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Honestly held opinions and provocative argument based on current events or our recent reports.
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It’s Time for an Apology From the Trump Apologists
The politicians and commentators who mocked those warning about the threat posed by the US President as being “hysterical” need to face up to their own role in the calamity now unfolding, argues Adam Bienkov
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Mandrake – Open Secret
On a point of order, Martin Clunes will not be the first actor to play Huw Edwards in the forthcoming Channel 5 drama, Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards.
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Letters – February 2026
Submit a letter for consideration about this month’s edition by emailing the Editors: Miss Hardeep Matharu and Mr Peter Jukes on letters@bylinetimes.com
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Notes on Now – Beating Trump
When his Deputy Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller, told CNN that the UScan take Greenland, because the “iron laws of the world since the beginning of time” are that it is controlled by strength, force, and power, he was not just wrong, he exposed a complete absence of any values or beliefs. Such hollowness isn’t…
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On the Record – Not A Lot of Yours Truly’s Fault
When I was approached last year to become the General Secretary of the Islington North Allotment Association (INAA), I unhesitatingly accepted the role.
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That’s True Too – In Pursuit of Pluralism – Seeking Attention
For example, as one of the constituencies most prone to flooding in the whole of England, it is on the frontline of the climate crisis – yet voted for a party that, with its pledge to rip up green energy policies, would make that crisis, and the town’s vulnerability, even worse.
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Peter Oborne’s Diary – Telling Silence
The collapse of mass party membership and the long assault on trade unions have left both the Conservatives and Labour hopelessly dependent on donor cash.
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A Year of Living Dangerously in Trump’s America
I no longer feel safe to speak or act freely in a country where people are being arbitrarily detained and killed and where the truth is becoming whatever Donald Trump says it is, reports Alexandra Hall Hall
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The EU’s ‘Farage Clause’ Shows the Damage Reform Is Already Doing to the UK
As well as making us poorer each year, Farage’s Brexit is also making us more vulnerable to those who wish to do us harm, argues Chris Grey
