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Housing Benefit Freeze to Leave Low-Income Private Renters Out in the Cold
The Government’s announcement comes as rents across the UK rise at their fastest rate since the financial crisis in 2008
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Former Conservative Justice Secretary Condemns Johnson’s Plan to Curtail Rule of Law
David Gauke believes that a proposal to retrospectively overrule Supreme Court decisions stems from the Prime Minister’s view that any constraint on his power is “intolerable”
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The UAE has Stabbed Kashmir in the Back
A new infrastructure deal between Dubai and New Delhi is a staggering blow for the Muslim majority territory’s aspirations for self-determination, says CJ Werleman
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The Empathy Deficit: How the Government Has Marginalised and Demonised Asylum Seekers
Sam Bright and Sascha Lavin consider how successive administrations have tried to stop the nation from seeing asylum seekers as humans
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The Show Must Not Go On: Downing Street Parties and a Tragic Anniversary
By sharing the story of her brother on social media, Dr Pam Jarvis discovered how many others were suffering while Number 10 partied on #18thDecember last year. She has a plan to make sure that this is not forgotten
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Coronavirus Border Chaos: Confusion Over Recording and Enforcing of ‘Day Two’ Tests
John Lubbock reports on his efforts to extract Coronavirus travel testing data from the Government
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Johnson’s Refusal to Answer Questions About Downing Street Lockdown Parties Shows his Contempt for the Public
The Prime Minister’s behaviour is increasingly coming under public scrutiny and he is struggling to answer questions about his conduct, reports Adam Bienkov
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Overdraught: Lack of Action on Social Homes Fuelling Cost of Living and Climate Crises
New data shows that thousands of social homes don’t meet the Government’s energy targets, reveals Sascha Lavin
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How the Law is Being Used to Make Up For Political Failures Over Climate Change
Legal challenges are increasingly being seen as the way to protect the environment, compensating for the failures of governments, Thomas Perrett reports
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This Lawyer Thinks Boris Johnson Could be Prosecuted for Misconduct. Here’s Why, and How
There are grounds to pursue a legal case against the Prime Minister and his Cabinet over their role in the COVID pandemic, a leading barrister says
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Profiteering, not Philanthropy: How Public Schools Abandoned Public Service
Iain Overton traces the evolution of the Muscular Christianity of British Public Schools into post-imperial Muscular Capitalism and explains this is far from charitable
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New Clauses in the Policing Bill Expose Johnson’s Faux Libertarianism
Johnson is sold to voters as a libertarian full of bonhomie – but his Government is suppressing freedom of speech and movement
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The Four Layers of NHS Outsourcing
Private sector interests can be found across four different layers of the NHS – from limited clinical care to management consultancy
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Lessons Still Not Learnt From the Windrush Scandal
Four years on, only 5% of victims have received compensation, a training programme is still not up and running , while the promised returning resident visas are being denied
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Keir Starmer has Promised to Clean Up British Politics – Can We Trust Him?
Boris Johnson’s Government is engulfed in corruption scandals – but Labour is struggling to convince the public it can fix the problem, reports Adam Bienkov
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Newspapers Accepted Money to Publish Positive Environmental Stories About Saudi Arabia Around COP26 Climate Change Summit
A special investigation by Byline Times raises concerning questions about editorial independence and transparency at the Independent and Evening Standard newspapers
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‘It is Dangerous for Us to Remain in Afghanistan’
Sian Norris speaks with an Afghan women’s rights activist in hiding, as she asks: will the Government come to her and others’ aid?
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For Whom the Bell Curves: Advisor to Johnson’s Levelling Up Ally Hosts Race Science Extremist
Nafeez Ahmed reveals how a pioneer of scientific racism was hosted at British universities by a charity with close Conservative Party and Government ties
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‘History Will Judge this Shabby Government’ and its Weaponisation of Refugee Lives, Says Lord Alf Dubs
The Labour peer – who fled the Nazis and came to Britain as a child refugee in 1939 – told Byline Times that Priti Patel’s plans “to penalise people for the way they reach safety is absolutely unheard of in the history of refugees”
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Jobs for the Boys: Women MPs Earn Less Than Half as Male Colleagues from Second Jobs
Analysis from the Byline Intelligence Team reveals a large gender pay gap when it comes to secondary incomes in Parliament
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Russia is Stoking an Overlooked Conflict in the Balkans
With all eyes on the Ukraine and Belarus, Moscow is quietly turning its attention to Bosnia-Herzegovina, reports CJ Werleman
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Elite Private Schools Increase Assets by More than Half a Billion Pounds in Six Years
These ‘charitable’ institutions in receipt of substantial tax breaks have seen their wealth burgeon in recent years, reveal Sascha Lavin and Iain Overton
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Tragedy in the Channel: Delays to Resettlement Scheme Puts Lives at Risk
The delays to launching the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme risks more families making dangerous journeys to the UK – or fall victim to Taliban threats
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£100 Million Profit Boost for Firms Given Government Contracts Through ‘VIP’ Lane
Companies that were channelled through the Government’s controversial high-priority PPE procurement process have seen their earnings significantly increase
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Girl Stranded in Afghanistan Exposes Failure of Flagship Resettlement Scheme
A runaway child bride whose sister is a British citizen is one of countless Afghans stranded in hiding, with the ‘safe and legal routes’ promised by UK Government yet to materialise
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Boris Johnson is Addicted to Lying – But Now the Truth is Finally Catching Up with Him
The Prime Minister’s reckless disregard for truth is starting to destroy trust among his own party and could soon be his downfall. Adam Bienkov reports
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UK Government Denying Democracy and Ruling by Diktat, Senior Lords Say
David Hencke reports on two committees that condemn the shift of power away from Parliament to ministers through the use of ‘skeleton bills’ and statutory instruments
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Police Corruption: A Half-Century Wait for Justice
Duncan Campbell on another victim of a corrupt police sergeant who framed young black men in the 1970s
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The Non-Disclosure Agreements Hiding University Partnerships with State-Backed Chinese Tech Firms
Max Colbert explores how UK universities are bound to secrecy over their links to controversial Chinese companies
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Kyle Rittenhouse Fundraiser Organised by Far-Right Defenders Connected to UK
A website that aimed to raise money for Kyle Rittenhouse’s defence was hosted in the UK and suggests an increasing transatlantic trade in right wing activism
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Mexican Bid to Extradite Former First Lady of Veracruz from UK Begins
Elizabeth Mistry and Patrick Timmons provide the background on a new attempt to expose corruption and human rights abuses in Mexico
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The Great Rail Con: The Conservatives Have Betrayed Their Rail Promises for the Last Decade
David Hencke tracks the ways in which successive governments have watered-down their transport promises to the north and the midlands
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Toxic Banter on Military Forum Over Kenyan Woman’s Death Exposes Gross Misogyny in Armed Forces
An investigation into posts made in wake of the murder of a Kenyan sex worker Agnes Wanjiru include discussions of how the army will brush the death ‘under the carpet’
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Sanctions Against Universal Credit Claimants Increase by 14,000 in Three Months
The worrying increase in sanctions against people claiming Universal Credit comes against a backdrop of MPs earning millions through second jobs
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Prince Andrew, the Indicted Oligarch and the Luxembourg Bank
In the light of revelations that Prince Andrew was funded by a major Conservative donor and the Banque Havilland, Turlough Conway explores the connection with another major political donor Dmytro Firtash
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‘The Toughest Regulator in the World?’ – IPSO Stares Failure in the Face
As the Independent Press Standards Organisation prepares to discuss the standards crisis at the Jewish Chronicle next month, Brian Cathcart explores how early indications of the outcome do not bode well
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Authoritarian Influence? 75% of Russell Group Universities Hold Agreements with State-Linked Chinese Tech Firms
Are partnerships between the UK’s leading higher education institutions and Chinese companies suggestive of a new intellectual ‘Belt and Road’ strategy from Beijing? Max Colbert and The Citizens report
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Carbon Captured: The Links Between BP’s Law Firm, a Government Taskforce, and Billions in Public Contracts
Nafeez Ahmed explores the strange case of a Government climate change forum, and its apparent association with a major representative of the fossil fuel industry
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A Forgotten Crisis: Adults who have been in Care Struggling with Poor Health and High Mortality
Research has shown that children who grow up in care and endure adverse childhood experiences could be more vulnerable to long-term health issues such as auto-immune diseases
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‘Nazanin’s Story Shames This Country’: Boris Johnson’s Apathy Continues Towards Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Stephen Delahunty evaluates the Government’s current approach to Iran, the debt owed to the country, and the plight of the imprisoned Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
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20% Increase in Child Poverty in Constituencies Represented by MPs Who Have Earned £6 Million
Sam Bright and Sascha Lavin reveal the rising levels of deprivation seen in the areas represented by the highest-earning MPs
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QAnon Changes Strategies and Spreads Globally
CJ Werleman reports on how the appeal of the baseless conspiracy theory is taking hold in Australia, where anti-vaxxer protestors are using QAnon to speak out against lockdowns
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‘A Shocking Disregard for Human Life’: The UK Contributes to the Polish-Belarus Crisis
As British troops fly out to aid their Polish allies, the thousands of hungry, cold and frightened people amassed on the Polish-Belarusian border are increasingly pawns in a populist political game
