Outside the system
Section: Argument
Honestly held opinions and provocative argument based on current events or our recent reports.
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The New Left Party That Didn’t Need to Happen
The centralised and punishing approach of Labour under Keir Starmer risks his party losing voters at the next election to more progressive candidates who do not embrace the politics of Reform UK, writes Jonathan Lis
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‘Adapting to the Climate Crisis Needs to be Done in Ways that Tackle Inequality at the Same Time’
Soaring temperatures are pushing us towards environmental crises that the Government is doing little to prepare for – while Nigel Farage weaponises net zero. We need to quickly become resilient to extreme climate, writes Green Party Co-Leader Adrian Ramsay MP
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Mandrake – Slow Responders
Having largely gone along with the Government’s position on Gaza, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey suddenly seemed to awaken to the humanitarian crisis when he called on Keir Starmer to take undefined “sanctions” against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his part in the “ethnic cleansing”.
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Peter Oborne’s Diary – An Annual Ritual
Now here we are playing cricket in the south west – Morgan McSweeney territory. The Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff is less well-known here than his father, Tim, a Cork-based accountant whose firm makes a fortune housing asylum seekers.
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Letters – September 2025
Letters – September 2025 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 Image Irrelevant Dear Editors, I fail to see the relevance of the well-known 1805 print from the National Portrait Gallery’s collection, The Plum Pudding in Danger, in Peter Jukes’…
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Robert Jenrick and the Conservative Party’s Embrace of ‘Blood and Soil’ Nationalism
The British right is adopting an increasingly extreme form of ethnic identity politics, while failing to explain what the rest of us are supposed to be so worried about, argues Jonathan Portes
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The Alaska Summit: ‘You Can’t Negotiate With a Lion When Your Head Is Inside Its Jaws’
Denis Mikhailov, a Russian dissident lawyer now exiled to Poland, explains how Trump’s generosity to Putin only solidifies his tyranny
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Trump and Putin Meeting in Alaska: ‘Chess With the Bear’
The summit’s optics could reshape alliances, potentially moving the US closer to Russia, and sidelines Europe at a moment when transatlantic unity is critical, writes Zarina Zebrisky
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‘Why Optimism of the Intellect Is Needed to Counter Britain’s Spiral Into Despair’
From public support for progressive policies to the courage of Palestine Action defenders, signs of a better future are emerging despite Labour’s authoritarian drift, argues Compass director Neal Lawson
