s weaknesses in the ‘Post Soviet’ space
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OUR LIVES MATTER: Black History is Still Confined to the Margins of the Education System
Teacher Dr Cheryl Diane Parkinson explains how students are taught to equate Britishness with whiteness
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‘No One Likes Us, We Don’t Care’ is No Way to Govern
Alex Andreou explains how, like Donald Trump, every positive quality that won Boris Johnson power turns into a negative when it comes to running a country
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The Government Tightening Its Belt with the North will Keep Us All in this COVID Chaos
By curtailing the furlough scheme, Rishi Sunak has undermined the trust on which Coronavirus restrictions operate, argues Sam Bright
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Why Is Homophobia Still an Explicitly Acceptable Prejudice to Hold?
Strictly Come Dancing’s first same-sex pairing is not the milestone those praising the decision believe it to be, writes George Attwood
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America’s Revealing Gun Splurge Crisis
CJ Werleman explores what the increase in gun purchases in the US during the Coronavirus pandemic and following social and political unrest uncovers about how systemic issues in American society are approached
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Boris Johnson’s Final ‘No Deal’ Onslaught Will Push Britain and Europe to Despair
Voters are walking away from the Brexit cause in droves, argues Mike Buckley, just as the Prime Minister makes his final case for a dramatic rupture
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COVID-19 and the Second Harrying of The North
Byline Times’ chief medical officer, John Ashton, looks at how the Government has lost popular support for its unequal tier system
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With the Climate Emergency Intensifying & Democracy Crumbling, an Inquiry into Murdoch has Never Been More Urgent
CJ Werleman reports on calls for a royal commission into News Corp in Australia, following James Murdoch’s comments that his father’s media empire ‘legitimises disinformation’
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‘Sack Serco’: Why Boris Johnson’s Addiction to Outsourcing Must End
The Government’s strategy of shelling out billions on private sector firms is not working, argues Labour MP Rachel Reeves
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Boris Johnson’s Biodiversity Hypocrisy
Stuart Spray looks at the discrepancy between the Prime Minister’s United Nations pledge to protect the environment, and his actions on HS2
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Despite its 80-Seat Majority, Boris Johnson’s Government is Rudderless
The Prime Minister has no guiding ethos other than self-aggrandisement, a fact that has plunged the Government and the country into disarray, argues Sam Bright
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Paying for COVID-19: Local Government Braces Itself for Second Wave of Austerity
After years of underfunding, local governments are being tipped over the edge by centralised COVID-19 incompetence, argues former council accountant Gary Gowers
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The Premier League’s Power Play Will Entrench Football’s Deep Inequalities
Adrian Goldberg explains how big Premier League clubs have hatched a plan to ‘save’ lower league sides, while compounding their own dominance over the game
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Did the Right Experts Advise Boris Johnson on how to Tackle COVID-19?
Byline Times’ chief medical officer John Ashton looks at how England has been on the back foot in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic since the first cases were recorded at the end of January
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The North Will Soon Be Calling Last Orders on Boris Johnson
The Government’s contempt for the North has been exposed, and we won’t forget in a hurry, writes Jane Thomas
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Cutting the Fringe: The Media is Chasing Clicks Rather Than Reflecting Science
Amplified by the media, fringe scientists are allowed to present simplistic yet dangerously shareable solutions to complex problems, reports Zack King from Independent SAGE
