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Adam Bienkov
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The Labour party have just posted this Tweet and graphic about our poll tonight. Can you spot what's missing?
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Woken up to lots of unhappy messages about us keeping on this story Sorry but if a political org - run by a now Minister - hires private intel to smear journalists then takes these baseless smears to security services, I will investigate it. And keep investigating until accountability happens
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Axios
4 days ago
Top Democratic officials who worked on the party's still-secret autopsy of the 2024 election concluded that Kamala Harris lost significant support because of the Biden administration's approach to the war in Gaza, Axios has learned.
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Scoop: DNC officials working on secret report found Gaza stance cost Harris votes
The DNC's research on what went wrong in 2024 has been under lock and key since party leaders decided to hide it from the public.
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/22/dnc-2024-autopsy-harris-gaza
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Byline Times
6 days ago
đ§ľ Stories Reform UK Doesnât Want You to Read While the monopoly press serves puff pieces and the BBC hands the party seemingly unlimited Question Time slots, weâve been digging into what actually sits behind Reform UK.
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âReform's Route to Power â Byline Times Shop
The Scrutiny Gap and Reform UKâs Path to Power Reform UKâs rise is accelerating at the same moment rigorous investigation is retreating. Byline Times can fill that journalistic void â but only with yo...
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Byline Times
6 days ago
Every single Reform UK MP failed to show up to a critical debate on Russian interference.
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Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage's party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/reform-mps-accused-of-pandering-to-putin-after-skipping-russian-interference-debate/
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6 days ago
Exclusive: Josh Simons claimed to be âsurprisedâ and âfuriousâ at a PR agencyâs work to investigate journalists on his behalf. He had been personally involved in naming them to British intelligence officials and falsely linking them to pro-Russian propaganda. w/
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Labour minister falsely linked journalists to âpro-Kremlinâ network in emails to GCHQ
Exclusive: Josh Simons pressed intelligence officials to investigate reporters, in emails described as âMcCarthyite smearâ
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/20/labour-minister-falsely-linked-journalists-to-pro-kremlin-network-in-emails-to-gchq
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Peter Jukes
7 days ago
What a momentous day for the British state. And what an iconic image to capture it
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Joseph Rezek
7 days ago
âThe fate of Charles the first, hath only made kings more subtleânot more justâ -Thomas Paine, COMMON SENSE
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Dave Levitan
7 days ago
Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible âAmerica at 250!â achievement
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Scott Shapiro
7 days ago
UK: Prince Andrew arrested. South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life. Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence. USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.
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Byline Times
7 days ago
đ´Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Arrested for Misconduct in Public Office as Epstein Files Undermine His Virginia Giuffre Denials Virginia Giuffre alleged she was raped by Andrew when she was 17. Key emails in the Epstein files â first revealed by Byline Times â add weight to these claims
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Arrested for Misconduct in Public Office as Epstein Files Undermine His Virginia Giuffre Denials
Virginia Giuffre alleged she was raped by Andrew when she was 17. Key emails in the Epstein files - first revealed by Byline Times - add weight to these claims
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/19/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrested-for-misconduct-in-public-office-as-epstein-files-undermine-his-virginia-giuffre-denials/
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bakoon
7 days ago
man they are making us look like shit. we need to put peter thiel in a supermax or something
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The last time a senior member of the reigning royal family was arrested: Charles I in 1647
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Peter Geoghegan
7 days ago
Iâd say heâs sweating now
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Adam Bienkov
7 days ago
Statement from Virginia Giuffreâs family: âOur broken hearts have been lifted by the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty... He was never a prince. For survivors, everywhere, Virginia did this for you.â
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Byline Times
13 days ago
đ´Did Keir Starmerâs Government Just Accidentally Admit Its Complicity in Israelâs War Crimes? Two statements by Government ministers, one private and one public, appear to acknowledge for the first time that Israelâs actions have broken international law
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Did Keir Starmer's Government Just Accidentally Admit Its Complicity in Israelâs War Crimes?
Two statements by Government ministers, one private and one public, appear to acknowledge for the first time that Israel's actions have broken international law
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/13/did-keir-starmers-government-just-accidentally-admit-its-complicity-in-israels-war-crimes/
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Open Britain
14 days ago
đ¨ BREAKING: The government has just introduced the biggest electoral reforms package in a generation But it does nothing about the voting system itself Weâve drafted an amendment to establish an independent National Commission on Electoral Reform, the first step toward PR Help make it a reality đ
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Open Britain
Open Britain is a grassroots movement, hundreds of thousands strong, fighting for democracy. Join us in creating a fairer, more inclusive society.
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Peter Geoghegan
14 days ago
More generally I think sometimes our obsession with 'foreign interference' blinds to all the domestic interference If we don't think foreign oligarchs should be able to buy British politics, why do we think it's ok that domestic oligarch can?
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Peter Geoghegan
14 days ago
Yesterday: we exposed the terrifying extent of corporate capture in British politics Three Labour select committee chairs came out calling for urgent action in response Today: Labour government's Elections Bill lands. Does almost *nothing* to tackle any of the issues we exposed. đ¤Ś
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Not a good look for a party leader reportedly "worried" about his Russia Problem Me for
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Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage's party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/reform-mps-accused-of-pandering-to-putin-after-skipping-russian-interference-debate/
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Byline Times
17 days ago
By popular demand, we are removing the paywall from this informative and prescient article by
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from last July's print edition The Myth of Morgan McSweeney
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The Myth of Morgan McSweeney â Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
The established pressâ focus on supposedly âall powerfulâ individual advisors often obscures the more important structural issues that come to define politics, writes Adam Bienkov
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Adam Bienkov
18 days ago
This is the man whose company Peter Mandelson's lobbying firm represents. Keir Starmer visited its HQ last year, at the request of Mandelson, shortly before it was handed a ÂŁ240m Government contract
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Molly Jong-Fast
20 days ago
Why are the menâs names redacted and the victims names exposed?
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Byline Times
20 days ago
đ´Jeffrey Epsteinâs 4chan Plan The sex-traffickerâs fingerprints are all over the early rise of the alt-right and the far-right movements that would follow, new documents reveal
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Jeffrey Epstein's 4chan Plan
The sex-traffickerâs fingerprints are all over the early rise of the alt-right and the far-right movements that would follow, new documents reveal
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/06/jeffrey-epsteins-4chan-plan/
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Are the internet's far-right conspiracists useful pawns of Epstein and his network? I dig into Epstein's meeting with the founder of 4chan and the political project that followed for
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Jeffrey Epstein's 4chan Plan
The sex-traffickerâs fingerprints are all over the early rise of the alt-right and the far-right movements that would follow, new documents reveal
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/06/jeffrey-epsteins-4chan-plan/
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Byline Times
21 days ago
đ´Peter Mandelsonâs Downfall Puts Morgan McSweeneyâs Future in Doubt Keir Starmer insists he is sticking by his chief adviser in the wake of the Mandelson scandal, but others have their doubts, reports
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Peter Mandelson's Downfall Puts Morgan McSweeney's Future in Doubt
Keir Starmer insists he is sticking by his chief adviser in the wake of the Mandelson scandal, but others have their doubts, reports Adam Bienkov
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/05/peter-mandelsons-downfall-puts-morgan-mcsweeneys-future-in-doubt/
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My initial take on the Epstein debacle. Might be an obvious one.
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It's Time For Consequences
Sunlight isn't enough to disinfect the Epstein rot.
https://uglypolitix.substack.com/p/its-time-for-consequences
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has a great piece on the US Democrats & the autopsy on the Harris campaign: quoting Christopher Cook - 'chasing moderate Republicans, while neglecting the Democratic base'. Precisely what UK Labour are doing now - neglecting their base!
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Byline Times
27 days ago
đ´Reform UKâs Plans For a British ICE Key figures in Nigel Farageâs party are demanding a UK version of Trumpâs immigration enforcement agency, in the wake of the killings of Alex Pretti and RenĂŠe Good
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Reform UK's Plans For a British ICE
Key figures in Nigel Farage's party are demanding a UK version of Trump's immigration enforcement agency, in the wake of the killings of Alex Pretti and RenĂŠe Good
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/01/30/reform-uk-nigel-farage-plans-for-a-british-ice/
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Sam Bright
29 days ago
Matthew Goodwin is a key node in Reformâs growing ties to autocratic Hungary đđť
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The Farage-OrbĂĄn network
Inside Reformâs deepening ties to Hungaryâs autocratic regime...
https://open.substack.com/pub/writesbright/p/the-farage-orban-network
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Max Colbert
30 days ago
What's happening in the US right now can, and if these people are elected will, happen here.
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Look at Trump's America right now and see for yourself where this ends...
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Christopher Hale
about 1 month ago
Pope Leoâs top U.S. ally â Cardinal Joseph Tobin â calls on Congress to defund ICE.
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Kat Abughazaleh
about 1 month ago
Abolish ICE is not enough. Stern words for Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem is not enough. We need prosecutions and trials. Anything short of this position fails to address the gravity of this moment.
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Max Berger
about 1 month ago
The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember: - Organized a city wide general strike - Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence - Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE - Flipped public opinion against ICE
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Adam McKay
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Remember: Ice and all federal law enforcement are following the new security directive NSPM-7 from POTUS. They are operating with completely unconstitutional âunqualified immunity.â
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Max Berger
about 1 month ago
"What can Democrats actually do?" - Vote against funding for ICE and DHS - State that any ICE officers who commit crimes under Trump will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law - Encourage cities and states to refuse to cooperate with ICE - Explain ICE is part of Trump's tyranny
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Adam Bienkov
about 1 month ago
24% of people who voted Labour at the last general election now plan to vote Green or Lib Dem. 0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.
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Byline Times
about 1 month ago
đľ Democratic voters in the United States now disapprove of their leaders in record numbers. Refusing to publish an autopsy into Kamala Harris' 2024 election loss is not going to help,
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Democrats In Denial Why Is the Party Blocking an Autopsy of Kamala Harrisâ Defeat? â Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
In Americaâs two-party politics, the Democrats are the only political force that can officially oppose Donald Trump. But their leadersâ refusal to look in the mirror looks set to cost them â and the c...
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Max Berger
about 1 month ago
The way I understand Trumpism is similar to the rise of fascism in the 30s: There was a wave of globalization and liberalization of trade and migration which had clear winners and losers. When the working class lost faith in the system, capitalists aligned with ethno-nationalists to preserve it.
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Byline Times
about 1 month ago
"The underlying hum at the moment is how Americanised weâve become, how much the far-right has penetrated our so-called mainstream politics, and how far weâve generally shifted to the right,"
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Zack Polanski - An Outsider Going Mainstream? â Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
In September, Zack Polanski â a Member of the London Assembly since 2021 â was elected to the Green Partyâs top job. His leadership has seen its membership double to more than 150,000 â overtaking tho...
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Will Stancil
about 1 month ago
The US is collapsing into fascism and going to war with Europe and the opposition party is like âIâm here to talk about the important thing: how your average grocery bill has risen by two dollars over the last year, which I also have no plan or ability to fixâ
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Byline Times
about 1 month ago
"Too much of established British journalism remains an elite, closed club. Close to power & influencing it; while claiming to have none when it is scrutinised in the slightest. That it continues to get away with its ability to distort our society is one of the biggest stories & scandals of our time"
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Prince Harry Takes a Stand for Us All: âIf Theyâre Supposedly Policing Society, Who On Earth is Policing Them?â
The crisis and corruption in the British press is one of the biggest, ongoing scandals of our time. Byline Times tips its hat to Prince Harry
https://bylinetimes.com/2023/06/06/prince-harry-takes-a-stand-for-us-all-if-theyre-supposedly-policing-society-who-on-earth-is-policing-them/
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Kieran Hurley
about 1 month ago
I feel like America plotting to annex Greenland while masked state goons terrorise their own communities at will should encourage British press and politicians to reflect on what happens when you act like "far right" is an unfair slur rather than a necessary descriptor of a real political position.
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What's become of America's only opposition party? A shocking 73% now disapprove of Dem leaders. I wrote about the party's ill-fated decision to block an autopsy report into their 2024 election loss in this month's
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Democrats In Denial Why Is the Party Blocking an Autopsy of Kamala Harrisâ Defeat? â Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
In Americaâs two-party politics, the Democrats are the only political force that can officially oppose Donald Trump. But their leadersâ refusal to look in the mirror looks set to cost them â and the c...
https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/82/democrats-in-denial-why-is-the-party-blocking-an-autopsy-of-kamala-harris-defeat/
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Zoe Gardner
about 2 months ago
We need urgent DEYANKIFICATION in the UK to end our dependence on the Fascistic Trump regime!
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Adam Serwer
about 1 month ago
Every obsessive critic of "wokeness" embodies the actual qualities that they attribute to "wokeness." In this case, the mentality that any obstacle you encounter is discrimination
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NG
about 2 months ago
Prime Minister Nigel Farage is being normalised just like President Donald Trump was in early 2016 when Republicans put themselves and party before country. Itâs an alarming moment and people saying he was only Chancellor for five minutes are rather missing the point.
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Philip Gourevitch
about 2 months ago
FIFAâs peace prize scam pays off
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Paul Bernal
about 2 months ago
Yâknow, police having âabsolute immunityâ is pretty much the definition of a âpolice stateâ.
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