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EXCLUSIVE Assaults on British Transport Police More Than Doubled Per Passenger Last Year
Attacks on transport staff have increased markedly during the pandemic, relative to passenger numbers, reports Sascha Lavin

EXCLUSIVE Labour Should be Talking More About the Problems Caused by Brexit, Voters Say
Byline Times exclusively polled voters about the Labour conference, Brexit, the fuel crisis, and the ongoing ‘Corbyn versus Blair’ debate

EXCLUSIVE Reports of Police Domestic Abuse Increase by 49% During Pandemic
Data from a Freedom of Information request shows that incidents of domestic abuse where a police officer was the alleged perpetrator dramatically increased between April 2020 and March 2021

Home Office Admits it has ‘Limited’ Evidence its Immigration Crackdown Will Deter People Attempting Risky Journeys into UK
An Equality Impact Assessment into the New Plan for Immigration reveals that the Government’s ‘deterrent’ approach may lead to people taking greater risks to come to Britain

EXCLUSIVE 114 Women Died in the Past Decade in Domestic-Related Incidents Following Previous Contact with Police
Data from the Independent Office of Police Conduct raises questions about the safeguarding of women known to be experiencing violence by partners

Racism, Sexism and School Exclusions
A new report into school exclusions of black and ethnic minority girls exposes again how the Government is wrong to deny systemic racism in the UK

Life Values: How the British Military Calculated the Cost of an Afghan Life
The Ministry of Defence paid out more compensation for property damage in northern Europe than for the death of an Afghan child, reports Murray Jones

British Military Linked to Hundreds of Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan
Analysis of compensation claims paid by the Ministry of Defence to Afghan families reveals the extent of civilian deaths during 20 years of war
Conservative ‘Bonfire of Quangos’ Has Failed to Materialise, MPs Warn
The Government is appointing its favourite candidates to powerful external agencies without proper processes or monitoring, David Hencke reports
EXCLUSIVE Overseas Assistance Austerity: Government’s Drastic Cuts to Foreign Aid, Health, Climate and Gender Equality Revealed
Official new accounts published by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office have revealed some eye-catching changes to the UK’s spending priorities abroad
EXCLUSIVE 87% of Afghan Relocation Applications Rejected by UK
As the Government comes under pressure for abandoning its Afghan allies, Sam Bright reveals the number of people turned down by the UK
EXCLUSIVE ‘Police are Institutionally Sexist’: 14 Officers Targeted Vulnerable Women for Sex
Exclusive analysis of freedom of information requests by the Byline Intelligence Team reveals how police officers abuse their power over witnesses and victims to get sex
EXCLUSIVE Gas Crisis Reveals the Imminent End of Europe’s Fossil Fuel Age
Nafeez Ahmed sees the current energy crisis as a symptom of a deeper malaise – reliance on Russia and fossil fuels – which could lead to spiralling inflation and a perfect global economic storm
EXCLUSIVE Government Spends £13 Million on COVID-19 Text Messages
New data reveals another source of significant Government spending during the pandemic, reports Sam Bright
EXCLUSIVE Three-Quarters of Police Officers Guilty of Gross Negligence in Sex Crimes Kept their Jobs
Freedom of information requests analysed by the Byline Intelligence Team reveal that police officers are failing in their duty of care to vulnerable victims and witnesses when investigating claims relating to sexual assault