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Honestly held opinions and provocative argument based on current events or our recent reports.
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The Perplexing Predictable Attraction of the Lies, Damn Lies, of the Conservatives
James Melville sets out the state the Conservatives have left Britain in after nine years in power – and wonders why people are still willing to give them their vote.
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Bad News is not Fake News: Not All Digital Campaigning is Dark Arts
Kyle Taylor from the Fair Vote project argues modern microtargeting shouldn’t be abandoned to shady billionaire-funded right-wing groups.
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China Must Not Be Allowed to Host the 2022 Olympic Games while it Persecutes its Uyghur Muslims
The International Olympic Committee must learn from its mistake in proceeding with the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany, says CJ Werleman.
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The Lopsided Centre: Why is the Media’s Unbalanced Scrutiny Giving the Tories a Free Ride?
Musa Okwonga examines why the myth of the Conservative Party’s competence persists and how those meant to be holding Boris Johnson to account are complicit in its belief.
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Johnson’s Brexit Deal is Getting No Scrutiny – But it is the Most Damaging Proposal Ever Put to Voters
The Conservatives’ withdrawal agreement is a ticking time bomb under our economy, rights and public services – why aren’t opposition parties or the media highlighting this to the electorate?
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The Future of Journalism is at the Heart of this General Election
Brian Cathcart, Professor of Journalism at Kingston University, argues that the cosy relationship between Boris Johnson and most of the press means there will be no check on his power if he is elected with a majority.
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Conservative Party Media Tactics: Playing the ‘Tommy Robinson’ Victimhood Card
With Michael Gove turning up at Channel 4, and threats being issued to defund the public service broadcaster, is his party trying to be Stephen Yaxley-Lennon or Vladimir Putin?
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Siding with Boris Johnson will Never Give the Working Class Access to his Power
Aimee Pearcy asks: why are ordinary working families willing to vote for policies that will hurt them?
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Institutional Racism has become a Key Election Issue
Isobel Ingham-Barrow on how Islamophobia in the Conservative Party needs root and branch investigation.
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The Humanity of the London Bridge Victims is the Real Fight Against Terror
Hardeep Matharu mourns the death of two young reformers and the horrific exploitation of their legacies by Boris Johnson and the tabloid press.
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Reasons to be (Cautiously) Cheerful
Otto English raises a glass half full – to a future of hope after the years of chaos which may follow next month’s General Election.
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The Myopic Myth of Donald Trump – God’s ‘Chosen One’
CJ Werleman dissects a new poll showing that 39% of white evangelicals and 54% of white protestants believe the US President to be God’s chosen representative on Earth.
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Labour’s Policies could Transform Britain after Years of Austerity – it Now Needs to Convince the Public it Can Pull it Off
The director of Labour for a Public Vote on why Labour is the only party to have correctly identified that next month’s General Election is about much more than Brexit.
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‘Cultural Apartheid’: How Boris Johnson has Maligned Muslims for Years
With Islamophobia rife in the Conservative Party, and its leader mocking Muslim women as ‘letterboxes’ and ‘bank robbers’ Alex Tiffin looks back on Johnson’s history of prejudice.
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Boris Johnson’s Selfish Lies on Russian Interference Put our Entire Democratic System at Risk
Retiring Labour MP and Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee member Ian Lucas urges the Prime Minister to take the threat posed by Putin’s Russia seriously – and put the UK before his own personal interests.
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The BBC is Disseminating Misinformation in its Quest to ‘Reflect Modern Britain’
Former BBC newsreader Jake Lynch on why the corporation is proving so feeble in exposing lies told by politicians.
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Why British Muslims Hold the Balance of Power in Britain’s General Election
The founder of MEND (Muslim Engagement and Development) explains why the Muslim vote could cause some upsets and surprises at the polls next month.
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Why Trump’s Pardoning of War Criminals Threatens Muslims
When anti-Muslim rhetoric is combined with the rewarding of war crimes against Muslims, the consequences are grave – not only for Muslim Americans but the US military, CJ Werleman argues.
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Who will Win the Battle over Economic Orthodoxy?
Iwan Doherty considers the competing economic approaches of the Conservative and Labour parties in the 2019 General Election.
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Remainers Need to Start Attacking Boris Johnson’s Brexit Deal Before it’s Too Late
The director of Labour for a Public Vote asks: why are none of the opposition parties using the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal to their advantage?
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Thatcher’s Household Fallacy Led to Austerity and Killed Thousands – What was the Point of it?
Stephen Colegrave delves into the real reasons behind austerity and considers whether it was just a political fallacy.
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Yes, there is a Crisis in British Journalism and Journalists are in Denial
The editor-in-chief of Press Gazette, Dominic Ponsford, insists all is well with British journalism. Here, Brian Cathcart, Professor of Journalism at Kingston University, responds.
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Are the Lib Dems Going to Punch Themselves in the Face – Again?
Former senior Lib Dem researcher Gareth Roberts rues the right-wing swerve of Jo Swinson’s General Election campaign.
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Why Voting for the Tories is Political Stockholm Syndrome
James Melville argues that the appeal of the Conservative Party to the UK electorate is the greatest British political tragedy of the modern era.
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Where has the BBC’s Quest to Inform through Uncovering Truth Gone?
In the weeks before the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the BBC’s news team went out of its way to show the world the factual reality of East Germans protesting for a better life. Does it have the same desire now?
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Our Democracy Emergency Needs Urgent Action
he electorate must remain vigilant and prepared for the tactics used by political parties through digital platforms which electoral safeguards weren’t built to cater for.
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How the Daily Mail’s ‘Hate Crime Hoax’ is Gaslighting the Nation for Boris Johnson
Zeeshan Ali debunks attempts to deny the rise in racist attacks in the UK as an attempt to legitimise Boris Johnson’s Islamophobic remarks.
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Trump Can’t Wage War on the Cartels Without Reforming America’s Gun Laws and Ending its ‘War on Drugs’
The US has spent more than $2.5 trillion on prohibition despite there being no empirical data to support its supply-side focused policy, writes CJ Werleman.
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Why Scottish Politics Matters Again – But Probably Not for Long
Glaswegian James Doleman considers the possible repercussions of the 2019 General Election and Brexit on Scotland’s relationship within the UK.
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Rod Liddle and Fraser Nelson Pervert Press Freedom to Publish Vile Racism
The stones thrown by the likes of the Spectator hit people and freedom of expression cannot be used to justify this
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How Russia will Fan the Flames in Britain’s General Election
Paul Niland, founder of Lifeline Ukraine, has a warning and some advice for the British public about Putin and his digital warfare as it heads to the polls.
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Byline Times’ Election Manifesto
The 2019 General Election promises to be a poll unlike any other – so will our coverage.
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Brexit: The Great British Con
After Thatcherism and austerity, Brexit is the third part of a heist designed to wreck the social fabric of Britain
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How the Brexiteers Warped Margaret Thatcher’s Idea of Europe
Paddy Briggs looks at the career and restoration of Thatcher’s legacy by Tory Brexiteers and asks whether she would agree with them if she was alive today.
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Christmas is Coming with the Unholy Trinity in Power
The dark arts channelled by Johnson, Gove and Cummings are still infiltrating our politics – but we can change this if we act quickly
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Rory Stewart’s Misguided Gap Year Politics
Musa Okwonga unpicks what the MP’s recent comment about encountering “three sort of minor gangsters” reveals about his entire approach to politics – and what it might mean for London’s diverse capital.
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Could Wealth Taxes Solve Britain’s Inequality Problem?
Iwan Doherty considers whether wealth taxes could reduce the growing inequality in the UK or result in capital flight and comes up with a solution.
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British Muslims are Celebrating the Death of ISIS’ Leader – but will we Read About that in the Newspapers?
CJ Werleman examines the damaging and inaccurate narrative propagated by the UK’s tabloids: “Why won’t Muslims condemn terrorism?”
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Government Found Out Over £100 Million Advertising Campaign – But Is the Truth Even Murkier?
Former Saatchi & Saatchi marketing director, Stephen Colegrave, continues to dig into how political advertising has gone rogue.
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What Next for Post-Brexit Britain? A Lost Decade of Division
Gareth Roberts examines what could lie ahead for the UK if Boris Johnson’s deal is passed and the country leaves the EU early next year.
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Trump has Rebuilt ISIS – Europe Be Warned
CJ Werleman argues that the President has given new life to the terrorist group by defying the Pentagon and his national security experts and withdrawing US troops from north-eastern Syria.
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Evangelical America’s False Messiah
CJ Werleman unpicks the hypocrisy of evangelicals’ support for Donald Trump, who has exhibited more than a few un-Christian traits.
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Giuliani is Lining Up to be the Next Trump Associate to be Thrown Under the Bus
Rudy Giulani is currently the target of multiple investigations, his business associates have been taken into federal custody, and Donald Trump has already shown he’s ready to get rid of him if – or more likely, when – it becomes necessary.
